Process Engineer - Fluid MilkPay and Benefits- Salary Range - $88,000 - $116,500 per year
- Competitive bonus programs
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits available day 1 of employment
- Supplemental benefits available on day 30 of employment
- Eligible for 401 (k) with a company match available on day 90 of employment
- Educational Support via tuition reimbursement and scholarship program
Work Shift and Location3156 Byrne Hollow Crossing Cortland, NY 13045
Monday - Friday 1st shift
Job OverviewThe Process Engineer - Fluid Milk plays a key role in executing assigned Engineering tasks. This includes owning and improving fluid dairy processing systems including receiving, batching, pasteurization, and storage. This role serves as a technical leader and operational partner to production, maintenance, and quality teams, driving process performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities- Own performance of fluid milk processing systems, including receiving, batching, pasteurization, storage, and transfer systems.
- Monitor process performance and identify improvement opportunities for efficiency, quality, reliability, throughput, and yield.
- Lead root cause analysis events and resolution of process-related issues.
- Support and enhance logical and visual programming in conjunction with Operations Technology team.
- Troubleshoot system issues, identify and recommend logical or visual changes as appropriate to improve performance, operability, reliability, and situational awareness.
- Select, calibrate, configure, install, and validate instrumentation related to fluid milk processes.
- Lead and support data-based process improvement initiatives
- Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Understand operational data and recommend/implement practical solutions for improved quality, productivity, cost, and safety
- Represent Engineering group as a trusted technical resource and advisor to functional groups
- Provide coaching to operators, technicians, and other personnel as appropriate
- Provide clear, data-driven problem solving in operational issue resolution
- Facilitate effective communication across departments and functional groups
- Support capital project design and execution through process design input, P&ID development and review, functional description development, equipment and instrumentation specification, and installation support where required.
- Contribute expertise to long-term engineering strategy
- Develop, improve, and maintain technical/project documentation and design standards.
- Promote and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement in quality, productivity, cost, and safety.
Min. Qualifications- 3-7+ years in food, beverage, or fluid process manufacturing.
- GED or High School Diploma required; technical degree in engineering or related field preferred.
- 1-3 years of experience with industrial controls, process instrumentation.
- Dairy processing education and/or experience.
- Experience working in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
Headquartered in LaFayette, Byrne is a Central New York-based dairy company with a legacy spanning over 90 years. Its operations include an extended shelf-life (ESL) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization plant in DeWitt, as well as an ESL manufacturing facility in Cortlandville. Byrne also maintains warehouse facilities in Syracuse and East Syracuse, along with a dedicated ice cream center in Syracuse. As a recognized industry leader, Byrne continues to drive innovation at the forefront of dairy processing and product development.
