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Yield Optimization Project Engineer

  2025-07-15     Agropur     Hinton,IA  
Description:

Job Type:

Regular

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How Agropur invests in YOU:

Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health, including:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) with 7% company contributions
  • 3 weeks Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Advancement Opportunities
  • Salary range: $81,400 - $101,800 (Salary will be based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position.)

What's involved in this role:

  • Develop and implement transformation processes to enhance operational yield performance.
  • Collaborate with plant management and corporate functions to define project scope, process design, as well as capital and expense estimates.
  • Select contractors/vendors and specify equipment for projects.
  • Coordinate execution plans with a focus on achieving measurable results.
  • Assess plant equipment and processes to identify deficiencies and improve raw material usage.
  • Troubleshoot operational issues, design effective solutions, and implement corrective actions as necessary.
  • Develop process designs, equipment specifications, and cost estimates for both optimization and new installations.
  • Monitor projects while considering impacts on staff, quality, and safety; manage budgets to ensure timely and cost-effective completion.
  • Utilize data from equipment and ERP systems to analyze raw material losses and yield efficiency.

What you need to join our team:

  • 1-5 years in project engineering roles.
  • Experience in dairy, food, or sanitary processes.
  • Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Degree.

Where you'll be working:

Agropur's US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties and provide whey protein and dry ingredients, which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world's largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage, and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.


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