American Sugar Refining, Inc. · 23 hours ago
Specialty Product Engineer II
Baltimore, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$75K/yr - $139K/yr
3+ years expAmerican Sugar Refining, Inc. is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The Specialty Product Engineer is a key technical resource responsible for supporting the manufacture of Value Added Products and driving performance improvements in throughput, yield, quality, and operational efficiency.
AgricultureFood and Beverage
Responsibilities
Provide technical support and process engineering expertise to the Co-Crystallized, Large Grain, Specialty Liquids and other Value Added product facilities at the Chalmette, Crockett, Baltimore and Toronto manufacturing locations
Deliver improvements in:
Throughput: Monitoring and improving both instantaneous throughput and percentage uptime
Yield: Maximizing product yield while minimizing losses and waste generation
Quality: Improving right-first-time performance and ensuring consistent product quality
Analyze plant data to identify process bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
Develop and implement process changes or equipment modifications to improve productivity, reduce waste, and enhance product consistency
Collaborate closely with site operations, maintenance, and quality teams to ensure alignment of technical initiatives with production goals
Lead or support root-cause analyses for process upsets and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Prepare technical reports, presentations, and recommendations for site leadership and senior operations and supply chain leadership
Serve as a technical liaison between the sites, sharing best practices and facilitating knowledge transfer
Support capital project development and execution where process improvements require equipment or infrastructure upgrades
Travel approximately 50% of the time between the North American facilities to provide on-site support and ensure consistent implementation of initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from a 4-year college or university in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or similar field required
3+ years of process engineering experience in a manufacturing or refining environment; food, chemical, or sugar processing
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision making
Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements that increase throughput, yield, and quality
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple sites and functional teams
Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of time between facilities
Preferred
Continuous Improvement or quality certification(s) strongly preferred
Benefits
Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) available the first of the month following 30 days of employment
401(k) with match
Life insurance
AD&D
Short-term disability
Vacation
Holiday
Sick time
Company
American Sugar Refining, Inc.
American Sugar Refining, Inc. is part of the ASR Group® family of companies, which make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
WILLIAM HOBBS
SR. ACCOUNTANT
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