Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Experience: Mid Level
Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 per year

We are seeking a Process Engineer to join our manufacturing facility outside Chicago. This position is open due to an internal promotion and will serve as a key technical resource for plant operations, helping troubleshoot process issues, analyze operating performance, and identify improvements to quality, efficiency, and reliability. This is a hands-on plant engineering role for someone who enjoys being close to the manufacturing process, working with production teams, digging into data, and solving real-world process problems.

• Monitor, analyze, and report key operational and process parameters
• Read, interpret, and work with P&IDs and process flow diagrams to support troubleshooting, process improvements, and equipment modifications
• Audit manufacturing processes, equipment operation, and procedures against established SOPs
• Analyze process data to identify trends, deviations, and opportunities for improvement
• Investigate process deviations, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions
• Serve as a technical resource to manufacturing teams in troubleshooting process and equipment-related issues
• Recommend process modifications to improve product quality, efficiency, reliability, and overall plant performance
• Work directly with production and plant leadership to solve operational problems and implement improvements
• Develop a strong understanding of the facility by working across various plant production processes

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (BSCE) required
• Minimum of 1 year of professional engineering experience within a batch, continuous, and/or liquid-process manufacturing environment such as food & beverage, chemicals, specialty ingredients, biofuels/ethanol, pharmaceuticals, or similar process industries
• Experience working with P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and process equipment within a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret process data and determine root causes
• Working knowledge of statistics and statistical/data-analysis tools
• Strong hands-on technical aptitude and willingness to work directly within the plant and around production equipment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Proactive, assertive, self-starting approach with the ability to take ownership of problems through resolution

We are a global specialty ingredient manufacturer supplying high-quality products used across the food, pharmaceutical, health & nutrition, and industrial markets. Our organization combines the stability and resources of an established global manufacturer with a strong focus on innovation, continuous improvement, sustainability, and operational excellence.

• $85,000-$100,000 base salary
• 5% + annual bonus opportunity
• Excellent benefits including a 6% 401(k) company match
• Generous PTO program plus 11 company-paid holidays
• Stable, established global manufacturing organization
• Highly visible engineering role with direct impact on plant performance
• Hands-on opportunity to improve processes, troubleshoot problems, and drive operational improvements
• Strong opportunity for long-term career growth and advancement
• Position available due to an internal promotion