Process Engineer, Spray Drying

## Process Engineer, Spray Drying Apply locations:
USA-MI Waylandtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R30754
** Employee Type:
** Full time
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* Location:

** MI Wayland
** Job Type:
** Engineering Manufacturing
** Job Posting

Title:

** Process Engineer, Spray Drying
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* About Us:

** Tree House Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At Tree House Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families.

We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—
** Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together.
** We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.
** What You Gain:
*** Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
* 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
* Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
* Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
* An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
* Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
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* Job Description:

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* About the Role:

*** Join our team at Tree House Foods' non-dairy creamer manufacturing facility in Wayland, Michigan. As a Process Engineer, Spray Drying, you will provide technical process engineering support for spray drying operations, partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, EH&S, Maintenance, and Food Safety & Quality teams to optimize process performance, improve yield and throughput, reduce process variation, troubleshoot technical challenges, and implement sustainable process improvements that enhance safety, quality, reliability, and operational efficiency.
*** You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:**
* · Serves as the technical subject matter expert for spray drying operations and related manufacturing processes.
· Partners with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, EH&S, and FSQ to troubleshoot process issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
· Develops, validates, and standardizes process parameters, operating procedures, and best practices.
· Leads root cause investigations related to process variation, product quality, equipment performance, waste, and downtime.
· Drives improvements in process capability, first-pass quality, reliability, throughput, yield optimization, energy efficiency, and OEE.
· Supports capital projects, equipment modifications, process trials, and start-up activities to improve safety, quality, capacity, and cost performance.
· Partners with FSQ and EH&S to ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
· Supports product commercialization, plant trials, commissioning, process validation, and scale-up activities.
· Coaches' operations teams on process fundamentals,…