Dairy & Food Process Engineer — Hybrid/Remote

Kovalus Separation Solutions; Willmar (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with company match

Education assistance

Job summary

Kovalus Separation Solutions is seeking a Process Engineer to design, analyze, optimize, and support industrial dairy processing systems from concept through commissioning. You will work with customers, regulators, sales, project management, mechanical design, automation, manufacturing and field teams to deliver projects.

The role involves developing mass and energy balances, P&IDs, and equipment specifications, with exposure to audits, FATs, installation, and startup.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering required.
• 2+ years in sanitary food, beverage or dairy process industries.
• Experience with mass/energy balances and PFDs/P&IDs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in audits and process reviews of customer lines.
• Collaborate on conceptual design of cheese process per customer needs.
• Prepare detailed calculations and PFDs/P&IDs; assist with equipment sizing.
• Support fabrication reviews, FAT, and site commissioning.
• Travel 20–30% for on-site visits and commissioning as needed.

Skills

Sanitary process design

Mass and energy balances

Heat transfer calculations

Piping system design

Pump and valve sizing

Strong communication

Education

Bachelors degree in chemical/mechanical/bio-systems or electrical engineering

Job description

Kovalus Separation Solutions is seeking a Process Engineer to design, analyze, optimize, and support industrial dairy processing systems from concept through commissioning. You will work with customers, regulators, sales, project management, mechanical design, automation, manufacturing and field teams to deliver projects.

The role involves developing mass and energy balances, P&IDs, and equipment specifications, with exposure to audits, FATs, installation, and startup.