Process Engineer

SUMMARY:
Seeking a Production Engineer/Industrial Engineer with experience in the Food Processing environment (chemical food processing will be advantageous).

POSITION INFO:
A large international company has an excellent opportunity for an Engineer who wants to grow within the chemical food industry in their Processing Engineering department. Here, you will be responsible for investigations and identifying opportunities to improve quality, efficiencies and plant output, and collaborate with Production team members and technical teams to provide technical support to the production plant.

Requirements:

• BEng Industrial/Mechanical or Chemical Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• 5 years' experience with processes in an FMCG manufacturing environment is essential.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Six Sigma.
• Expert knowledge of all plant processes.
• The ideal candidate should have experience in fermentation, baking, brewing or any related food chemical environment.
• Analyse current processes and identify opportunities to reduce costs, increase yield, minimize waste, or improve cycle time.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, or statistical methods to drive continuous improvement.
• Use data from control systems (e.g., SCADA and DCS) to improve performance hooting & technical support.
• Conduct mass and energy balances around: Water, steam, electrical, molasses and yeast and other on-request streams through the plant.
• Analyse information to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and benchmark against the group’s plants.
• Develop, design, and modify processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Create and maintain process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Projects identified at weekly production meetings / quality meetings.
• Participate in and lead HAZOP and HACCP studies.
• Use Modprop to document projects.
• Ensure that all documentation is provided / updated upon completion of a project.
• Ensure that all relevant plant personnel are trained in new processes, following project changes.