Are you ready to make an impact in the heart of the dairy industry? We're seeking a talented Senior Process System Engineer for a renowned and respected giant in dairy. You’ll actively engage cross-functionally in the development, process design, scale-up, and commercialization of new and renovated products. This is an opportunity to shape the future of dairy production and be part of a company committed to excellence and growth!

Location: Near Syracuse, NY

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and implement projects focused on efficiency, sustainability, profit, and continuous improvement.
• Write project proposals and generate reports.
• Present design and research to internal customers.
• Troubleshoot chronic issues associated with product and process, i.e. Triage.
• Support process on large capital projects.
• Serve as a technical resource for the manufacturing and support functions.
• Partner with product development on feasibility and trialing of new ingredients and products.
• Develop processes to meet production, measure process capabilities within the plant.
• Proactively maintain material handling, batching, process, new technology, and equipment to improve the process/efficiency of the business.
• Document batch, process, and equipment changes in product life cycle management.
• Serve as an active member of the Management of Change representing process change.
• Validate process change through process capability measurement.
• Travel required as needed for business.

Required Skills/Qualifications:  

• PhD/Masters/Bachelor of Science/Engineering degree or relevant scientific field of study.
• 5+ years of food and dairy industry experience of which 2+ years dairy plant experience
• Certifications such as Six Sigma are highly beneficial.
• Helpful if experienced in project management; leading teams/project teams.
• Strong technical knowledge of engineering and/or data analysis of processes and ingredient functionality/ handling.
• Strong knowledge of consumer-packaged product processes and line equipment.
• Use and present knowledge associated with the design of experiments, statistical analysis, and statistical process control.
• Strong self-accountability to meet deadlines and drive results; is accountable for own work; meets timelines and expectations; works independently and is accountable to deadlines while flexible to changing business needs.
• Deals with concepts and complexity; can comfortably handles risk and uncertainty; can decide and act without having the total picture.
• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.