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Process Engineer
Byrne Dairy
Cortland, NY, USA
USD 88k-116,500 / year
Posted on Apr 1, 2026
Process Engineer
Why Byrne
At Byrne, we foster a culture built on teamwork, excellence, and professionalism. Our greatest strength lies in the exceptional talent and dedication of our team members across every part of the organization. We value their contributions and ensure they’re recognized, rewarded, and compensated in ways that reflect their impact and expertise.
Pay and Benefits
- Salary Range – $88,000 - $116,500 per year
- Competitive bonus programs
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits available day 1 of employment
- Supplemental benefits available on day 30 of employment
- Eligible for 401 (k) with a company match available on day 90 of employment
- Educational Support via tuition reimbursement and scholarship program
Work Shift and Location
6750 Benedict Road W East Syracuse, NY 13057
3156 Byrne Hollow Crossing Cortland, NY 13045
Monday - Friday
Job Overview
The Process Engineer plays a key role in executing assigned Engineering tasks. This includes providing sound judgement and expertise related to receiving, batching, pasteurization, and storage processes for fluid milk and other raw ingredients.
Key Responsibilities
- Use critical thinking and expert judgement to diagnose problems and identify improvement opportunities.
- Support fluid milk process design and instrumentation selection for operational and capital improvements, including the development of P&IDs, device specifications, and related materials.
- Troubleshoot and maintain electrical control systems, electromechanical equipment, and related instrumentation and controls for machines and manufacturing processes
- Design, implement, and execute process data collection and analysis.
- Identify and execute recommended and required logical and visual programming changes to SCADA systems and equipment.
- Assist in the maintenance and support of SCADA and other industrial software systems
- Mentor and train employees in duties and skills of this role as assigned or required
- Actively support the lifecycle of change and configuration management for equipment and processes
- Generate and maintain comprehensive documentation in well-organized repositories, including but not limited to proposed and approved changes, trial and production configurations, maintenance activities, performance/quality reporting, and related communications.
- Track and regularly report on key performance metrics to leadership as assigned.
- Develop and present potential actions/changes to lower risk, increase value/benefits, and/or leverage available resources to improve work cell performance.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers, external vendors, and within the organization.
- Lead and support development of capital project planning and support strategic capital planning processes.
- Develop subject matter expertise within the industry for equipment, processes, and innovation to support strategic initiatives.
- Partner with other departments to foster innovation, support product launches, improve operational performance and support the company’s strategic initiatives.
- Responsible for leading a culture of continuous improvement in all areas while balancing quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale to achieve positive results.
Min. Qualifications
- Minimum of GED or High School Diploma is required.
- Dairy processing education and/or experience are strongly preferred.
- Experience with PLCs, machine HMIs, motor/servo drives, process instrumentation (proximity, temperature, level, conductivity, pressure) strongly preferred.
- 1-2 years’ experience in industrial process automation preferred.
- Experience working in a multi-site manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with industrial utilities a plus.
Byrne
Headquartered in LaFayette, Byrne is a Central New York-based dairy company with a legacy spanning over 90 years. Its operations include an extended shelf-life (ESL) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurization plant in DeWitt, as well as an ESL manufacturing facility in Cortlandville. Byrne also maintains warehouse facilities in Syracuse and East Syracuse, along with a dedicated ice cream center in Syracuse. As a recognized industry leader, Byrne continues to drive innovation at the forefront of dairy processing and product development.