Process Engineer
Red Gold Careers-Direct Hire Opportunities Available•Elwood, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
Provide expertise and guidance to install equipment or modifications and lead projects in support of expansion or improvement plans. Provide professional project management, scopes of work and cost estimates with estimated timelines for implementation. You will also engineer, design and specify equipment systems to meet technical service needs for improved final product, productivity or cost reductions with input from stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, or related engineering
- 5-10 years of experience in industrial environment preferably food/beverage manufacturing
- Experienced in food safety; hygienic design, international aseptic, beverage and juice standards
- Hands on mechanical experience and capability; able to troubleshoot complex mechanical machinery
- Proven experience with pumps, valves, instrumentation, pneumatics, and process design
- Proven experience with different fabrication methods used with stainless steel construction including welding methods, materials selection, surface finish requirements and finishing methods
- Experienced in thermodynamics calculations, heat exchanger calculations and design (plus)
- Steam and condensate, industrial HVAC, and metallurgy
- Must have knowledge of food and beverage manufacturing and processing technology and process engineering equipment design
- Firm understanding of plant construction and design experience
- Ability to produce conceptual drawings with AutoCAD and develop Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
- Advanced PC skills including: AutoCAD, MS Project, Word, and Excel
- Ability to write project proposals and reports
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
- Environmental knowledge and experience
- Civil Engineering knowledge and experience
- Substantial application of engineering skills for pump-able food products ranging from juices, particulates, blended products, viscous concentrates and pastes
- Familiar with evaporation technology for food products
- Material Handling
- Sanitary Process System Design
- Mass and Energy Balances
- Strong Communication Skills
Nice To Haves
- Experienced in thermodynamics calculations, heat exchanger calculations and design
Responsibilities
- Project Management
- Preliminary Scoping and Estimating
- Provide feasibility level scope and cost estimates as well as detailed design and project execution
- Bid package development
- Negotiating and securing construction contracts
- Communicate the progress of the project
- Develop and execute projects within budget, schedule, and contractual commitments
- Gather the technical files from suppliers and transfer them to users: Organize and schedule user training
- Write process equipment specifications and new descriptions of operations for project work
- Equipment procurement-specify process design criteria, identify new equipment, retrofit existing equipment
- Startup and checkout
- Continuous Improvement Initiatives related to but not limited to as time permits or as assigned as approved
- Line efficiency goal attainment
- Safety goal attainment
- Labor cost goal attainment
- Quality goal attainment
- Yield goal attainment-raw materials and supplies
- Identify cost savings and process improvement opportunities
- Proactively scout, assesses, and implement new technologies/capabilities for practical application to the business
- Bring new ideas and approaches to the technical and business team
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with vendors/suppliers/plant personnel
- Responsible for monitoring, record keeping and taking appropriate actions for specific General Contractor Agreement, Controls Specifications, and pre requisite program requirements
- Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
