Manager, Process Engineering

At Torani, we’re building the next chapter of our manufacturing future - and Engineering plays a critical role in making it real. As a Process Engineering Manager, you’ll lead project teams through complex technical challenges while helping translate Torani’s growth objectives into practical, well-scoped engineering solutions. You leverage your technical expertise to support capital projects from definition through execution, helping ensure solutions are practical, effective, and fit for purpose.

In this role, you won’t just deliver projects - you’ll help define them. By understanding production needs, capacity goals, and operational constraints, you’ll help develop capital plans that balance performance, cost, and long-term flexibility. You’ll operate comfortably in a fast-paced, evolving environment, coaching your team through ambiguity, refining designs as requirements mature, and ensuring engineering decisions translate into reliable, real-world performance on the floor.

At Torani, a Certified B Corporation, we flavor more than just drinks - we flavor lives. You’ll join a people-first organization where engineers are empowered to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact across the business.

Success Factors (First 12 - 18 Months)

Processing & Packaging Systems Expert: You leveraged deep expertise in syrup and sauce processing and high-speed packaging to design reliable, scalable, operationally excellent systems. By partnering with technical experts, you evaluated tradeoffs and implemented innovative solutions that balanced performance, maintainability, and food safety. Your expertise in food and beverage process design, thermal processing, filing technologies, applied automation, and packaging line integration supported both near-term improvements and longer-term capacity planning.

Capital Project Delivery Master: You manage capital projects supporting Torani’s growth, translating business and operational needs into practical engineering solutions. In partnership with cross-functional stakeholders, you defined scope, evaluated options, and delivered projects safely, on time, and within budget. Projects included both targeted improvements and larger investments, with responsibilities spanning engineering support, equipment evaluation, implementation, and start-up activities.

Continuous Improvement Champion: You embedded continuous improvement into engineering work by partnering across Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Safety to improve reliability, uptime, and overall equipment effectiveness. Using data, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methods, you helped eliminate inefficiencies and strengthen preventive maintenance programs. Your work ensured engineering solutions delivered sustainable performance gains well beyond project handoff.

Coach and Capability Builder: You supported the growth and success of your direct report while serving as a mentor and coach to others across the team. Through regular feedback, knowledge sharing, and thoughtful development conversations, you helped build individual capability and strengthen overall engineering effectiveness. Communication stayed open, wins were celebrated, and accountability was clear - resulting in a high-performing team that delivered consistently and enjoyed working together.

Collaborative Business Partner: You created a highly integrated way of working across Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and external partners by understanding what mattered most to each group and balancing those priorities with engineering requirements. By sharing context, listening actively, and translating technical complexity into clear, actionable decisions, you build trust and alignment that accelerated execution and improved outcomes.

And Yes – You Make It Fun: You bring energy, optimism, and a sense of shared purpose to the team. You celebrate progress, lift others up, and remind people why this work matters.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering (other engineering disciplines considered).
• 7 + years of experience in engineering and executing capital projects in food, beverage, or related manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-million-dollar capital projects from design through full-scale startup.
• Experience translating business needs and capacity goals into clearly scoped capital projects, including option analysis and technical recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of food processing and packaging systems, including hot or cold fill operations and automated packaging lines.
• Experience developing PFDs, P&IDs, construction documents, and equipment specifications.
• Hands-on experience with process automation, HMIs, and system integration.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or reliability improvement methodologies; PMP certification a plus.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and permitting processes.
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, development, and performance accountability.
• Experience supporting CMMS systems, preventive maintenance programs, and safety initiatives.

Why People Love Working Here

Why Torani

• Become an owner. Every regular team member participates in Torani's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving you the opportunity to share in the long-term success you're helping create. Profit Sharing, an annual bonus, and a 401(k) company match are just a few of the additional ways we celebrate and reward that success together.
• Growing with purpose. For more than 35 years, Torani has grown year after year. That growth creates opportunities to build new skills, work with new technologies, and take on new challenges to keep building our business.
• Better together. We work across teams, solve problems together, and support one another through both successes and setbacks.

More to Love

• Healthcare that's fully covered. We pay 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for our team members.
• Celebrate together. From Company Day and cultural heritage celebrations to team lunches and milestone celebrations, we make time to connect and celebrate.
• The perks are pretty delicious. Enjoy unlimited Italian sodas, flavored lattes, and plenty of opportunities to taste the products we're creating together.
• And, of course, the essentials. Competitive pay, paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package to support you.

Work Location: San Leandro, 5 days on site at Toraniland: Flavor Factory.