Production Engineer
Tate & Lyle · Lafayette, IN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $77k–$96k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level production role at Tate & Lyle (food & beverage) in Lafayette, IN. The Production Engineer position is responsible for contributing technical expertise to ensure the operation produces product that meets all quality, cost, and efficiency requirements.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $77k–$96k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $140k–$193k. This one lists $77k–$96k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 37 production engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 36 other live production postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 6+)
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 43%
- Lean 30%
- EHS / safety 24%
- Cost reduction 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Tate & Lyle in Lafayette
1 other open role at this site.
- Senior Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
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Full description from Tate & LyleAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Skills and experience required
- ✓Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other related engineering field
- ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- ✓Working knowledge of packaging equipment.
Skills and experience Preferred
- ✓Experience in solids handling and conveying
- ✓1- 4+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Process Engineering for capital project execution
- ✓Experience in Food Manufacturing
- ✓Experience with mechanical reliability and preventative maintenance programs
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- •The Production Engineer position is responsible for contributing technical expertise to ensure the operation produces product that meets all quality, cost, and efficiency requirements. This position will design, develop, and implement continuous process improvements to meet goals established by the business/location, along with providing technical guidance to the plant operations teams to assist with process troubleshooting and developing corrective action plans.
Main Accountabilities
Reports to an Operations Manager or a Technical Manager but may be under the working supervision and mentoring of a Senior Engineer. Position is closely supervised. Work plans are reviewed for accuracy, completeness and timeliness. Demonstrated ability to provide technical supervision and instructions to process operators is one of the indications that the individual is ready for promotion.
- •Conducts and/or participates in engineering projects. Obtains, organizes and interprets engineering data. Supports operational goals in the areas of safety, compliance, quality, production, cost and capital projects. Monitors day-to day production results. Considers economic as well as technical aspects of each project. Translates process to flow sheet representation under guidance.
- •Assists in preparing engineering proposals, developing findings, draws conclusions, makes recommendations and prepares reports.
- •Contributes to the design of engineering projects, ideas for safer, less expensive or new techniques whether or not situation is related to a specific project.
- •Is responsible for meeting engineering assignments within time, budget and constraints agreed upon in advance.
- •Applies standard engineering theories, concepts, and techniques and applies a working knowledge of related disciplines.
- •Demonstrates the ability to do material and energy balances for key unit operations in their assigned process area.
- •Works on a limited range of troubleshooting problems; uses basic knowledge of the process to solve problems and recommends corrective action.
- •Gains recognition from peers for gaining knowledge in the engineering field.
- •Ability to coordinate own efforts with the efforts of others. Recognizes priority conflicts and seeks guidance to resolve.
- •Develops effective working relationships with both plant operating personnel and peers.
- •Works with other process engineers and production personnel. Will have contacts with Maintenance, Accounting, Purchasing, ICD, Suppliers and professional organizations. Works with integrity and upholds the values of the organization
In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes but is not limited to:
Additional benefits at no cost to employee such as: Lifestyle Spending Account, Identity Theft protection, Employee Assistance Program, telemedicine and more!
In addition to your Total Rewards, culture and ED&I are very important to Tate & Lyle. We offer multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support various communities
If you meet the qualifications, we still encourage you to get in touch and apply! We’re flexible and would love to discuss what you can contribute and how you can grow into the role.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; work from heights, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl..
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability see color and adjust focus.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is potentially exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions on site. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust.
In addition, this job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
