Process Engineer

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

Reporting to the Production Manager at our Baupte site (310 employees), you will join the Process Development Group team within Cargill Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers.

Your primary mission will be to ensure the reliability and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, actively contributing to the site's competitiveness, safety, and environmental performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for manufacturing processes, responsible for reliability and continuous improvement
• Lead the execution of projects related to process engineering and process safety
• Develop and maintain performance indicators (KPIs) for production lines and operations, and use them constructively to drive process improvement
• Participate in deviation analyses and the development of corrective solutions as a process expert
• Develop and execute improvement projects aimed at reducing costs (yield, energy, productivity, waste reduction)
• Improve the safety of people, processes, food safety standards, and environmental impact
• Ensure the transfer of knowledge and best practices (leading practices) within production teams
• Write procedures and ensure their proper implementation on the floor
• Provide support to engineering teams on projects impacting manufacturing processes
• Develop a multi-year process improvement roadmap to maintain the competitiveness of the industrial facility
• When necessary, provide temporary coverage for the Production Supervisor to ensure operational continuity

Qualifications

• Chemical Engineering degree or General Engineering degree with a specialization in Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in production and/or process engineering.
• Continuous improvement certifications (Lean Six Sigma / Green Belt) are considered a plus.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams. Strong natural leadership skills and the ability to confidently defend and support positions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in French and English.

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.

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