Process Technologist
Salary up to $90,000 + Bonus + Benefits + Paid Relocation to the Upper Mid-West
Be the link between R&D and the plant floor. You’ll take finished formulations and turn them into smooth, scalable production—improving quality, yield, and cost along the way. If you like turning R&D work into real-world production success, you’ll fit right in.
What you’ll do as the Process Technologist:
·Lead product scale-ups, trials, startups, and process improvements
·Partner with R&D, QA, and plant teams to move ideas into production
·Optimize formulations, reduce loss, validate ingredients/suppliers, and support equipment/asset use
·Manage specs, formulations, documentation, and SAP updates
·Use data and CI tools to make processes better, faster, and more efficient.
What you bring to the Process Technologist role:
·Food Science (or related) degree or equivalent experience
·At least 3 years in dairy or food manufacturing with continuous improvement exposure
·Knowledge of dairy processing, food safety, plant operations, and lab/pilot equipment
·Strong problem-solving, organization, and communication skills
·Comfortable working cross-functionally and traveling as needed
·Better Process Cheese School certification may be required.