Process Engineer (Dairy Industry)

L&T Technology Services; Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

L&T Technology Services is seeking a CIP validation Dairy Expert Lead Process Engineer with deep knowledge of dairy processing, CIP systems, and hygienic design to lead engineering efforts in Gujarat, India.

The role requires expertise in CIP circuit design, cleaning parameters, EHEDG/3-A standards, validation planning, and automation verification. You will interface with clients to analyze gaps and implement improvements using Excel and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dairy processing, milk pasteurization, centrifugal separations, yogurt fermentation and other milk products.
• Review of existing process P&ID and CIP systems, disinfection methods, SIP, mark up of discrepancies at site.
• Expertise in design of CIP process engineering, understanding CIP circuits and flow paths, cleaning SOPs and cleaning parameters.
• Hygienic design knowledge includes EHEDG and 3-A standards, dead-leg assessment, surface finish requirements.
• Validation & Qualification design (DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ) and protocol execution.
• Instrumentation & automation verification: PLC, flow meters, sensors, interlocks, data trending.
• Client meetings for plant gap analyses and proposing improvements.
• Data analysis in Excel, Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CIP process engineering and hygienic design for dairy lines.
• Review and optimize CIP/SIP sequences and validation protocols at site.
• Coordinate with clients to analyze gaps and propose technical improvements.

Skills

Process engineering

Hygienic design

Automation

Validation methodologies

Dairy processing

Pasteurization

CIP design

P&ID review

EHEDG standards

Data analysis

Power BI

Tools

PLC

Flow meters

Temperature sensors

Job description

CIP validation Dairy Expert Lead Process Engineer

skill set should cover process engineering, hygienic design, automation and validation methodologies.

Job Description

Knowledge of dairy processing, milk pasteurization, Centrifugal separations, yogurt fermentation and Other Milk products &

specialized nutritional milk powders.

Review of exisitng process P&ID and CIP systems, Disinfection method, SIP, Mark up of discrepancies at site with actual-onactual

P&ID

Expertise in design of CIP Process Engineering-Understanding of CIP circuits and flow paths, cleaning SOP (alkali, acid,

sanitizers), cleaning parameters (Time, Temperature, Concentration, and Mechanical Action), review of CIP sequence

development and optimization

Water/chemical reduction studies, optimization of Utility requirements for CIP (water, steam, compressed air)

Hygienic Design Knowledge includes EHEDG and 3-A sanitary standards, Dead-leg assessment, Drainability verification, Surface

finish requirements, Hygienic valve and pump design and Spray device coverage assessment.

Preparation / review of Validation & Qualification: Design Qualification (DQ), Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational

Qualification (OQ), Performance Qualification (PQ), Validation protocol preparation and execution

Verification of Instrumentation & Automation: Parameters verification in PLC, Flow meter, Conductivity Sensor, Temperature

transmitter, Interlock testing, Data trending and alarm verification

Verification of flow rates with pipe diameter study, piping routing

Participate in client meetings to support plant gap analyses and propose technical improvements.

Data analysis in excel, power BI

Fluency in English, other foreign languages

EXPERTISE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of dairy processing, milk pasteurization, Centrifugal separations, yogurt fermentation and Other Milk products &