Lead Process Engineer

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Professional Martel, Caledonia, OH, US

3 days ago Requisition

Location: Martel Bakery Mix – [Facility Location]
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday–Friday | 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM (hours may vary based on workload)

At Mennel Milling, we’ve been feeding the world since 1886 by doing what’s right and bringing our best every day. We promote teamwork, recognize individual contributions, and are committed to delivering superior quality, uniformity, and service. If you're an experienced manufacturing engineer who thrives on solving complex process challenges and driving continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

The ideal Lead Process Engineer is a technically strong, data-driven leader who excels at optimizing manufacturing processes and developing practical solutions that improve quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance. You enjoy collaborating across departments, mentoring others, and leveraging data to drive sustainable improvements in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

As the Lead Process Engineer
, you will serve as the technical leader for manufacturing processes at the Martel Bakery Mix facility. You'll partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and R&D to improve process performance, solve production challenges, and support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the plant.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing technical expertise in bakery mix processing, ingredient handling, batching, mixing, transfer, and manufacturing systems
• Monitoring and analyzing process performance to improve consistency, throughput, yield, quality, reliability, and operating costs
• Identifying sources of process variation and implementing solutions that improve repeatability across products, shifts, operators, and production lines
• Establishing and maintaining critical process parameters, operating ranges, centerlines, specifications, and standard work procedures
• Troubleshooting production and equipment issues and leading structured root cause analysis efforts
• Partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, and Engineering teams to implement corrective actions and process improvements
• Using production data and statistical analysis to identify trends, evaluate process capability, and prioritize improvement opportunities
• Leading and supporting plant trials involving formulas, ingredients, processing conditions, equipment settings, and manufacturing methods
• Supporting new product introductions, formula changes, equipment installations, commissioning activities, and process validations
• Identifying opportunities to reduce cycle times, product loss, waste, downtime, rework, and other manufacturing losses
• Developing and maintaining SOPs, process documentation, troubleshooting guides, and technical training materials
• Providing technical training, coaching, and mentorship to operations personnel and developing engineers
• Maintaining compliance with GMPs, OSHA requirements, food safety programs, sanitation standards, and regulatory requirements
• Maintaining an everyday audit-ready facility
• Performing other duties as assigned

While this position does not have direct supervisory responsibility, it provides significant technical leadership throughout the facility by:

• Leading process troubleshooting, startups, plant trials, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Setting technical priorities and coaching employees in structured problem-solving methods
• Coordinating…