Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Location: Cashmere, WA

Pay rate: $80 - $90/hr.

Job Type: Contract

Start Date: Right Away

Keywords: #ProcessEngineerJobs; #Cashmerejobs; #INDREG

We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a pay range of $80 - $90/hr. however, Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

Job Description

Role purpose: Serve as Client's onsite process-engineering extension during startup, stabilization, and optimization of a first-of-its-kind drying and milling system that converts apple-processing byproduct into a reusable powdered ingredient.

Key responsibilities:

• Learn the system quickly and support day-to-day startup and operations.
• Troubleshoot process-flow, conveying, drying, milling, equipment, and performance issues using manuals, operating data, vendors, and Client support.
• Act as the first onsite technical point of contact and represent Client professionally with the customer.
• Communicate symptoms, findings, attempted fixes, and escalation needs clearly to Client's Michigan engineering team.
• Support operator training, operational handoff, and recurring customer check-ins.
• Implement, test, and validate design modifications or process improvements developed with Client engineering.
• Coordinate with equipment vendors and customer maintenance/engineering personnel; document issues and resolutions.

Required qualifications:

• At least five years of relevant process engineering, operations, commissioning, or equipment/process troubleshooting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose unfamiliar production or process-equipment problems methodically before escalating.
• Ability to work independently in a customer-facing field role with remote technical support.
• Strong technical communication and ability to translate field observations into actionable engineering information.
• Ability to report onsite in Cashmere daily during startup and remain locally responsive as support tapers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Food, beverage, ingredient, agricultural byproduct, drying, milling, powder handling, or continuous-process experience.
• Automated production systems, PLC-controlled equipment, process data analysis, continuous improvement, and vendor coordination.

Benefits Available:

• Health Benefits
• Wellbeing & Support
• Family Benefits
• Savings & Spending Accounts
• Income Protection
• Retirement & Financial Wellbeing
• Legal & Protection
• Lifestyle Benefits
• Additional Health Resources