Process Engineering Sr. Manager

Process Engineering Sr. Manager

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep‑rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality and a more reliable, traceable and transparent supply.

Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Reporting to the VP and Head of COE for Process Engineering and Automations, the Process Engineering Sr. Manager is responsible for performing diverse engineering analysis, managing engineering designs and implementing process changes for operations with a clear focus on unit operations in various processes across categories. This includes machine capability evaluations, modifications of equipment and developing solutions to production issues relating to materials, processes and procedures to maximize efficiency and yields.

The ideal candidate will utilize engineering fundamentals to independently identify, propose, analyze and design cost‑effective food processing technologies that drive growth, reduce costs, improve quality, and keep OFI ahead of our competitors.

• Initiate the investigation and analysis of new materials, equipment, processes and engineering practices for improved performance.
• Prepare engineering computations, estimates, surveys, statistics and analysis.
• Identify, evaluate and develop detailed proposals for breakthrough new food processing technologies that can be applied within or across product categories.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to analyze, validate and implement processing improvements to existing unit operations in the current manufacturing systems that result in annualized savings.
• Initiate new ideas and lead the design of manufacturing processes for new, high‑complexity products.
• Identify and develop engineering strategies for new initiatives, new product development and new business development projects and assist the plants in their successful implementation.
• Develop tools and methodology to effectively survey the food industry and identify emerging food process innovations that business should consider to maintain our competitive advantage.
• Determine process requirements and prepare thorough and accurate process specifications, design and conduct experiments to set process specifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with specialization in Chemical, Food, Mechanical or Food Science and Technology is required.
• Six (6) years of relevant engineering experience with a large multinational corporation (MNC) is required.
• Experience expected to have resulted in a solid record of accomplishment.
• Experience with extrusion, baking, UHT, dry, oil roasting processing and packaging is highly preferred.
• Experience with at least one of the following processing operations: bakery, beverage, snacks, spreads, edible nuts processing is required.
• Extensive knowledge of food engineering fundamentals and applications, knowledge of statistics, design of experiments, problem‑solving techniques, engineering economics is required.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 25% of the time, and internationally up to 5% of the time including Europe and Asia.

The pay for this role ranges from $113,000 – $160,000 and is based on the position responsibilities and geographic location. Actual pay within this range may be determined based on the candidate’s experience,…