Senior Process Engineer
Corbion
Summary
The Corbion facility based in Blair, Nebraska is expanding our engineering team to include a Senior Process Engineer reporting to the Engineering & Technology Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for engineering efforts in both the lactic acid and lactates plants, continuous improvement campaigns, and helping to manage process safety initiatives.
Job description
Job Functions
- Serve as the primary subject matter expert for the lactic acid and derivatives processes
- Leverage engineering background to provide solutions to unique manufacturing problems or improvement opportunities
- Identify areas for process improvement as it relates to production, revenue, reliability, and sustainability
- Assist the reliability engineer on key equipment maintenance activities and standard operating conditions
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site
- Aid in root cause analyses
- Lead process safety measures to ensure adherence to global policies
- Lead front end loading efforts for new project development
- Execute QESH standards per defined roles and responsibilities to ensure personal and product safety and quality
- Assist in new product development
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant experience in process engineering environment, preferably biorefining, food or chemical manufacturing
- Detailed understanding of common industrial manufacturing equipment and their applications
- Proven experience applying engineering practices toward feasible solutions
- Comfortability with continuous improvement strategies and experience working in that environment
- Proven ability to multi-task in a fast paced, team environment
- Ability to work well as an independent contributor and in a team atmosphere
- Excellent verbal/written, problem solving and organizational skills
- Fully proficient in Microsoft Applications, as well as utilization of AI tools (Copilot) and SAP
- Deep understanding of food safety standards and good manufacturing practices (GMP)
- Experience managing small capital projects
- Working knowledge of process safety strategies including process hazard analyses (PHAs), mechanical integrity (MI), and management of change (MOC)
Physical Demands
The work is performed mainly in the General Office Environment and Plant Operations Areas where PPE is required. Activities include lifting materials up to 50 lbs (rarely), walking, standing, taking stairs (frequently), bending, stooping, kneeling/squatting (occasionally), reaching outward and overhead (occasionally), sitting (frequently), and ability to handle warm temperatures when in processing areas (occasionally).
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant experience in process engineering environment, preferably biorefining, food or chemical manufacturing
- Detailed understanding of common industrial manufacturing equipment and their applications
- Proven experience applying engineering practices toward feasible solutions
- Comfortability with continuous improvement strategies and experience working in that environment
- Proven ability to multi-task in a fast paced, team environment
- Ability to work well as an independent contributor and in a team atmosphere
- Excellent verbal/written, problem solving and organizational skills
- Fully proficient in Microsoft Applications, as well as utilization of AI tools (Copilot) and SAP
- Deep understanding of food safety standards and good manufacturing practices (GMP)
- Experience managing small capital projects
- Working knowledge of process safety strategies including process hazard analyses (PHAs), mechanical integrity (MI), and management of change (MOC)
Company overview
Corbion is a Dutch sustainable ingredients company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with over a century of innovation experience. As a global leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, the company specializes in developing sustainable food-ingredient solutions through advanced fermentation technology and application development. Corbion's portfolio includes lactic acid and derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional ingredient blends, and algae-derived nutritional ingredients. The company serves diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. With a workforce of approximately 2,400 employees worldwide and annual sales of €1.3 billion, Corbion is publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The company's core mission is to preserve what matters by championing preservation in food production, health, and the planet through science and nature's ingenuity. Corbion leverages its deep expertise in biotechnology to help customers create safe, sustainable, and longer-lasting products while addressing complex formulation challenges across multiple industries.