Senior Process Engineer (Liquid Food)

Fortune Personnel Services; Chakan; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortune Personnel Services in India seeks a Product Specialist to build machine-specific expertise, contribute to platform development, and serve as the first engineering contact on-site. You will lead small teams, own process scope for BU BPU projects, and ensure design accuracy with CIP compliance. Strong English communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in Dairy/food processing or similar.
• Strong knowledge of process design, piping, pumps, valves, heat exchangers.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting drawings and plant layouts.

Responsibilities

• Build technical expertise in machines, participate in platform development, and act as first contact for engineers.
• Lead a short-term team to accomplish internal process or engineering development works.
• Own process responsibility for customized and less complex BU BPU and Line projects, including cost, time, quality and scope.
• Demonstrate strong technical skills, understand installation needs and customer operations at site, deliver specifications, templates and drawings.
• Drive productivity using reusable solutions, standard component lists and processes.
• Mentor junior process engineers and support capability development.
• Understand scope of supply in contracts, design processing systems, develop flow charts (P&ID) and item lists, perform calculations for piping and equipment.
• Ensure designs include CIP and comply with customer specs and regulations; use SAP and other tools for planning.
• Plan cost reduction and quality improvement programs, support testing, commissioning and site issues.
• Be proactive in problem solving and act as a trusted ambassador for the company.
• Engage with customers and suppliers in technical discussions to align on engineering parts.

Skills

Engineering experience

Team leadership

Process design

P&ID design

Communication in English

Problem solving

Tools

AutoDesk

Matrix

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Product Specialist: Build technical expertise in particular machines, participate in platform development and act as first point of contact for other engineers.
• Lead a short-term team to accomplish internal process or engineering development works.
• Process responsibility for customized as well as less complex BU BPU and Line order projects in all respects i.e. cost, time, quality and scope of obligations.
• Demonstrate excellent technical skills, good knowledge in installation needs and customer operations at site. Deliver process design specification, templates and drawings on all customized as well as less complex BPUs and Lines.
• Drive productivity in project through utilization of re-useable solutions, std component list and processes.
• Perform lessons learned and providing input to improvement or development of processes, templates and tools. Support the development and improvement of processes, templates and tools.
• Mentoring junior process engineers and their capability development. Issue resolutions and query handling.
• Understand the scope of supply in contract/ Order form. Design Processing system; Being able to develop Flow chart (P&ID) and item list. Engineering: Being able to perform calculation and selection of piping, pumps, valves, Heat exchangers, instruments & vessels used in food industry.
• Ensure system design includes Clean-in-Place (CIP) and complies with customer specifications, company standards, State/Federal regulations. Able to work with material planning tools - SAP etc., component selection tools, Engineering Toolbox as applicable in BU.
• Able to use Global Engineering Concepts and Design Elements. Documentation; Able to create project and customer documentation. Cost estimation for Pre-projects & Projects, and plan for cost reduction. Understand and work according to time Plan.
• Can work under demanding timelines and situations. Be a participant in test and/ or reviews in project work. Customer focus: takes the initiative to ensure that opportunities to maximise the value addition to the customers are taken.
• Plan and implement cost reduction, efficiency, and quality improvement program. Support customer and internal stakeholders for testing, commissioning, and site issues.
• A self-starter who takes the initiatives on solving problems and creating opportunities for improvement without being asked. Act as an ambassador for us.
• Technical discussions with customer and or end suppliers for engineering parts in L0-L2 projects. Building Integrity and Trust with critical stakeholders and Team.

Preferred candidate profile

• Minimum 8+ years of engineering experience in Dairy, Beverages, or similar Liquid Food process industry.
• Good understanding of product portfolio and its functionality. Proficient in working with engineering tools - AutoDesk, Matrix etc.
• Knowledge of Different Heat exchangers, Heat transfer calculations & basic reports.
• Knowledge of different Utilities: Being able to do calculation of plant and module utility consumptions. Being able to read and understand assembly drawings and plant layouts.
• Working with diversity and inclusion.
• Exhibit qualities of Dynamic, Productive and Capable. Capability development and focus for growth and productivity.
• Interpersonal Savvy with strong conflict management skills.
• Learning on the fly and self-starter. Listening to different stakeholders and able to see how different parts of the process forms the big picture.
• Good Communication skills and proficiency in English. Passion to work in an international environment where you are comfortable interacting with different stakeholders and you have a strong personal drive.
• Result oriented with a genuine interest in supply chain and analytical ability.
• Passionate about applying your theoretical knowledge into actual challenges and are keen to optimise processes to drive excellent outcomes.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Disciplined to deliver against deadlines and commitments.
• A good command of both written and spoken English is necessary in this international environment.