Sensient Technologies Corporation · 13 hours ago
Director of Agricultural Process Engineering
151 South Walnut Road, Turlock, CA, 95380, US
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$185K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expSensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. They are seeking a Director of Agricultural Process Engineering to own and optimize production processes for onion, garlic, and parsley ingredients while leading high-performing teams and driving operational excellence.
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Responsibilities
Own and optimize end-to-end production for onion, garlic, and parsley ingredients—from field intake through cleaning, dehydration, milling, and packaging—turning agricultural variability into scalable, repeatable processes
Be hands-on in operations, walking fields, working the plant floor, troubleshooting in real time, and translating real-world constraints into engineered solutions
Design and implement systems, workflows, and SOPs that improve throughput, consistency, uptime, and operational excellence, using Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven approaches
Build and lead high-performing teams across production, maintenance, and supply chain, while driving food safety, quality, and compliance to FSMA, HACCP, GMP, OSHA, and environmental standards
Collaborate on strategic growth, providing execution-informed input on capacity expansion, capital projects, and long-term process design while optimizing equipment performance and preventive maintenance programs
Qualification
Required
Extensive agricultural or food manufacturing experience (10+ years), ideally in dehydrated ingredients, produce, herbs, or root vegetables
Proven success in hands-on, high-variability environments, navigating complexity from raw materials, weather, and seasonal fluctuations
Process-engineering mindset, skilled in root cause analysis, designing scalable systems, and eliminating recurring operational issues
Deep technical and regulatory knowledge, including dehydration processes, crop variability, agricultural supply chains, and FSMA, HACCP, GMP, and operational food safety
Strong educational foundation (Bachelor's in Engineering, Food Science, or related field; advanced degree a plus) and ability to balance day-to-day execution with long-term process architecture
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive benefits program
Company
Sensient Technologies Corporation
We Bring Life to Products.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1977-02-10IPO
Leadership Team
Tobin Tornehl
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Jonathan J.
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
2025-11-01
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