Agropur Cooperative

Staff Engineer - SME Membranes

Agropur Cooperative • $124K — $155K *
Eden Prairie, MN 55347In-Person
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (ChE preferred)
  • 10+ years in membrane systems process engineering and/or capital project execution
  • Experience in developing technical standards and specifications
  • Expertise in design, operation, troubleshooting, and optimization of membrane systems
  • Strong understanding of dairy processing
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills for cross-facility influence

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for membrane separation technologies
  • Lead technical reviews for major capital projects involving membrane systems
  • Act as the final technical authority for membrane-related decisions
  • Support strategic decisions on design, technology selection, and optimization of membrane systems
  • Participate in feasibility studies and engineering design reviews for membrane systems
  • Identify optimization opportunities within complex membrane performance
  • Monitor emerging membrane technologies for potential competitive advantages

Benefits

  • Remote work schedule, Monday to Friday
  • 50% travel requirement
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan with 7% company contributions
  • 3 weeks Paid Time Off plus paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Opportunities for career advancement
Full Job Description
Job Type:
Regular

An environment where collaboration is encouraged and valued:
  • Salary range 007: $124,200 - $155,300 (Salary will be determined based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position.)
  • Monday - Friday - Remote
  • Travel Requirement: 50%
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) with 7% company contributions
  • 3 weeks Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Advancement Opportunities


How you will contribute to collective success:

We are looking for a Staff Engineer - SME Membrane Systems to join Agropur.

Membrane Systems serves as the enterprise technical authority for membrane separation technologies across Agropur's manufacturing network. This role provides deep subject matter expertise in the design, operation, optimization, troubleshooting, and strategic application of membrane systems supporting dairy processing operations.
  • Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for membrane separation technologies
  • Technical leadership for RO, UF, NF, MF applications
  • Lead technical reviews of major capital projects involving membrane systems.
  • Serve as final technical authority for membrane-related engineering decisions.
  • Support strategic decisions regarding membrane system design, technology selection, and system optimization
  • Make high-quality technical decisions in ambiguous or high-risk situations
  • Participate in concept development, feasibility studies, and engineering design reviews; review process designs and vendor proposals for membrane systems
  • Support Operational Excellence initiatives by supporting complex membrane performance, reliability and capacity issues; and identifying optimization opportunities
  • Build and maintain enterprise membrane system design and operating standards; ensure standards compliance in partnership with Engineering Governance, and drive adoption of standards across the network.
  • Monitor and evaluate emerging membrane technologies; assess emerging technologies for their potential to unlock new product platforms, create competitive advantage, or improve quality, cost, or functionality.


The type of team player who fits in:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (ChE preferred)
  • 10+ years experience in membrane system process engineering and/or capital project development/execution
  • Experience developing technical standards and specifications
  • Demonstrated expertise in membrane system design, operation, troubleshooting and optimization
  • Strong understanding of dairy processing
  • Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to influence technical decisions across multiple facilities and stakeholder groups
  • Experience facilitating technical reviews and driving follow-up actions
  • Experience supporting capital projects
  • Experience implementing standards and effective change management to ensure adoption
  • Experience with whey processing, protein concentration, and dairy ingredient manufacturing
  • Experience working with leading membrane system suppliers and OEMs.


A role for those who know that the best results are built through teamwork.

About Agropur Cooperative

Agropur Cooperative is a Canadian dairy cooperative headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec. Founded in 1938, it is the largest dairy cooperative in Canada and one of the 20 largest dairy producers in the world. The cooperative has more than 3,000 members and operates 39 plants across North America. Agropur produces a wide range of dairy products, including milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, and ice cream. The cooperative also produces and distributes ingredients and functional solutions for the food industry.
Learn more about Agropur Cooperative
Size
19,800 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
Founded
1938
* Ladders Estimates

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