Process Engineer

Position: Process Engineer
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Director, Technical Services (Engineering)
Location: Jackson, GA

Groupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impact
Groupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-rich food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate four processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-based meal solutions.

Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant rich food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 12,000 Associates globally.

Join us at Bonduelle Fresh Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will have the opportunity to support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions. At Bonduelle Fresh Americas, we make contributing to a better future through plant-rich food our top priority.

Position Summary:
Operating as part of the Corporate Engineering team, the Process Engineer will work with a team of Process Engineers supporting each manufacturing site, driving change management and innovation success from beginning to end in the manufacturing process. This role will be responsible for development of manufacturing process improvement strategies and plans through collaboration between Operations, I&D, Marketing and other functional groups. Working with the PMO group, this role will serve as a manufacturing representative in the product development process and ensure minimal potential for manufacturing site losses when introducing process and product changes. The Process Engineer will work with the broader Engineering and Operations teams to optimize existing capabilities, build standard processes and improve processes across all plants as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies for operational loss reduction and improvement across plants
• Develop and implement standard processes for Engineering and Operations applicable at all sites
• Validate new product and process capability working with Marketing, R&D, Operations and Engineering
• Lead plants in support of new product launches
• Develop innovative solutions to support new products, processes and capabilities
• Assume subject matter expert status for manufacturing processes (washing, drying, filling, etc.) to support all manufacturing sites
• Develop line balancing / line design maps to ensure optimized production
• Partner with Project Engineers to develop capex project specifications and equipment selection based on performed cost analysis and ROI assumptions
• Lead capex projects at the plant level
• Working with Project Engineers, validate new equipment performance and delivery of expectations
• Work with Project Engineers to standardize equipment and process
• Work with Operations to optimize equipment capability and performance
• Work with Quality and Operations teams to develop greater product consistency and quality

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or Technical area
• Proficiency in Gmail, Google Sheets, Docs, Slides or equivalent
• Experience in food manufacturing
• 2 years of experience in this role or similar
• Experience working with CAD drawings
• Experience with Project Management tools and techniques

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques