Big company opportunity. Small company attitude. If you love rolling up your sleeves to make processes healthier, more capable, and more efficient, this role is for you. You’ll be a hands‑on technical leader in our plant, partnering closely with Operations and Engineering to improve safety, quality, yield, rates, and overall line performance.
About the Role
As a Process Engineer, you’ll serve as a frontline engineering resource focused on sustaining and improving day‑to‑day manufacturing performance, especially around process optimization, process control, and loss elimination. You’ll own key process parameters, bring structure and urgency to problem solving, and help teams turn recurring issues into lasting solutions.
You’ll also play an active role in operational routines (including daily reviews), small projects, trials, and equipment improvements, balancing quick wins with longer‑term capability building.
Key Responsibilities
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Be the frontline process owner for sustaining and improving safety, quality, yield, rates, and efficiency on your assigned area/lines.
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Own processing (and/or packaging) parameters and provide technical oversight and support to the Operations team.
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Lead process improvement efforts using best practices, new technology, and equipment upgrades to improve performance and consistency.
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Provide daily technical support to sustain performance targets and troubleshoot process upsets, driving repeatable countermeasures, not band‑aids.
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Support data collection and reporting systems that enable strong process control and meaningful improvement work (instrumentation, operator data, downtime and loss tracking).
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Identify and recommend innovative equipment/technology that supports capability upgrades and process improvements.
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Lead small capital projects and serve as a technical sponsor for significant capital improvements.
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Partner on product/process changes as the plant representative and consultant, including commercialization support and line trials.
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Support technical training for Operations Specialists/trainers and strengthen technical problem‑solving capability on the floor.
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Drive cost and loss reduction initiatives related to ingredients/materials and finished product performance, while sustaining product attributes consumers (and pets) count on.
What We’re Looking For
Basics
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Bachelor’s degree (4‑year) in engineering.
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2–5 years of manufacturing experience in process engineering and/or process development (food or consumer products experience is a plus).
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Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Skills that set you apart
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Strong analytical judgment and structured problem solving/troubleshooting.
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Ability to influence, mentor, and coach—getting results through others.
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Organized project execution: set direction, prioritize actions, and drive progress with cross‑functional teams.
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Bias for action paired with safe, thoughtful decision‑making and a demonstrated passion for safety.
Preferred background
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Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or an equivalent technical background with strong, hands‑on manufacturing/process improvement experience).
Why You’ll Love This Role
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Your work has a visible handprint. You’ll have the resources of a large organization and the close‑knit culture where your improvements show up in daily performance.
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Meaningful impact, every day. You’ll help deliver our purpose—making delicious food accessible—through safer, more capable, more reliable processes.
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Beloved brands & real-world problems. You’ll improve the systems that make products families know and trust.
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Benefits that support you. Paid time off, health benefits, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance programs, and a 401(k).
Location: On‑site in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Pay: Pay Range: will be determined based on level of experience, skills and impact. We are hiring Engineers I, II and III. The Pay range listed below is for an Engineer III.
Ready to Make an Impact
If you’re energized by getting close to the work, solving real problems, and building healthier processes that perform day after day, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and bring your ideas, your curiosity, and your drive to a team where you can do big things and see the results.
