Your Opportunity as the Senior Engineer, Process - Technical Services Organization (TSO)

Location: New Orleans, LA - Gentilly manufacturing plant

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site

Willingness to travel up to 20%Willingness to work off shift (including nights, weekends, and/or holidays) and flow to the work as needed

In this role you will:

Understands fundamentals of coffee drying, roasting, and grinding and can apply knowledge to troubleshooting and operational improvements Develops and implements engineering designs specific to coffee processing (drying, roasting, grinding, transport) that will improve efficiencies, increase capacity, and reduce costsLeads projects and initiatives while building consensus across functions as project team leaderMay act as a Technical Readiness Leader for new product initiativesApplies knowledge of coffee processing equipment to new initiatives and to equipment changesWrites and secures approval to test plans required for initiatives and other improvements; executes plans; reports on resultsDevelops project plans that define scope, schedule, budget, business impact, and risks; executes plans to identify obstacles; gains alignment and brings issues to resolutionTechnical member of multiple project teams with responsibility for final performance of projectDevelops plans for or supports vendor acceptance testing and for on-site commissioning, qualification, and verification of equipment; leads VAT’s and startupsApplies logic in problem-solving and analysis of alternatives to assess the financial and operational impact of business initiatives; assesses critical information to make effective decisions or recommendationsLeads investigation, testing, and validation of new technologiesDevelops consensus agreement amongst the project teams, research and development, quality, engineering leadership, operations, and plant leadershipBuilds technical skills for the technology within Engineering & TSO and the broader Operations teamCreates and applies technical standards across equipment categoriesMay manage interns

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Food Science2+ years of Engineering, Operations, R&D and/or TSO experienceDemonstrated ability to define a problem statement, identify root cause, and develop/implement systemic corrective actionsDemonstrated ability to lead work effectively and independently given basic coaching and guidanceAbility to work effectively with individuals and teams across the organizationAbility to communicate clearly and effectivelyWillingness to travel on average 20% of the time

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

Prior manufacturing operational experienceData driven and strong analysis skillsCapital project and/or start up management experienceFundamental understanding of food science / ingredient chemistryExperience developing and executing CQV plans and qualifying ingredients / recipes / processesProficient with Prodika and TraceGainsProficient with JMP, Excel, or other data analysis tools

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