Job Title: Process Engineer, Level (TBD)
Location: Villa Rica, GA
Reports To: Director of Engineering
We at Raise are hiring for one of our key clients in the Food and Beverage industry. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, our client’s team is expanding to meet rising demand. It’s a great chance to take on new projects, new teams, and make your mark on a growing business. If you’ve got the right mix of skills and industry experience, this could be the perfect role for you.
Our client takes pride in their people. When you join their team, you’ll find a workplace that facilitates challenge, achievement, and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Utilize engineering principles, scientific methods, and knowledge of food properties to develop process solutions for existing production lines and new business opportunities.
Learn and master the manufacturing and technical aspects of the fry lines.
Oversee the implementation of new production lines in a fast-paced, 24-hour plant.
Diagnose equipment and process technical issues, identifying short and long-term solutions for operational and quality optimization.
Ensure safety compliance from an equipment standpoint.
Assist with research, evaluation, pilot studies, and recommendations on advanced food processing technologies.
Lead projects to achieve operational and quality optimization.
Identify and design process improvement projects within the facility.
Develop plans and prioritize to achieve project goals, managing both expense and capital projects.
Partner externally with food processing equipment vendors, engineering firms, and technical consultants.
Participate in cross-functional teams, including Operations, Engineering, R&D, and Supply Chain.
Present project progress updates to internal teams, including Executive Leadership.
Travel to Sugar Foods’ facilities and vendors, with readiness to relocate to one of our US facilities.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals, with a preferred hands-on understanding of food processing.
3-5 years of engineering experience, with direct experience in specifying, evaluating, selecting, installing, and commercializing similar equipment.
Experience working with cross-functional teams.
Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks and adjust priorities as necessary.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications and AutoCAD.
Skills and Competencies:
Self-awareness: Conscious of your strengths and seeking to improve areas of development.
Establishing Focus: Develop and communicate goals and actions to support the mission.
Customer Orientation: Demonstrate commitment to satisfying both external and internal customers.
Continuous Improvement: Embrace continuous improvement and reject the status quo.
Fostering Teamwork: Demonstrate collaboration and cooperation.
Managing Performance: Set clear goals and expectations for your own and your team’s performance.
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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
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