Quality & Process Engineer - Food / Beverage Ingredient Manufacturing

Overview

Founded in 1986, our client is a leading developer and manufacturer of custom-formulated specialty ingredients & flavors. They develop tailored solutions for its diverse customer base of brands, retailers, and co-manufacturers across numerous food products and channels. With world-class facilities in California and Indiana, our client has served as a leading partner and innovator of industry-leading flavors and formulations for nearly four decades.

Position

Quality & Process Engineer – Food / Beverage Ingredient Manufacturing

Job Type : Full-time; On-site

Responsibilities

• Lead technical assessment and validation of various manufacturing processes and equipment (e.g., low and high acid aseptic technology, low to high viscosity products, low water activity products) and innovation on products / processes for customized customer applications.
• Collaborate with Quality, Operations, R&D and other cross-functional teams to transition products from prototype to commercial production, ensuring scalability, cost-effectiveness, efficiency and alignment with market demands.
• Drive plant productivity projects and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize throughput, reduce waste, and maintain quality standards for high-risk processes and materials.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts and conduct root cause analysis for process deviations, quality issues, or formulation challenges, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to ensure product safety, integrity and prevent issue recurrence.
• Provide hands-on technical expertise to plant quality and operations teams, resolve equipment and process issues, supporting CAPA implementation, and training staff on new processes or equipment.
• Manage timelines, budgets, and resources for commercialization and process improvement projects, coordinating with suppliers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to meet deadlines and objectives.
• Analyze process data, perform risk assessments, and maintain detailed documentation (e.g., SOPs, reports) to support regulatory audits, quality assurance, and process capability studies.

Qualifications

This position offers a competitive base salary.

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