Remote Chemical Process Engineer - Food & Beverage

Placements24

Gqeberha

Hybrid

ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Chemical Process Engineer for a fully remote role based in South Africa or beyond. You will optimize production processes, drive innovation, and ensure product quality across global sites in the food and beverage sector.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in process engineering, strong knowledge of unit operations, and experience with Aspen Plus or CHEMCAD. Remote collaboration and rigorous adherence to safety standards are essential.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering.
  • Minimum 7 years' experience in process engineering in the food & beverage sector.
  • Strong knowledge of unit operations relevant to food processing.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and optimize chemical engineering processes in food and beverage manufacturing.
  • Develop and implement process improvements to reduce waste and improve quality.
  • Run process simulations and modeling to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and ensure HACCP/FSSC 22000 compliance.
  • Collaborate with global plant operations, QA, and R&D across locations.
  • Create and maintain process documentation, P&IDs, and SOPs.

Skills

Analytical thinking
Problem solving
Project management
Remote collaboration
Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus
CHEMCAD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Chemical Process Engineer for a fully remote role based in South Africa or beyond. You will optimize production processes, drive innovation, and ensure product quality across global sites in the food and beverage sector.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in process engineering, strong knowledge of unit operations, and experience with Aspen Plus or CHEMCAD. Remote collaboration and rigorous adherence to safety standards are essential.

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