Sr Process Engineer

Description

Who is Costa Farms? We’re one of the world’s largest horticultural growers—but without an ego to match our acreage. Our headquarters are in Miami, Florida, where we were founded in 1961. Costa Farms started on just 30 acres, and over the last 60 years, we’ve grown to more than 5,000 acres around the world. We have farms in North and South Carolina, Central and South Florida, and the Dominican Republic, plus an office in China.

Costa Farms now employs nearly 6,000 people: engineers, marketers, accountants/analysts, human resources professionals, and of course, growers and plant scientists!

Here at Costa Farms, we live by the values of H3: being Humble, staying Hungry, and always Hustling. The team rallies to the mission of being a lean, green, growing machine dedicated to enriching the world by bringing plants into everyone’s life.

True to that mission, we grow more than 1,500 plant varieties. Driven by the spirit of innovation, the team is always testing new plants and developing new solutions to make it easier for retailers and plant parents to enjoy plants. We’re also continuously testing different ways of growing our plants to increase quality and improve their ecological footprint as one aspect of our many sustainability efforts.

We cultivate plants, as well as a winning culture. Join the team, and you’ll find opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll collaborate with other driven, determined people who together keep Costa Farms an industry leader. You’ll support and be supported by a team that cares about each other, our customers, our consumers, and our community.

You’ll also find right away that Costa Farms is committed to providing a diverse environment. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, military status, marital status or veteran status, or any other group status protected by federal, state, or local law.

The Senior Process Engineer leads high-impact process improvement, operational efficiency, and systems optimization initiatives across shipping, production, inventory, and supporting supply chain processes. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Compliance, Finance, IT, and site leadership to identify opportunities, design scalable solutions, improve throughput and quality, reduce cost and waste, and support sustainable operating practices.

This senior-level role is expected to translate complex data and operational observations into practical recommendations, lead cross-functional projects from concept through implementation, mentor others on process improvement practices, and help drive cultural adoption of standard work and continuous improvement.

• Lead complex process engineering and continuous improvement projects that improve productivity, quality, safety, cost, service levels, and team member experience.
• Analyze end-to-end business and manufacturing processes, including procurement to payables, production operations, inventory management, order fulfillment, and shipping.
• Develop current-state and future-state process maps, identify bottlenecks and root causes, and recommend practical improvements supported by data.
• Design, document, implement, and standardize efficient processes, procedures, work instructions, and visual controls that are user-friendly and accessible in English and Spanish.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting tools to evaluate process performance, project results, and sustainability of improvements.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, IT, Finance, Compliance, and other stakeholders to scope initiatives, define requirements, evaluate risks, and align priorities.
• Lead equipment, technology, automation, and systems improvement evaluations, including business cases, vendor coordination, sample studies, implementation planning, and post-implementation review.
• Support reliable and safe operating systems while improving production…