Process Engineer - Fluid Milk - Cortland; BCV

Process Engineer – Fluid Milk

At Byrne, we foster a culture built on teamwork, excellence, and professionalism. Our greatest strength lies in the exceptional talent and dedication of our team members across every part of the organization. We value their contributions and ensure they're recognized, rewarded, and compensated in ways that reflect their impact and expertise.

Salary Range – $88,000 - $116,500 per year

Competitive bonus programs

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits available day 1 of employment

Supplemental benefits available on day 30 of employment

Eligible for 401 (k) with a company match available on day 90 of employment

Educational Support via tuition reimbursement and scholarship program

3156 Byrne Hollow Crossing Cortland, NY 13045

Monday – Friday 1st shift

The Process Engineer – Fluid Milk plays a key role in executing assigned Engineering tasks. This includes owning and improving fluid dairy processing systems including receiving, batching, pasteurization, and storage. This role serves as a technical leader and operational partner to production, maintenance, and quality teams, driving process performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own performance of fluid milk processing systems, including receiving, batching, pasteurization, storage, and transfer systems.
• Monitor process performance and identify improvement opportunities for efficiency, quality, reliability, throughput, and yield.
• Lead root cause analysis events and resolution of process-related issues.
• Support and enhance logical and visual programming in conjunction with Operations Technology team.
• Troubleshoot system issues, identify and recommend logical or visual changes as appropriate to improve performance, operability, reliability, and situational awareness.
• Select, calibrate, configure, install, and validate instrumentation related to fluid milk processes.
• Lead and support data-based process improvement initiatives
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Understand operational data and recommend/implement practical solutions for improved quality, productivity, cost, and safety
• Represent Engineering group as a trusted technical resource and advisor to functional groups
• Provide coaching to operators, technicians, and other personnel as appropriate
• Provide clear, data-driven problem solving in operational issue resolution
• Facilitate effective communication across departments and functional groups
• Support capital project design and execution through process design input, P&t and review, functional description development, equipment and instrumentation specification, and installation support where required.
• Contribute expertise to long-term engineering strategy
• Develop, improve, and maintain technical/project documentation and design standards.
• Promote and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement in quality, productivity, cost, and safety.

Min. Qualifications

• 3-7+ years in food, beverage, or fluid process manufacturing.
• GED or High School Diploma required; technical degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience with industrial controls, process instrumentation.
• Dairy processing education and/or experience.
• Experience working in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Headquartered in LaFayette, Byrne is a Central New York-based dairy company with a legacy spanning over 90 years. Its operations include an extended shelf-life (ESL) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization plant in DeWitt, as well as an ESL manufacturing facility in Cortlandville. Byrne also maintains warehouse facilities in Syracuse and East Syracuse, along with a dedicated ice cream center in Syracuse.

As a recognized industry leader, Byrne continues to drive innovation at the forefront of dairy processing and product development.

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