Process Engineer

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to be located on site daily at our Harrisonburg, VA site.

• Responsible for Process Optimisation (OEE Improvement, Yield Improvement, NPI)
• Support Operator capability building, through process cross functional SOP creation, training and knowledge sharing.
• Utilise process SME knowledge to own and support 1-KPS Problem Solving of critical site concerns.
• Support plant maintenance manager with special tasks and actions
• This position develops cooperative working relationships with cross-functional teams within the manufacturing plants
• Creates Project Plans and harnesses resources to ensure project milestones are met within expectations of timeline, quality and budget
• Optimizes the operation of manufacturing processes by finding the optimum Production and machine settings with an underlying goal of quality and cost
• Participates in the analysis of quality problems in research and applicable solutions, handles relations with the maintenance and production departments for optimization purposes and ensure follow-up to solutions
• Works with the R&D teams for new product requests coming from customers
• Organizes and tracks upscale production trials and defines the parameters of production for new products in collaboration with the R&D team and the site team (safety, quality, production, supply chain and maintenance)
• Determines material and equipment to be used for the specific projects at hand
• Studies product design, customer requirements, and determines performance standards
• Ability to troubleshoot product manufacturing issues that are experienced on the production line and offer short and long term solutions with maintenance and production team
• Supports manufacturing issues, and troubleshooting as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S) in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical or Food Processing)
• Lean Six Sigma Qualification Preferred
• 5 plus years of progressive experience work in plant maintenance, manufacturing engineering or process engineering.
• 1 – 2 years prior food manufacturing or alternative heavily regulated environment (e.g. Pharma manufacturing, automotive etc.).
• Preferred experience with Food manufacturing unit operations Solid-Liq Extraction, Evaporation, Centrifuge Separation, Pasteurization
• Experience in managing and executing capital projects $50k - $500k
• Self-motivated, hands-on individual with keen interest in quickly learning and applying new skills who can follow written/verbal instructions and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• The typical hiring range for this role is $75,602 to $110,000 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to…