Process Engineer - Extrusion

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.
OVERVIEW
The Engineering Team of Beyond Meat™ is looking for an outstanding individual to join the team. The Process Engineer – Extrusion’s primary role is to work with the innovation, commercialization, and engineering team to start-up extrusion processes, own core projects related to continuous improvement in extrusion, assist with trials, and specify additional requirements to land key business initiatives through the extrusion process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assessing, identifying, and developing manufacturing equipment and process solutions for new products and market plans through extrusion technologies
• Understanding and identifying technology and equipment that is the best fit for required solutions
• Develop cost estimates, schedules, execution, and startup budgets and plans for activities
• Oversight of equipment installation, commissioning, and handover to operations team(s)
• Documentation of extrusion line capabilities and processes
• Ensure quality and food safety by building quality control into processes
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and collaborate cross-functionally
• Key Contributor to the Operations Team to provide strategic and tactical support
• Lead Individual to execute key business initiatives and trials for future growth
• Build and develop training for teams interfacing with extrusion equipment to standardize all sites
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop safety, quality, and operations to “Best In Class”
• Build Maintenance Team Awareness around technology, process, and troubleshooting

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Food Science, or related science
• 5 years of experience in a Food/Beverage and/or Biotech company
• Extrusion experience preferred
• Multiple roles that have been both plant and corporate based with an emphasis on production and R&D
• Demonstrated ability to lead manufacturing scale-up projects in food/beverage
• Significant experience working with Food or Biotech R&D teams and facilities
• Depth in quality systems such as HACCP, GMP, SQF
• Proficient in MS Office suite (particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), MS Project and AutoCAD or comparable applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required

Other qualifications:

• Willing and Capable to Travel Domestically and Internationally to Support Business Needs

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Based in Columbia, Missouri
• Comfortable working in and with individuals inside a manufacturing setting
• Preform Troubleshooting and Assessments

Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.