Food Process Engineer

We are one of the largest mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors in Indiana and among the preeminent specialty contractors in the nation. We specialize in a full range of new and retrofit construction for industrial, food processing, commercial, institutional, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and bio-fuel projects.

Shambaugh & Son L.P., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., is a customer-driven, single-source, self-performing construction/engineering firm. We specialize in the Design-Build method of construction resulting in fast-track delivery of project improvements to our customers. We are one of the largest specialty contractors in the U.S. and the only one with all eight M.E.P (Mechanical, Electrical, Process, Automation, Refrigeration, HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) design and installation capabilities in-house.

We perform more than $1 billion of construction projects per year with over 4,000 employees throughout 50 states from our home office in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our success has been driven by our ability to attract and retain dedicated, knowledgeable and seasoned professionals to become part of the Shambaugh team, as we continue to build on our 95+ year Shambaugh success story.

At Shambaugh, we recognize people as our most important resource and it is our mission to produce the industry’s highest level of quality services and productivity on every project in order to develop repeat customers, maximize return on investment, and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization.

A Food Process Engineer at Shambaugh is expected to perform 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.

• Responsible for flow diagrams and making sure specifications have been developed in accordance with:
  • Customer requirements
  • Shambaugh & Son standards and specifications
  • 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 is prepared 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

• 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
• Proficiency in AutoCAD is a plus
• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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