PROCESS ENGINEER I
Pilgrim’s, formerly Gold n’ Plump Poultry, has an opening in Operations Support for a Process Engineer based in Cold Spring, MN.
As one of the world’s largest poultry producers, Pilgrim’s has provided wholesome, quality products to customers and consumers for more than seven decades. We have over 58,000 team members that take pride in providing more than 133 million daily servings of protein to retailers, restaurants, foodservice providers and consumers around the world.
Pilgrim’s wants YOU to join our Team! This position starts at $95,000-100,000, based on education and experience. Benefits include:
- 10 Days of Vacation upon hire
- Paid sick time
- Benefits at 60 days of employment – including health, dental, vision, life, and much more
- 401K contributions on day 1 of employment
- Day shift hours, Monday through Friday
- 70% off quality Pilgrim’s poultry products
- Training provided with a trainer/mentor
- Advancement opportunities
- Better Futures Program – 2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
POSITION SUMMARY: The Process Engineer defines, measures, documents, controls and continuously improves existing and newly created processes and develops control plans with well-defined corrective measures to increase company competitiveness. Additionally, responsible for the identification and control of key sources of process variations to assure peak performance; the development and training of process owners so procedures and controls are well understood when "hand-off" occurs; support of all new product and process initiatives; and the support of all company management goals and objectives to maximize customer satisfaction and company profitability.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead process safety and quality initiatives and identify opportunities for improvement in our processes. Improve processes to increase production efficiency, yield, and reduce cost and variation.
- Analyze processes using Six Sigma and Lean techniques.
- Support other teams with idea generation, documentation, drawings and trials.
- Create control plans that explain key measurement, provide corrective actions and sustain the improvements for all processes.
- Support operations, industrial engineering and operational excellence through project identification, development and sustainability.
- Develop and train process owners with methods for continuous improvement and control as new processes are implemented.
- Direct the design of automated data acquisition systems and plant automation when beneficial for operations.
- Prepare, train, develop material and conduct process improvement initiatives utilizing lean and continuous improvement tools as part of the Pilgrim’s Management Method;
- In conjunction with the other members of the Operational Excellence management team, participate of meetings as required;
- Act on an ad-hoc basis to be part of any other continuous improvement project or initiative as part of the Pilgrim’s Management Method.
- Other duties as required.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS and BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 2 - 5 years manufacturing industry experience (preferably in poultry). Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Statistics or related field preferred.
- Preferred certification as Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Facilitator.
- Project management and analytical skills required.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word.
- Experience with Minitab or any data analysis software.
- Experience in AutoCAD preferred.
- Effective, cooperative spoken and written communication skills.
- To perform this job successfully, applicant must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
