Process Engineer

Ohly is one of the world’s leading suppliers of yeast-based specialty ingredients for the global food, fermentation, feed, and health markets. It is part of the Associated British Foods Ingredients group (ABFI), providing specialty ingredients to a variety of segments including Food, Beverage, Nutrition, Feed, and Pharma.  Within the model of devolved autonomy operated by Associated British Foods, Ohly develops and implements its own strategy and accounts for its own business success. This empowers our people with great freedom and independence, while enjoying all of the benefits and opportunities that belonging to a global group brings, meaning that individuals and teams can make a real difference within this operating culture. 

Ohly has a great opportunity for a Process Engineer to join our team in Boyceville, Wisconsin. This Process Engineer supports the production of existing and new products at Ohly’s Boyceville location. 

Position Objective: 

The Process Engineer supports the production of existing and new products.  This includes optimization, process improvements, supporting innovation (scaling, changes), and is a key knowledge holder of our production processes.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for developing and owning the mass and energy balance for the processes
• Provide technical proficiency in the processes to collaborate with the Ohly team and customers to provide new ingredients according to market demands
• Build and maintain technical documentation for process
• Experience with sustainability, especially with energy savings and process optimization.
• Support toll manufacturing activities
• Lead continuous improvement efforts through statistical analysis and Lean concepts including:
  • Identify production rate improvement opportunities
  • Optimize the production process for existing products with focus on OEE
  • Reduction of processing cost through yield improvement and new raw materials sources
• Responsible for maintaining and developing the process control variables and troubleshooting guides as well as tracking performance data and drive improvements in KPI’s
• Responsible for periodic training of operations team on process control system and fundamental theory of the process
• Lead and participate in teams to troubleshoot significant processing challenges
• Execution of smaller capex projects
• Support innovation in scale-up and implementation of new products from pilot to commercial scale process and new process technologies
• Responsible for ensuring employees comply with Good Manufacturing Practices and the Food Safety Plan as well as report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action
• Participate in the Ohly Americas safety program including but not limited to attending weekly, monthly, and annual safety training

Essential Skills & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, bioprocessing/bioproducts, food engineering, or related area
• Preferred 2+ years of experience in industrial wet processes, yeast extract, and spray-drying processes
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Able to think strategically and globally when faced with complex processes
• Demonstrates strong organizational and project management skills
• Team focused approach to problem-solving 

Ohly operates based on our values of doing the right thing for our people, customers, and planet.  We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes colleagues with varied lifestyles, backgrounds, and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our values while innovating and delighting our customers throughout our global communities. If you are a creative engineering professional with a project related background, passion for manufacturing, and would like to find out more about US based opportunities we’d love to hear from you.