Process Engineering Manager

Did you love building as a kid? Do you enjoy taking something apart, just to figure out how to put it back together? Our engineers drive liquid processing innovation, creating new ways to improve – and increase – performance. We’re passionate about designing custom equipment that exceeds our customers’ expectations. Our engineers partner closely not only with our customers, but also with peers across sales, manufacturing, and assembly.

We offer rewarding, challenging opportunities throughout the world, across multiple market segments. If you’re excited by how machines work and want to make them better, we want to talk to you.

Techni Blend is looking for a Process Engineering Manager to lead and oversee the process engineering discipline for custom food and beverage processing equipment integrated with automation and control systems. This role ensures process designs meet customer specifications, food safety and regulatory requirements, and performance expectations while driving standardization, innovation, and continuous improvement.

The Process Engineering Manager is a technical leader who collaborates closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, Project Management, Manufacturing, and Sales teams to deliver successful engineered‑to‑order projects.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the process engineering team, fostering technical excellence and professional growth.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and establish clear expectations to ensure projects meet scope, schedule, and budget commitments.
• Promote a culture of safety, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support workload planning and resource forecasting to align with project demand.

• Own and approve process engineering deliverables, including process flow diagrams, equipment sizing, utility requirements, and sanitation concepts.
• Validate process designs for performance, cleanability, safety, and manufacturability within engineered‑to‑order systems.
• Ensure process intent is fully integrated with mechanical layouts, automation architectures, and control strategies.
• Oversee the full project lifecycle from concept development through commissioning and customer acceptance.
• Partner with Project Managers and Engineering Leads to review progress, resolve issues, and maintain alignment with project goals.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and process‑related risks that could impact quality, schedule, or cost.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on labor efficiency, cost reduction, and design standardization.
• Improve process robustness and repeatability while balancing customization requirements.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for process deviations or performance issues.
• Champion risk assessments, process capability studies, and post‑project reviews to capture lessons learned and improve future designs.

• Ensure all process designs meet company, customer, and industry best practices.
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation, including SOPs, sanitation procedures, technical manuals, and training materials.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, and applicable food safety and sanitary design standards.
• Support adherence to relevant mechanical, electrical, and safety standards (e.g., ASME, UL, NFPA) as they relate to process systems.

• Partner closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, and Operations teams.
• Provide process engineering leadership during customer reviews, FATs, SATs, and commissioning activities.
• Support Sales and Applications teams during quoting and concept development with process expertise.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Operations to ensure successful project execution and delivery timelines.

There's no monopoly on innovative ideas or limits to how far you can advance with our team. We offer an open, communicative environment that fosters individual initiative. We pride ourselves in being a company where people are happy…