Senior Process Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Senior Process Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Senior Process Engineer at Schreiber Foods, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our production processes, ensuring the efficient and cost‑effective manufacturing of our food products. You will focus on the upstream dairy process, working to optimize blending, standardization, heat treatment, filtration and sanitation. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams—including Production Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Controls/Capital Engineering, Operations Excellence and Supply Chain—to drive continuous improvement, maintain product quality and enhance overall production performance.

Your role will encompass process optimization, process capability improvement, step‑to‑step enhancement, risk reduction, process and food safety, and close collaboration with various teams.

Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Monett, MO

Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus plus a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for the position.

• Subject‑matter expert in fluid‑related process engineering, providing day‑to‑day process engineering support. Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identify areas for improvement in efficiency, productivity, process capability, risk and cost reduction.
• Play an active role developing and driving engineering strategies around processing line capability, capacity and optimization that align with organizational priorities.
• Design and implement improvements to enhance yield, reduce waste, increase throughput, improve cycle times, reduce bottlenecks, and streamline operations while maintaining strict adherence to food safety.
• Collaborate with Operations Excellence and Data Science/Analytics teams to leverage data for process optimization.
• Lead or assist in the development of new equipment installations or modifications—from concept to commissioning—focusing on maximizing output, minimizing downtime and reducing operational risk.
• Perform process capability studies to predict manufacturing process trends, meet customer specifications and create stability in day‑to‑day operations.
• Collaborate with Project Engineers on capital project development; scope, budget estimate, schedule development, construction plans, downtime planning and risk mitigation; review scope and equipment qualification success criteria.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including process manuals, plant P&IDs, CCP definitions, standard operating procedures and equipment specifications, with an emphasis on standardising the process and sharing best practices.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interpret and communicate customer requirements to plant production and support groups. Establish and audit PCPs, CCPs and SOPs to define and monitor processes, ensuring customer requirements are met. Review incidents where procedures are not met, and determine appropriate corrective action when partners fail to follow standard procedures.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering;
  Chemical or Process Engineering preferred. Master’s degree is a plus but not required.
• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) is a plus but not required.
• Experience in fluid‑related processing or equivalent; FDA, USDA, regulated food and beverage is preferred.
• Technical knowledge of aseptic processing & heat treatment, filtration & separation, and blending.
• Capability to execute medium‑size capital projects, redesign existing equipment, process flows and design improvements.
• Strong understanding of food safety regulations and quality management systems (e.g., HACCP, GMP, QMS).
• Strong understanding of process safety, safe design & hazard assessments (e.g., OSHA, HAZOP, LOPA).
• Experience performing FMEA, CIP, heat transfer, fluid mechanics in the dairy industry (preferred).
• Solid understanding of developing P& (AutoCAD) and PID loop tuning related to current and new process designs.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.