Food Processing Layout Engineer — Design Production Systems

JBT Marel; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

JBT Marel in Des Moines, IA seeks a Layout Engineer to create optimal layouts for Level 2 and 3 projects and to prepare layouts with item lists for the sales process based on customer needs. You will design production systems and interfaces, ensuring technical integrity across varied project scopes from a single machine to full factories.

Requires a technical bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in the food processing industry, plus knowledge of 3D tools such as AutoCAD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field with comparable experience and knowledge of process technology.
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in the food processing industry and relevant production technics, materials and components.

Responsibilities

• You will analyze customer requirements from Sales or support sales in gathering these.
• You will design the optimal layout solution for the customer.
• Provide input for ROI calculation/feasibility studies.
• Secure the technical and technological integrity of the proposed solution.
• Create a system description when needed.
• Transfer information about the solution to relevant functions in accordance with the Market to Order process, e.g. making a correct quotation for scope and price for the customer and according to the relevant standards.
• Identify specials, missing solutions or missing standards in the portfolio and communicate them to Innovation and/or Sales.
• Verification of the on-site conditions to ensure the correct layout design.
• You will present and explain the chosen solution to internal/external customers.
• Hand over the customer order specifics to Order Engineering.
• For Division Poultry: End-to-end responsibility for the solution until the finalization of the order.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

JBT Marel in Des Moines, IA seeks a Layout Engineer to create optimal layouts for Level 2 and 3 projects and to prepare layouts with item lists for the sales process based on customer needs. You will design production systems and interfaces, ensuring technical integrity across varied project scopes from a single machine to full factories.

Requires a technical bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in the food processing industry, plus knowledge of 3D tools such as AutoCAD.