Principal Process Engineer

About Us: Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin.

With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience.

By combining industry-leading talent and cutting-edge equipment, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers--first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's®, Dutch Bros® beverages and Nurri™, our better-for-you protein beverage line.

We are passionate about beverages - and about building a team that's just as energized.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Our Core Values: Position Overview: The Principal Process Engineer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for supporting increasing operational complexity, production scale, and the rapid expansion of co-manufacturing.

As volumes grow and product portfolios diversify, the organization requires experienced technical leadership to ensure processes remain efficient, scalable, and cost-competitive.

This role serves as the organization's primary technical resource in dairy processing, providing strategic oversight across external partners, internal manufacturing facilities, and a broad range of product lines.

The Principal Process Engineer directly enables performance optimization, risk mitigation, and the disciplined execution of growth initiatives.

Responsibilities: Technical Leadership · Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for dairy processing technologies (Aseptic, ESL, pasteurization, homogenization, emulsification, filtration, and liquid/dry blending).

· Provide technical guidance to internal and external operations teams.

· Troubleshoot complex process issues and lead root cause analysis efforts.

Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance · Ensure all processes comply with applicable food safety standards (e.g., PMO, FDA, USDA, HACCP).

· Support validation and verification of critical control points (CCPs).

· Participate in co-man's evaluations and gap identification and provide solutions as technical expert.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement · Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance production capabilities.

· Lead to scale new products from pilot to full production.

· Drive sustainability initiatives (water, energy, waste reduction).

Process Optimization & Standardization · Lead initiatives to improve yield, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

· Develop and implement standardized process designs and best practices across facilities.

· Analyze production data to identify process inefficiencies and...