Senior Process Engineer- Wastewater

Overview

Senior Process Engineer
- Wastewater at Chobani – Idaho production facility. This role will lead processing areas with a particular focus on water and wastewater systems, lead focused problem solving, proactive and predictive process monitoring, and influence across the plant. The Senior Process Engineer will support a fast-paced manufacturing site through cross-functional collaboration and subject matter expertise, driving large-scale transformative and process improvement initiatives.

This role has responsibility for ensuring both food safety and quality of Chobani products, and requires a self-sufficient, decisive technical leader.

• Serve as a lead technical resource for water and wastewater systems, supporting operations, maintenance, and automation.
• Track, trend, and report on defined Process Performance Metrics (PPMs); leverage Product Excellence PPM monitoring to drive improvements.
• Design and implement methods for maintaining or increasing systems’ efficiencies while improving costs, yields, quality, and safety.
• Develop process optimization ideas and work streams for water treatment systems, including filtration, softening, reverse osmosis (RO), UV disinfection, and storage.
• Manage and improve on-site wastewater treatment processes (e.g., SAF systems, pH neutralization) to ensure compliance with discharge permits.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental regulations; prepare and submit required regulatory reports.
• Provide day-to-day troubleshooting support for operations as needed.
• Analyze process data to identify inefficiencies or compliance risks and develop corrective action plans.
• Partner with production teams to monitor effluent characteristics (BOD, COD, TSS, pH, etc.) to minimize surcharges and avoid non-compliance.
• Provide weekend on-call support for operations and maintenance teams to reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to develop preventive maintenance schedules and reliability strategies for pumps, tanks, sensors, blowers, and related equipment.
• Create and maintain SOPs, P&IDs, training materials, and other process documentation for water/wastewater systems.
• Participate in the development of emergency procedures for spills, system failures, and environmental incidents; train personnel in response protocols.
• Provide engineering input into capital project design.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Occasional travel to vendors and other Chobani sites.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering preferred, but we welcome applicants with other engineering backgrounds
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and engineering, with emphasis on water and wastewater systems, preferably in large-scale food manufacturing
• Hands-on experience with water treatment and wastewater equipment
• Working knowledge of project life cycle deliverables, contracts, and schedules
• Ability to work in a plant environment around heavy equipment, dust and noise
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SEEQ, CAPE or TOPS, and AutoCAD

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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