Summary

The Senior Process Engineer will serve as a lead technical resource for processing areas at Chobani’s Idaho production facility with a particular focus on water and wastewater systems. This position will lead focused problem solving, proactive and predictive process monitoring with a wider influence across the plant. The Senior Process Engineer will support a fast-paced manufacturing site through cross-functional collaboration and subject matter expertise, driving large scope transformative and process improvement initiatives. This role has a responsibility for ensuring both food safety and quality of Chobani products, and requires a self-sufficient, decisive technical leader.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead technical resource for water and wastewater systems, supporting operations, maintenance, and automation.

• Track, trend, and report on defined Process Performance Metrics (PPMs); leverage Product Excellence PPM monitoring to drive improvements.

• Design and implement methods for maintaining or increasing systems’ efficiencies while improving costs, yields, quality, and safety.

• Develop process optimization ideas and workstreams for water treatment systems, including filtration, softening, reverse osmosis (RO), UV disinfection, and storage.

• Manage and improve on-site wastewater treatment processes (e.g., SAF systems, pH neutralization) to ensure compliance with discharge permits.

• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental regulations; prepare and submit required regulatory reports.

• Provide day-to-day troubleshooting support for operations as needed.

• Analyze process data to identify inefficiencies or compliance risks and develop corrective action plans.

• Partner with production teams to monitor effluent characteristics (BOD, COD, TSS, pH, etc.) to minimize surcharges and avoid non-compliance.

• Provide weekend on-call support for operations and maintenance teams to reduce downtime.

• Collaborate with maintenance teams to develop preventive maintenance schedules and reliability strategies for pumps, tanks, sensors, blowers, and related equipment.

• Create and maintain SOPs, P&IDs, training materials, and other process documentation for water/wastewater systems.

• Participate in the development of emergency procedures for spills, system failures, and environmental incidents; train personnel in response protocols.

• Provide engineering input into capital project design.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Occasional travel to vendors and other Chobani sites.

Requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering preferred, but we welcome applicants with other engineering backgrounds.

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and engineering, with emphasis on water and wastewater systems, preferably in large scale food manufacturing

• Hands-on experience with water treatment and wastewater equipment.

• Working knowledge of project life cycle deliverables, contracts, and schedules.

• Ability to work in a plant environment around heavy equipment, dust and noise.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SEEQ, CAPE or TOPS, and AutoCAD.

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