Process Engineer I, Entry Level (Starting Summer 2027)

Dennis Group; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off with open vacation

Bonus

Profit-sharing

Retirement plans

Job summary

Dennis Group designs and builds food and beverage processing facilities, guiding projects from concept through commissioning. You will develop process diagrams, mass/energy balances, equipment specs, and collaborate across disciplines to ensure successful delivery.

This role suits graduates with 0–3 years’ experience who can travel up to 50% and communicate effectively with clients, vendors, and team members. Proficiency in MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing process designs.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling preparing process flow diagrams and P&IDs.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling sizing and specifying process and process utility equipment.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing project scopes, budgets and process-related work schedules.
• Co-op, intern or work experience with professional services, process engineering, and food and beverage firms is a plus.
• Interest in food safety and sanitary design principles and a desire learn about various food and beverage industry standards, practices, and regulations.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven client interaction and experience.
• Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50% of the year

Responsibilities

• Develop process design basis and select unit operations.
• Develop operation specifications.
• Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.).
• Prepare process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Create process flow diagrams.
• Prepare mass and energy balances.
• Size and specify process and process utility equipment.
• Equipment procurement and bid evaluation.
• Assist project management with the development of project scope, budget and schedule for all process related work.
• Help coordinate the schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation.
• Work with clients, vendors, and suppliers to develop cost estimates and proposals.
• Provide client assumptions on supply recommendations.
• Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs).
• Oversee process and utility equipment installations.
• Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support.
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Skills

MS Office

MS Project

Communication

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Process Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Responsibilities

Dennis Group’s Process Engineers are key in our projects of designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. Process Engineers work in every aspect of a project - controls, packaging, mechanical, electrical, building system, architecture, etc., from the conceptual stages to design completion, and throughout construction. They provide expertise in flow diagrams, alterations, constraints, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), layout, install, and commissioning and start-up. Process Engineers enable operational efficiencies for the food and beverage process plants of our clients. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Develop process design basis and select unit operations
• Develop operation specifications
• Coordinate with other project disciplines (engineers, designers, architects, etc.)
• Prepare process flow and piping and instrumentation diagrams
• Create process flow diagrams
• Prepare mass and energy balances
• Size and specify process and process utility equipment
• Equipment procurement and bid evaluation
• Assist project management with the development of project scope, budget and schedule for all process related work
• Help to coordinate the schedules and work of contractors for process equipment installation
• Work with clients, vendors, and suppliers to develop cost estimates and proposals
• Provide client assumptions on supply recommendations
• Develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)
• Oversee process and utility equipment installations
• Provide onsite construction start-up and commissioning support
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Required Education Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing process designs
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling preparing process flow diagrams and P&IDs
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling sizing and specifying process and process utility equipment.
• 0-3 years of work experience or schooling developing project scopes, budgets and process-related work schedules
• Co-op, intern or work experience with professional services, process engineering, and food and beverage firms is a plus
• Interest in food safety and sanitary design principles and a desire learn about various food and beverage industry standards, practices, and regulations
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven client interaction and experience
• Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 30-50% of the year

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

Travel Requirement

• Up to 50% travel required to visit project site and other offices.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience.

We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

• medical
• de​ntal
• vision
• life and disability insurance
• paid time off including an open vacation policy
• bonus
• profit-sharing
• retirement plans

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.