Actus Nutrition · 9 hours ago
Process Engineer- CoMan
Clara City, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expActus Nutrition is focused on creating high quality ingredients designed to optimize health and nutrition. The Process Engineer- CoMan will identify, design, and implement improvements to equipment and processes to optimize current manufacturing and commercialization of new products.
Dietary SupplementsFood and BeverageWholesale
Responsibilities
Conceive and plan projects, in collaboration with manufacturing team, involving major production activities (plant tests and commercialization of new products), exploration of product and/or process problems, definition and selection of new concepts and approaches in manufacturing operations
Partner with plant managers to design and implement capital projects
Partner with contractors to define scope, budget, and timelines
Control and administrate budgets and timelines. Drive internal and external partners to ensure on-time on-budget project completion
Prepare project approval and justification documents
Manage projects involving design and procurement of new equipment, specifying, evaluating, and recommending innovative technologies, strategies and methods that will benefit operations as needed. Ownership of management of change with Safety, Quality, Sanitation, Warehouse and Operations teams
Identify, research, and adapt machine and equipment design to accommodate factory and production improvements including preparation of cost justification and capital request documents
Lead and drive projects with significant productivity and cost reduction impacts. Areas of focus are overall yield, waste reduction, chemical usage, and CIP optimization
Study and improve manufacturing processes, procedures, and sequence of operations aimed at lowering manufacturing costs
Aid in creating, implementing, and maintaining Standard Work updates for new project implementation in conjunction with département leaders such as centerline update for operations or Redzone quality checks
Member of site Safety & Quality committees and responsible for researching automation solutions and providing options to prevent recurring safety & quality
Attend Tradeshows as directed to research and recommend new technology
Work with employees to identify and scope new process improvement opportunities in the areas of quality, cost, performance and preventative/predictive maintenance
Innovate, recommend, and collaborate with technical teams to develop new processes/services in a timely and cost-effective manner
Troubleshoot packaging-related issues in conjunction with Ops, Supply Chain and Quality and support continuous improvement initiatives
Provide technical training for operators to support making decisions at the lowest level
Communication skills as well as analytical and problem-solving skills also need to be very good for a change agent to be effective
Operate in a safe manner and ensure compliance with all safety and environmental standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in process, packaging, or mechanical engineering
5+ years of experience
Familiarity with food safety standards such as HACCP, GMP, and FDA regulations
Partner Project engineering experience
Good Windows skills (Excel, Word, etc.)
Good oral and written communication skills. team spirit, dynamic, innovative, results-oriented and autonomous
Significant interaction with manufacturing facilities is required
Preferred
AutoCAD Design Experience
P&ID knowledge or experience
Redzone Experience
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Healthy 401(k) company match program
Company
Actus Nutrition
Actus Nutrition is a manufacturer of protein, casein, and food ingredients.
1001-5000 employees
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2026-01-11
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