Process Engineer

Process Engineer Job Description

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $75,000 - $100,000 per year

• Serve as a visible safety leader and reinforce safe working practices throughout the facility
• Support technical and engineering issues across the sugar-processing operation and molasses de-sugarization facility
• Lead root cause investigations involving throughput constraints, mechanical downtime, process instability, and quality variances
• Develop and implement preventive and corrective actions that permanently resolve recurring process issues
• Plan, organize, and direct shift-processing personnel to optimize sugar beet processing performance
• Partner with shift supervisors to communicate process changes and operating requirements between shifts
• Train and support employees in process controls and statistical process control
• Compile and analyze production data, operating trends, and performance reports
• Use KPIs and continuous-improvement methods to increase safety, quality, throughput, and operating efficiency
• Research emerging technologies and industry practices that can improve plant performance
• Spend significant time on the production floor engaging employees, troubleshooting problems, and supporting operations
• Help administer the collective bargaining agreement and address employee grievances when necessary
• Hold employees and teams accountable for established operating and performance standards
• Model the organization’s core values of safety, integrity, openness and trust, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering degree preferred
• Industrial manufacturing or process-engineering experience; three to five years preferred, although strong early-career engineers may be considered
• Experience improving safety, productivity, throughput, efficiency, or product quality in a manufacturing environment
• Strong background in process troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation
• Ability to analyze mechanical downtime, process limitations, quality variances, and production data
• Experience with KPIs, statistical process control, or continuous-improvement methodologies
• Willingness to learn and apply Lean Six Sigma principles
• Ability to work directly with operators, hourly employees, shift supervisors, and senior management
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Willingness to spend significant time on the manufacturing floor
• Ability to travel less than 5%

Founded more than 120 years ago and based in Scottsbluff, with additional operations throughout Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, we are a grower-owned agricultural cooperative producing sugar from locally grown sugar beets. Our Scottsbluff facility processes sugar beets and molasses through a complex industrial operation where safety, reliability, product quality, and continuous improvement are central to our success. The cooperative traces its roots to 1901, while the Scottsbluff operation dates to 1910.

• High-Impact Engineering Role:
  Directly improve plant safety, throughput, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability
• Hands-On Environment:
  Work alongside operators, supervisors, maintenance personnel, and plant leadership
• Technical Ownership:
  Help solve complex processing problems throughout the factory and molasses de-sugarization facility
• Career Development:
  Expand your knowledge of sugar processing, statistical process control, Lean Six Sigma, and root cause analysis
• Collaborative Plant Culture:
  Partner across shifts and departments to implement sustainable process improvements
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, and paid time off
• Limited Travel:
  Less than 5%