Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Process Engineer! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.
Position Location: We're all about flexibility! This will be a hybrid role based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA with Mondays and Fridays remote.
In this role, the Process Engineer is responsible for development, scale up, and qualification of equipment and processes to support global base business, innovation, and manufacturing optimization initiatives. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams achieve business and technical objectives and contribute subject matter expertise. Additionally, the Process Engineer communicates results and aligns key stakeholders, interfaces with external vendors, and provides technical leadership to OS and partner manufacturing facilities.
A Day in the Life...
Contribute process engineering expertise to cross functional teams to inform successful design, scale up, and qualification of new products and processes
Leadtechnical assessment, validation, and commissioning of processes at OS and partner manufacturing facilities, collaborating with RDS functional peers to meet technical and business objectives
Identify, validate, implement,modifications to processes to improve yields, throughput of batching and thermal processing, utility savings, process control, and other relevant operational targets
Apply standard engineering techniques in the analysis of existing operational areas from raw materials to finished packages to troubleshoot process related production challenges and recommend corrective actions
Lead design, development, and executionofexperiments in the pilot-plant and with strategic vendor partners to inform process scale up, troubleshooting, and research
Apply standard engineering techniques in the analysis of existing operational areas from raw materials to finished packages to troubleshoot process related production challenges and recommend corrective actions
Lead design, development, and executionofexperiments in the pilot-plant and with strategic vendor partners to inform process scale up, troubleshooting, research, and new technology exploration
Develop and implement process specifications, standards and best practices in collaboration with operations and cross functional subject matter experts
What We Are Looking For:
Required
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Science, or equivalent
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Creative thinker with a passion for innovation, problem solving, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence
Highly organized, adaptable, self-starter able toeffectivelymanage multiple projects
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and willingness to lead cross functional project teams
Proficiency with MS Office, AutoCad, MS Project
Preferred
Experience with data analysis and visualization in Python or similar tools
Education:
Bachelor's or University Degree (Required)
Work Experience:
No Experience Necessary
Annual Salary:
$72,200 - $90,300
The base salary range information above serves as a guideline of the position’s typical hiring range. We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks, as well as overall company considerations. Certain positions may be eligible for short-term and long-term incentive rewards. We also offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being.
Benefits:
Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
Health, Dental and Vision insurance
Health savings account
Flexible spending account
Life and accident insurance
Employee assistance program
Telehealth services
1:1 health coaching
Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life
401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
Flexible scheduling options
Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
Holiday pay for 12 holidays
Career development and growth opportunities
Tuition/Education assistance programs
Access to LinkedIn Learning
Scholarship programs for children of employees
Parental leave
Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
Adoption assistance
Bereavement leave
Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
Up to $300 massage reimbursement
Employee appreciation events
Employee discounts
Charitable giving
Who We Are:
You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.
Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
For MA Applicants – It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. Any employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Ocean Spray is a vibrant agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 cranberry farmers in the United States, Canada and Chile who have helped preserve the family farming way of life for generations. Formed in 1930, Ocean Spray is now the world’s leading producer of cranberry juices, juice drinks and dried cranberries and is the best-selling brand in the bottled juice category. The cooperative’s cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in roughly 100 countries worldwide. With approximately 2,000 team members and nearly 20 cranberry receiving and processing facilities worldwide, Ocean Spray is committed to managing our business in a way that respects and cares for our communities, team members and the environment. For more information about our family-farmer owned cooperative, visit www.oceanspray.com.
For close to 90 years, Ocean Spray, its family-farmer owners, and our team members have had a long-standing passion for health, taste and authenticity in all our products. The innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of our founders remains rooted in our cooperative's culture and our commitment to be a farm-to-family, health and wellness company. Our north star is our purpose: connecting our farms to families for a better life.
