Process Engineer

Process Engineer

We are seeking a Process Engineer with experience in food, beverage, dairy, or similar manufacturing environments. This individual will focus on improving manufacturing processes, troubleshooting production issues, supporting aseptic operations, and driving improvements in safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Optimize manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency, reliability, and throughput

• Troubleshoot production and equipment issues and lead root cause investigations

• Support aseptic processing, sanitary manufacturing, and contamination control practices

• Lead or support process validation, equipment commissioning, and IQ/OQ/PQ activities

• Work with production, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams on process improvements

• Analyze process data and identify opportunities to reduce downtime, waste, and variability

• Support process equipment, instrumentation, controls, piping, and automation systems

• Develop and update SOPs, process documentation, and validation protocols

• Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, FDA, and company quality requirements

Qualifications

• Process Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering experience in food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, or similar manufacturing

• Strong process troubleshooting and continuous improvement experience

• Experience with sanitary or aseptic manufacturing processes preferred

• Knowledge of process validation, commissioning, or IQ/OQ/PQ preferred

• Familiarity with PLCs, instrumentation, sensors, temperature controls, or process automation is a plus

• Experience with HACCP, SQF, Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, or CAPA is a plus

Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

• Some nights/weekends may be required for on-call production support

Why Join?

Join a growing organization that invests in technical training and professional development. This position provides opportunities to expand your engineering skill set, work alongside experienced team members and consultants, and grow into higher-level technical or leadership positions.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Lathrop, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $135000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

12% yearly bonus Medical Dental Vision 401k

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lathrop,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 8, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.