Senior Process Engineer

Your Opportunity as a Senior Process Engineer

The Senior Process Engineer will drive high-performance work culture by engaging with floor technicians, coaching to problem solve, make decisions, and become self-reliant. Organize and prioritize initiatives with plant leadership to help achieve master plan and long-term vision. Continue to grow your skills and capabilities across Operations and Supply Chain by building a solid foundation in how our products are made and how our work system functions.

Location: 1525 Industrial Rd, Emporia, KS 66801 (Hostess Manufacturing Plant)

Work Arrangements: 100% onsite, day shift M-F (flexibility to work off-shifts or weekends as needed)

In This Role You Will

• Develop an expert level understanding of the manufacturing process, mechanics, instrumentation, and product specifications of your designated line/area; provide technical support to the line/area teams.
• Coach engineers/operating teams and leadership to root cause identification and elimination of losses.
• Enhance overall safety, quality, and productivity by eliminating defects, identifying, and executing loss saving initiatives, and building capability in the operating teams
• Owner of the Commissioning, Qualification and Verification (CQV) process for new projects. Function as single point of contact and key organizational leader between engineering and operations team to ensure full involvement during project execution and seamless transition during turnover to operations
• Address gaps in line/area performance through the implementation and effective coaching of Smucker Continuous Improvement methodologies while fostering a zero-loss culture
• Active participation in training and qualification programs for designated line/area; participate in assessments, ensure effective training, and maintain consistent qualification standards
• Responsible for reliability and quality data for designated line/area in Proficy plant applications software, including improving methods for collecting accurate data
• Employ effective interpersonal time and resource management skills to complete projects assignments
  
  

The Right Role for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

Minimum Requirements

What We are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 2 years of manufacturing experience
• Self-motivated and can work well with minimal direct supervision
• Capable of learning technical processes and systems
• Willing to travel for Factory Acceptance Tests (Travel may include domestic or international travel, typically 1-2 times per year)
  
  

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• A Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering degree
• Food manufacturing experience
• Project management skills and technical problem-solving capability
• Demonstrated use of formal problem-solving methodologies
• Ability to work and influence within a team environment
  
  

Work Environment: This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be high.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently.
• May push and pull heavy equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

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