Process Engineer

About Us:

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent and cutting-edge equipment, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers-first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages - and about building a team that's just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Our Core Values:

Position Overview:

The Process Engineer supports dairy manufacturing operations by improving process efficiency, product quality, and production consistency across internal facilities and co-manufacturing partners. This role works cross-functionally to troubleshoot process issues, support new product launches, optimize manufacturing performance, and maintain compliance with food safety and quality requirements.

Responsibilities:

* Provide technical support for dairy processing operations, including pasteurization, homogenization, retort/ESL/aseptic processing, blending, and CIP systems.

* Assist with troubleshooting process issues, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.

* Support food safety and regulatory compliance, including HACCP, PMO, FDA, and USDA requirements, as applicable.

* Monitor process performance and identify opportunities to improve yield, throughput, efficiency, and product consistency.

* Support product trials, scale-up activities, and commercialization in collaboration with R&D, Quality, and Operations.

* Participate in co-manufacturing partner evaluations, process reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

* Assist with capital projects, equipment selection, process design reviews, commissioning, and startup activities.

* Maintain process documentation, operating procedures, and technical reports.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Food Engineering, Dairy Science, or a related field.

* 3-5 years of experience in dairy processing, food manufacturing, or process engineering.

* Working knowledge of dairy processing systems, sanitation, and food safety principles.

* Experience with troubleshooting processes, production trials, data analysis, or continuous improvement.

* Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

* Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.

* Willingness to travel up to 35-40% to manufacturing facilities and co-manufacturing sites as needed.

What We Expect of Our Applicants and Future Employees:

* Honesty - you tell the truth, even when it's uncomfortable, and you don't hide mistakes or shortcuts.

* Integrity - you do the right thing, even when no one is watching or when it would be easier not to.

* Diversity - you respect people who look, think, and work differently than you do.

* Quality - you take pride in your work and hold yourself to a high standard, no matter the task.

* Respect - you treat everyone with courtesy, from the person next to you on the line to the person in the corner office.

* Responsibility - you follow through on what you say you'll do, without needing to be reminded.

* Accountability - when you make a mistake, you own it, learn from it, and help fix it.

Hours, Location and Pay:

We offer a competitive base pay rate and benefits package for full-time employees. This role works standard business hours Monday-Friday at either our Little Chute, WI or Neenah, WI manufacturing facility. Additional hours as needed to support business needs. Travel up to 35-40% to manufacturing facilities and co-manufacturing sites as needed.

Physical and Mental Demands:

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.

* Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.

* Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.

Safety Statement:

At Trilliant and Horseshoe, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures:

* The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

* Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.

* Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.

* Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.

* EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled

* If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

* Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.

* The principles of the OECD and UN have been taken into consideration and used as guidance in our human rights practices and procedures.