Entry-Level Process Engineer – Food & Beverage Plant Design

Dennis Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Bonus program

Retirement plans

Job summary

Dennis Group is seeking a Process Engineer to join our team designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. You will contribute to every project phase, from concept through commissioning, developing process designs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and equipment specifications.

Responsibilities include coordinating with engineers, designers, and architects, preparing process flow diagrams, managing project scopes and budgets, and supporting onsite startup and commissioning.

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
• 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
• Research process engineering best practices
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Skills

Communication

MS Office

MS Project

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Process Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Dennis Group is seeking a Process Engineer to join our team designing and building food and beverage processing facilities. You will contribute to every project phase, from concept through commissioning, developing process designs, P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and equipment specifications.

Responsibilities include coordinating with engineers, designers, and architects, preparing process flow diagrams, managing project scopes and budgets, and supporting onsite startup and commissioning.