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 customersfirst and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allens, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better-for-you protein beverage line.

We are passionate about beverages and about building a team thats 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 Process Engineer supports dairy manufacturing operations by improving process efficiency, product quality, and production consistency across internal facilities and co-manufacturing partners.

This role works cross-functionally to troubleshoot process issues, support new product launches, optimize manufacturing performance, and maintain compliance with food safety and quality requirements.

Responsibilities: Provide technical support for dairy processing operations, including pasteurization, homogenization, retort/ESL/aseptic processing, blending, and CIP systems.

Assist with troubleshooting process issues, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.

Support food safety and regulatory compliance, including HACCP, PMO, FDA, and USDA requirements, as applicable.

Monitor process performance and identify opportunities to improve yield, throughput, efficiency, and product consistency.

Support product trials, scale-up activities, and commercialization in collaboration with R&D, Quality, and Operations.

Participate in co-manufacturing partner evaluations, process reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Assist with capital projects, equipment selection, process design reviews, commissioning, and startup activities.

Maintain process documentation, operating procedures, and technical reports.

Qualifications: Bachelors degree in chemical engineering, Food Engineering, Dairy Science, or a related field.

35 years of experience in dairy processing, food manufacturing, or process engineering.

Working knowledge of dairy processing systems, sanitation, and food safety principles.

Experience with troubleshooting processes, production trials, data analysis, or continuous improvement.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.

Willingness to travel up to 35-40% to manufacturing facilities and...