What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer position at Summit Materials?
Overview
Location: Newberry, FL
Are you passionate about process optimization and industrial efficiency? Do you enjoy solving complex challenges that drive measurable results? Join our team as a Process Engineer and become a key player in shaping the performance of our state-of-the-art cement plant. This is your chance to make a real impact in a vital industry—improving systems, reducing costs, and contributing to a more sustainable future.
Responsibilities
Role & Responsibilities
What To Expect During Our Hiring Process
Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We're passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit's companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together - we are Summit Materials.
At Summit Materials, we provide the foundation to connect our communities today and build a better tomorrow. We value all our communities - including our diverse internal community of teammates that make us stronger. No matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, or anything that makes you who you are...you belong.
Location: Newberry, FL
Are you passionate about process optimization and industrial efficiency? Do you enjoy solving complex challenges that drive measurable results? Join our team as a Process Engineer and become a key player in shaping the performance of our state-of-the-art cement plant. This is your chance to make a real impact in a vital industry—improving systems, reducing costs, and contributing to a more sustainable future.
Responsibilities
Role & Responsibilities
- Own and monitor the different production areas’ daily performance metrics - drive productivity and ensure continuous alignment with operational goals.
- Identify and implement process improvements that reduce variable costs and increase energy efficiency.
- Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives with a data-driven approach (mass & heat balances, flow measurements, process audits, etc.).
- Conduct mini-audits across sub-systems (e.g., compressed air, false air) to uncover hidden inefficiencies.
- Support the planning and execution of plant performance strategies alongside the Production Manager and process team.
- Collaborate on short-term development projects, evaluating the process viability of new investments, methods, and technologies.
- Utilize and optimize expert control systems to fine-tune performance and stability.
- Track and report the effectiveness of implemented changes - especially new materials, equipment, or control strategies.
- Take ownership of other process-related challenges as assigned.
- You’re a natural problem-solver with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- You enjoy digging into data, observing processes, and asking “how can we make this better?”
- You’re comfortable balancing on-the-ground realities with long-term strategy.
- You communicate clearly, work well in teams, and thrive in a dynamic industrial environment.
- Recession Resistant Industry
- Consistent work, with a work/life balance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Plan w/ employer match contribution
- Medical / Dental / Vision plan offered
- Life Insurance - Company Paid
- Short-term / Long-term Disability Insurance - Company Paid
What To Expect During Our Hiring Process
- Background Check
- Motor Vehicle Record Check
- 5-Panel Drug Screen
- Fit for Duty Baseline Physical (if applicable)
- A great team to support you throughout your career with Summit Materials companies!
Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We're passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit's companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together - we are Summit Materials.
At Summit Materials, we provide the foundation to connect our communities today and build a better tomorrow. We value all our communities - including our diverse internal community of teammates that make us stronger. No matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, or anything that makes you who you are...you belong.
