Senior Process Engineer/Chemist
Vibrant Ingredients · Eustis, FL
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Vibrant Ingredients (industrial) in Eustis, FL.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- SPC, DOE
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 25% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $60k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 20 process engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 19 other live process postings in Florida.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 50%
- Root cause 45%
- Six Sigma 40%
- ✓ New product launch 40%
- Tooling 35%
- FMEA 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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Full description from Vibrant IngredientsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Analyze existing manufacturing lines to identify process inefficiencies. Redefine processing parameters to maximize raw material utilization, yield and minimize cost.
- ◆Utilize Design of Experiments and Statistical Process Control to model manufacturing variables and establish optimal operational windows for critical processes.
- ◆Partner with continuous improvement teams to minimize product loss, improve quality and consistency, optimize sanitation cycles, and reduce energy consumption.
- ◆Lead complex troubleshooting efforts for recurring process deviations, batch failures, or out-of-specification products. Implement robust Corrective and Preventive Actions to permanently eliminate process variability.
- ◆Oversee the optimization phase of new product introductions, transforming pilot-scale formulas into highly efficient, repeatable commercial-scale processes. Define and validate key process indicators.
- ◆Collaborate with operations team to update and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reflect optimized processing methods, ensuring seamless adoption by plant operators.
- ◆Manage and drive projects to a successful outcome.
Qualifications
- ✓Science degree or higher (preferably in Food Science/Chemistry/Engineering) from a reputable school
- ✓Proven track record of success in the Food industry in process optimization.
- ✓Good understanding of processes and related changes in food ingredients
- ✓Good knowledge of variety of manufacturing processes such as fermentation, extraction, drying of ingredients
- ✓Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- ✓Highly established project management skills including MS Office (Excel, PPT, Word, etc.)
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Job Summary: Vibrant Ingredients seeks a highly skilled, detail-oriented Senior Process Engineer/Chemist to optimize production processes, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the quality and consistency of Vibrant’s products.
Skills, Traits, & Competencies
- •Process Technology: > 10 years’ experience in the Food Industry with a proven track record of improving process performance, product quality & operational outcomes.
- •Experience and knowledge of a wide range of process technologies: Biological and Fermentation technologies, Natural Extraction including Spinning Cone, Drying technologies including vacuum drying. Separation & Fractionation technologies.
- •Excellent technical execution and project management skills
- •Highly developed organizational skills
- •Well-developed communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization.
- •Ability to travel up to 25%
What Vibrant Ingredients can offer you
- •Generous time off for vacations
- •Paid Holidays
- •401(k) with company match
- •Tuition reimbursement
- •Medical/Dental/Vision
- •Health & Wellness programs