Process Engineer

High-Impact Process Engineering Role with a Global Manufacturer | $90K–$100K Bonus & Excellent Benefits This Jobot Job is hosted by: Dan Asher Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 per year A bit about us: We are an established, privately owned global manufacturer with operations across the United States and internationally. Our facilities operate in complex batch and continuous-process manufacturing environments, utilizing liquid processing systems, process equipment, piping, instrumentation, and automated controls to produce high-quality products for a variety of end markets. Why join us? $90,000–$100,000 base salary 5% annual bonus opportunity Excellent benefits including a 6% 401(k) company match Generous PTO program plus 11 company-paid holidays Stable, established global manufacturing organization Highly visible engineering role with direct impact on plant performance Hands-on opportunity to improve processes, troubleshoot problems, and drive operational improvements Strong opportunity for long-term career growth and advancement Position available due to an internal promotion Job Details We are seeking a Process Engineer to join our manufacturing facility outside Chicago. This position is open due to an internal promotion and will serve as a key technical resource for plant operations, helping troubleshoot process issues, analyze operating performance, and identify improvements to quality, efficiency, and reliability. This is a hands-on plant engineering role for someone who enjoys being close to the manufacturing process, working with production teams, digging into data, and solving real-world process problems. What You’ll Do Monitor, analyze, and report key operational and process parameters Read, interpret, and work with P&IDs and process flow diagrams to support troubleshooting, process improvements, and equipment modifications Audit manufacturing processes, equipment operation, and procedures against established SOPs Analyze process data to identify trends, deviations, and opportunities for improvement Investigate process deviations, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions Serve as a technical resource to manufacturing teams in troubleshooting process and equipment-related issues Recommend process modifications to improve product quality, efficiency, reliability, and overall plant performance Work directly with production and plant leadership to solve operational problems and implement improvements Develop a strong understanding of the facility by working across various plant production processes What You’ll Bring Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (BSCE) required Minimum of 1 year of professional engineering experience within a batch, continuous, and/or liquid-process manufacturing environment such as food & beverage, chemicals, specialty ingredients, biofuels/ethanol, pharmaceuticals, or similar process industries Experience working with P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and process equipment within a manufacturing environment Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret process data and determine root causes Working knowledge of statistics and statistical/data-analysis tools Strong hands-on technical aptitude and willingness to work directly within the plant and around production equipment Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills Proactive, assertive, self-starting approach with the ability to take ownership of problems through resolution Interested in hearing more? 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