Food Process Engineer

Shambaugh & Son, L.P.•Fort Wayne, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Shambaugh & Son is looking for a Food Process Engineer. In this role you will be responsible for performing quality food process engineering design services in a professional manner so projects are implemented that meet or exceed our customer’s satisfaction for schedule and budget.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural, Chemical, Mechanical or Food Process Engineering
3-5 years of experience across one or more industries with design and project emphasis in the Food and Beverage industry (breweries, bottlers, dairies, confectionary producers, etc)
Ability to work independently or in a team environment
Travel is expected with this position, duration is determined as required for project design and execution
Experienced with MS Office product offerings, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc
Can communicate clearly and effectively, in both written and oral work
Regular and reliable attendance, including the ability to work extended hours and weekends as required.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in AutoCAD is a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for flow diagrams and making sure specifications have been developed in accordance with customer requirements, Shambaugh & Son standards and specifications, and Federal, State, and Local regulatory agency requirements.
Balance calculations that have been developed and provided to the customer for review and confirmation of project production design criteria.
Responsible for production line time studies, capacity usage studies, and product mass flow calculations.
Confirm process utility spreadsheet is filled out and distributed to the other project disciplines identifying the utility service needs of the project process design.
Create detailed scope of work that clearly and concisely communicates our scope of work to both our clients and estimating department.
Utilize standard practices pertaining to engineering calculations, spreadsheets, equipment schedules, standard details, piping methods, and control sequences.
Develop project installation requirements (materials of construction, installation methods, etc.) to adequately convey our scope of work and level of quality to our client, internal estimating staff and field installation staff.
Responsible for equipment specifications/schedules and RFQ's have been assembled as required to enable quick and accurate response to inquiries.
For projects that proceed to construction: Project documents (i.e. approval drawings, equipment specification sheets (cut sheets) have been distributed to the appropriate project team members in a timely manner).
A written functional description has been prepared to describe required operation of the process design to the Shambaugh Automation Group.
Provide on-site engineering support for an existing construction project.
Projects are commissioned (including troubleshooting) and owner operators are trained.
Other duties as assigned.