Process Engineer - Germ Prep Extraction
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Process Engineer will focus on optimizing our interconnected components of a manufacturing system in the Germ Prep/Extraction department. We seek a professional who will develop and apply engineering standards and procedures, providing advice on issues within the engineering field. In this role, you will help coordinate plant location, personnel workflow and ergonomics, materials logistics, production process sequence and equipment layouts.
Key Accountabilities
- Support manufacturing and facilities engineers in facility planning, design, and project execution.
- Develop facility and infrastructure designs using industry best practices, including cost estimates, schedules, construction oversight, and maintenance planning.
- Conduct cost, inventory, production, and human factors analyses to identify and implement operational improvements.
- Optimize utilization of production assets, facilities, and workforce resources.
- Independently resolve moderately complex engineering issues and escalate higher-risk or specialized concerns as needed.
- Serve as a Process Safety Management (PSM) champion, leading Management of Change (MOC), risk assessments, PHA/PRA activities, Root Cause Analyses (RCA), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and gap closure initiatives.
- Investigate equipment, system, and component failures and develop effective engineering solutions.
- Design, improve, and validate manufacturing processes, equipment, and instrumentation to enhance product quality and operational performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve process control, yield, quality, throughput, and energy efficiency; develop and implement technical solutions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of two years of related work experience
- Other minimum qualifications may apply.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working in High Hazard Processes
- Experience with operations data and design programs and applications
- Six sigma yellow belt certification and the desire to get a green belt certification
- Experience and skills leading moderately complex projects
- Strong data analysis capabilities including continuous improvement experience or certifications
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
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