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Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey!
The Opportunity
The Process Engineering Manager leads complex technical projects across one or more manufacturing sites, resolving operational/quality issues and driving process, product, and technology improvements. This role provides technical leadership, develops team capability through training and mentoring, supports customer needs, and partners cross-functionally to deliver safe, compliant, profitable outcomes.
Primary focus areas include process improvement and operational readiness; technical transfer and validation of new products, processes, and equipment; and strong partnership with Operations, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, customers, and vendors.
Essential Functions
- Serve as an internal consultant and problem-solver, drive innovation and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate and implement new ingredients, components, and production technologies; validate performance and scalability.
- Lead and prioritize short- and long-term projects based on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and risk.
- Identify opportunities to increase customer value, improve profitability, and differentiate capabilities.
- Provide technical guidance to site teams and contribute to innovation/technical services objectives.
- Partner with R&D, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to diagnose issues, close process gaps, and implement sustainable solutions.
- Lead cross-functional teams and execute projects independently or collaboratively.
- Support product sampling and in-plant trials using appropriate sanitary practices.
- Communicate relevant industry trends and opportunities to site leadership and PSM.
- Scope and assess feasibility for new projects, support commissioning and validation.
- Support quality testing and execute in-plant trials for new products to ensure validation and operational readiness.
- Coordinate plant qualifications of new components, materials, ingredients, and processes.
- Coach and develop technical teams through training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
- Develop strategies to identify new opportunities, support key customers, collaborate with R&D, and build process/product intellectual property.
- Drive Operational Excellence by standardizing best practices and strengthening Technical Services capability across sites.
- Lead technical transfers of new products, processes, and equipment into operations.
- Aligning with QA and plant leadership on common objectives (e.g., cleaning protocols, microbiological quality, sanitation).
- Partner with Supply Chain to ensure co-manufacturing outcomes meet GN expectations.
- Promote a safety-first culture; ensure required operator/management training and SOP adherence.
- Provide product oversight for quality, sensory, and functional performance.
- Partner with Quality to resolve issues and reduce customer complaints.
- Lead clear, timely communication within Technical Services and with site stakeholders.
- Provide process and project support for capital projects, incorporating key financial considerations.
Additional Functions
- Attend vendor seminars/trade shows as needed.
- Provide customer support as needed.
- Manage direct reports as assigned; perform other duties as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- 5 or more years in process engineering/improvement, data analysis, and/or solids handling (or equivalent).
- Ability to interpret technical literature, drawings, schematics, and procedures; write clear reports and documentation.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills (define problems, analyze data, and draw sound conclusions).
- Experience tracking, trending, and interpreting process data.
- Basic understanding of controls (PLC), sensors, and electrical components.
- Proficient with standard business tools (email, Word, Excel, databases); statistical programming is a plus.
- Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple projects, and delegate effectively.
- Follow safety policies and report unsafe conditions.
- Leadership skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across all levels.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Process improvement mindset; Six Sigma/GPS (DMAIC) experience preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of regulatory compliance (cGMP, GRAS, HACCP).
Typical Physical Activity and Environment
The physical demands and work environment described reflect those encountered while performing the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
- Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
- Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
- Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, and/or kneeling.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, and work with the fingers.
- Involves light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
- Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
Environmental Conditions
- May be exposed to hazardous noise levels (i.e. mills, industrial fans).
- May be exposed to fumes and toxic chemicals.
- May work in areas with mechanical moving parts.
Travel Requirements
Some overnight travel (up to 40%) by land and/or air.
LOCATION
The opportunity will be based at our West Haven, CT location.
What We Would Like to Offer You
The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Connecticut. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. Annual salary for Connecticut-based employees for this role is $90,000 to $120,000.
About Glanbia
Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.
At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.
Process Engineering Manager at Glanbia
Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey!
The Opportunity
The Process Engineering Manager leads complex technical projects across one or more manufacturing sites, resolving operational/quality issues and driving process, product, and technology improvements. This role provides technical leadership, develops team capability through training and mentoring, supports customer needs, and partners cross-functionally to deliver safe, compliant, profitable outcomes.
Primary focus areas include process improvement and operational readiness; technical transfer and validation of new products, processes, and equipment; and strong partnership with Operations, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, customers, and vendors.
Essential Functions
- Serve as an internal consultant and problem-solver, drive innovation and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate and implement new ingredients, components, and production technologies; validate performance and scalability.
- Lead and prioritize short- and long-term projects based on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and risk.
- Identify opportunities to increase customer value, improve profitability, and differentiate capabilities.
- Provide technical guidance to site teams and contribute to innovation/technical services objectives.
- Partner with R&D, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to diagnose issues, close process gaps, and implement sustainable solutions.
- Lead cross-functional teams and execute projects independently or collaboratively.
- Support product sampling and in-plant trials using appropriate sanitary practices.
- Communicate relevant industry trends and opportunities to site leadership and PSM.
- Scope and assess feasibility for new projects, support commissioning and validation.
- Support quality testing and execute in-plant trials for new products to ensure validation and operational readiness.
- Coordinate plant qualifications of new components, materials, ingredients, and processes.
- Coach and develop technical teams through training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
- Develop strategies to identify new opportunities, support key customers, collaborate with R&D, and build process/product intellectual property.
- Drive Operational Excellence by standardizing best practices and strengthening Technical Services capability across sites.
- Lead technical transfers of new products, processes, and equipment into operations.
- Aligning with QA and plant leadership on common objectives (e.g., cleaning protocols, microbiological quality, sanitation).
- Partner with Supply Chain to ensure co-manufacturing outcomes meet GN expectations.
- Promote a safety-first culture; ensure required operator/management training and SOP adherence.
- Provide product oversight for quality, sensory, and functional performance.
- Partner with Quality to resolve issues and reduce customer complaints.
- Lead clear, timely communication within Technical Services and with site stakeholders.
- Provide process and project support for capital projects, incorporating key financial considerations.
Additional Functions
- Attend vendor seminars/trade shows as needed.
- Provide customer support as needed.
- Manage direct reports as assigned; perform other duties as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- 5 or more years in process engineering/improvement, data analysis, and/or solids handling (or equivalent).
- Ability to interpret technical literature, drawings, schematics, and procedures; write clear reports and documentation.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills (define problems, analyze data, and draw sound conclusions).
- Experience tracking, trending, and interpreting process data.
- Basic understanding of controls (PLC), sensors, and electrical components.
- Proficient with standard business tools (email, Word, Excel, databases); statistical programming is a plus.
- Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple projects, and delegate effectively.
- Follow safety policies and report unsafe conditions.
- Leadership skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across all levels.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Process improvement mindset; Six Sigma/GPS (DMAIC) experience preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of regulatory compliance (cGMP, GRAS, HACCP).
Typical Physical Activity and Environment
The physical demands and work environment described reflect those encountered while performing the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
- Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
- Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
- Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, and/or kneeling.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, and work with the fingers.
- Involves light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
- Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
Environmental Conditions
- May be exposed to hazardous noise levels (i.e. mills, industrial fans).
- May be exposed to fumes and toxic chemicals.
- May work in areas with mechanical moving parts.
Travel Requirements
Some overnight travel (up to 40%) by land and/or air.
LOCATION
The opportunity will be based at our West Haven, CT location.
What We Would Like to Offer You
The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Connecticut. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. Annual salary for Connecticut-based employees for this role is $90,000 to $120,000.
About Glanbia
Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.
At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Process Engineering Manager
Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
USCIS evaluates whether your degree field directly relates to process engineering management. A mechanical or chemical engineering degree strengthens your petition. A general business degree paired with unrelated experience can trigger an RFE, so gather transcripts and course descriptions early.
Filter employers by LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Search Process Engineering Manager roles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation. That history signals an established H-1B sponsorship infrastructure, reducing the risk of a first-time employer mishandling your petition timeline.
Target cap-exempt employers to skip the lottery
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research organizations are cap-exempt. A Process Engineering Manager role at a university manufacturing center or federally funded lab lets you file outside the April lottery window and start sooner.
Verify your prevailing wage tier before negotiating salary
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level II or III prevailing wage for your SOC code and the employer's metro area. Your offered salary must meet or exceed that threshold, and knowing the floor before negotiating prevents offers that DOL won't certify.
Request premium processing for time-sensitive start dates
USCIS offers premium processing on I-129 petitions, with a 15-business-day adjudication window. If your offer letter has a hard start date tied to a plant launch or production ramp, ask your employer to elect premium processing before filing to avoid schedule conflicts.
Document cross-functional scope to satisfy specialty occupation
Process Engineering Managers who oversee both engineering and operations staff face higher RFE risk if the job description reads as general management. Your employer's support letter should detail the engineering-specific duties, required technical degree, and specialized knowledge applied daily.
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Find Process Engineering Manager JobsProcess Engineering Manager H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Process Engineering Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in engineering or a directly related field. USCIS looks at whether the role applies theoretical and practical engineering knowledge. If your employer's job description emphasizes general supervisory duties over technical engineering work, the petition is more likely to receive an RFE questioning specialty occupation status. A well-drafted job description focused on applied engineering methodology strengthens the case significantly.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for process engineering roles?
Migrate Mate filters Process Engineering Manager listings by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history through the DOL. That history is public record and indicates the employer has navigated the sponsorship process before, making them far more likely to successfully file your petition than a company attempting its first H-1B sponsorship.
Can my employer file my H-1B petition after I'm already working in a different status?
Yes. If you're on OPT, a TN, or another valid nonimmigrant status, your employer files an H-1B petition on your behalf during the April registration window. If selected and approved, you can change status without leaving the U.S. Your current work authorization must remain valid through October 1, the H-1B start date, to maintain continuous employment.
What happens to my H-1B if my employer transfers me to a different plant or facility?
A worksite change can require an amended H-1B petition if the new location is in a different metropolitan statistical area than the one covered by your original Labor Condition Application. Your employer must file a new LCA covering the new location's prevailing wage before or promptly after the move. Short-term placements under certain DOL guidelines may allow exceptions, but permanent transfers require the amended filing.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement affect Process Engineering Manager hiring?
Before filing your H-1B petition, your employer must certify through the DOL that your offered salary meets the prevailing wage for your occupation code and work location. For Process Engineering Managers, prevailing wages vary significantly by metro area and experience level. You can look up applicable wage levels using the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer to confirm the salary your employer proposes is certifiable.
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