Process Engineer

Process Engineer

$75000 - $100000 per year | Scottsbluff, NE | On-site | Permanent

Industrial Process Optimization | Sugar Manufacturing

A bit about us:

Founded more than 120 years ago and based in Scottsbluff, with additional operations throughout Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, we are a grower-owned agricultural cooperative producing sugar from locally grown sugar beets. Our Scottsbluff facility processes sugar beets and molasses through a complex industrial operation where safety, reliability, product quality, and continuous improvement are central to our success. The cooperative traces its roots to 1901, while the Scottsbluff operation dates to 1910.

Why join us?

High-Impact Engineering Role: Directly improve plant safety, throughput, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability

Hands-On Environment: Work alongside operators, supervisors, maintenance personnel, and plant leadership

Technical Ownership: Help solve complex processing problems throughout the factory and molasses de-sugarization facility

Career Development: Expand your knowledge of sugar processing, statistical process control, Lean Six Sigma, and root cause analysis

Collaborative Plant Culture: Partner across shifts and departments to implement sustainable process improvements

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, and paid time off

Limited Travel: Less than 5%

Job Details

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Serve as a visible safety leader and reinforce safe working practices throughout the facility

Support technical and engineering issues across the sugar-processing operation and molasses de-sugarization facility

Lead root cause investigations involving throughput constraints, mechanical downtime, process instability, and quality variances

Develop and implement preventive and corrective actions that permanently resolve recurring process issues

Plan, organize, and direct shift-processing personnel to optimize sugar beet processing performance

Partner with shift supervisors to communicate process changes and operating requirements between shifts

Train and support employees in process controls and statistical process control

Compile and analyze production data, operating trends, and performance reports

Use KPIs and continuous-improvement methods to increase safety, quality, throughput, and operating efficiency

Research emerging technologies and industry practices that can improve plant performance

Spend significant time on the production floor engaging employees, troubleshooting problems, and supporting operations

Help administer the collective bargaining agreement and address employee grievances when necessary

Hold employees and teams accountable for established operating and performance standards

Model the organization’s core values of safety, integrity, openness and trust, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility

Qualifications Needed:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering degree preferred

Industrial manufacturing or process-engineering experience; three to five years preferred, although strong early-career engineers may be considered

Experience improving safety, productivity, throughput, efficiency, or product quality in a manufacturing environment

Strong background in process troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation

Ability to analyze mechanical downtime, process limitations, quality variances, and production data

Experience with KPIs, statistical process control, or continuous-improvement methodologies

Willingness to learn and apply Lean Six Sigma principles

Ability to work directly with operators, hourly employees, shift supervisors, and senior management

Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Willingness to spend significant time on the manufacturing floor

Ability to travel less than 5%

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