The Role
Leads process engineering and capital projects for food and beverage manufacturing, including equipment specification, process design, cost estimation, procurement, construction coordination, startup, and commissioning. Drives improvements in efficiency, safety, quality, labor, yield, and cost. Designs sanitary process systems and troubleshoots mechanical equipment involving pumps, valves, instrumentation, pneumatics, heat exchangers, piping, and stainless steel fabrication.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Title: Process Engineer
Reports to: Director of Engineering
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
JOB SUMMARY
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.
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
Miscellaneous
- 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
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- 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
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- 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
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct: None
Indirect: Project Mechanics (as assigned)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
While performing the duties of this job:
- The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time whether that be sitting or standing
- The employee must be able to use fingers to constantly operate a computer or other type of office equipment
- The employee in this position must be able to regularly walk
- The employees must be able to use hands to handle and feel
- The employee must be able to reach with both hands and arms
- The employee must be able to visually detect, perceive, or recognize in near and far distances
- The employee must be able to converse or convey with other individuals
- The employee may occasionally be required to crouch
- The employee may occasionally lift/carry items as heavy as 25 pounds
JOB COMPETENCIES
- Ethics/ Integrity/ Trust
- Attitude and Commitment
- Diversity
- Customer Service
- Business Savvy
- Decision Making
- Company Engagement
- Quality
- Cost Consciousness
- Oral/ Written Communication
- Objective Judgment
- Problem Solving
- Initiative
- Professionalism
- Customer Service
- Analytical Thinking
OTHER
- 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
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, or related engineering
- 5–10 years of experience in an industrial environment
- Experience with food and beverage manufacturing and processing technology
- Experience with food safety, hygienic design, aseptic standards, and beverage and juice standards
- Hands-on mechanical experience and ability to troubleshoot complex machinery
- Experience with pumps, valves, instrumentation, pneumatics, and process design
- Experience with stainless steel fabrication methods, welding, material selection, surface finishes, and finishing methods
- Knowledge of thermodynamics, heat exchanger calculations and design, steam and condensate, industrial HVAC, and metallurgy
- Knowledge of plant construction, plant design, environmental engineering, and civil engineering
- Ability to produce conceptual drawings using AutoCAD and develop Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
- Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of sanitary process system design, material handling, evaporation technology, and mass and energy balances
- Strong written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving, and project management skills
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The Company
What We Do
Red Gold is a fourth-generation family-owned tomato processor based in Indiana. It partners with more than 50 Midwestern family farms to make canned tomatoes, ketchup, sauces, salsa, and juice. It sells under consumer brands Red Gold, Redpack, Tuttorosso, and Sacramento, serving retail, foodservice, private-label, export, co-pack, and industrial customers. The company emphasizes quality and freshness in its tomato products.
