Project Engineer

Project Engineer

The purpose of the Project Engineer position is to lead the design, installation and start-up of plant construction or process equipment projects for Feed Supply Chain and Manufacturing operations.

Incumbent is responsible for development of the project scope working closely with the Feed Engineering Manager and Plant Manager, develop project and process design, capital and expense estimates, contractor selection, equipment specifications and purchases, implementation timeline and coordinate implementation plans for the projects.  Provide recommended methods and standard operating practices to optimize processes and meet product specifications.

The target location for this role is Land O’Lakes Corporate Headquarters in Arden Hills, MN, however this position can be remote (virtual) and located anywhere in the USA.

Scope of this position: 

• Prepare process designs, equipment specifications and capital estimates for process upgrades and modifications to existing systems. 

• Work closely with the Feed Engineering Manager and Plant Managers on the capital approval and implementation steps. 

• Validate expected improvements are obtained from capital investments. 

• Prepare equipment standards for processing equipment.

• Provide project management working with contractors, equipment vendors and plant personnel to insure on budget and on schedule project implementations.

• Conduct process evaluations in the forms of process system audits and in-plant testing. 

• Evaluate process variables and provide recommendations for processing and energy efficiency improvements.  Implementation of process improvements and validations of improvements.

• Provide equipment recommendations and methods to optimize processing

Required Education and Skills: 

• Successful incumbents possess a B.S. degree with concentration in Mechanical, Agricultural, Food, Feed Process Engineering or related degree and 1+ years related work experience.

• Technical processing expertise for Feed Operations highly preferred

• Internship in an engineering assignment is highly desired

• Solid working knowledge of mechanical or agricultural engineering and processing plants and equipment,

• Individual is highly organized, proficient and knowledgeable in most current grain or food processing systems

Competencies-Skills (Required):  

• Highly effective communications is required and ability to modification communications approach to reach operators, supervisors and Plant Managers.  Strong interpersonal skills are required to sell and implement improvement projects.

• Ability to work closely with operators on the plant and processing floor to understand equipment variables and equipment operations.

• Ability to understand root cause of problems and develop solutions is critical to success.  Fact based reasoning and recommendations are essential to optimizing process variables and systems.  Visualize process and building revisions and improvements.

• Ability to work closely with operators on the plant and processing floor to understand equipment variables and equipment operations.

• This position will involve 50% to 75% travel and will involve exposure to all shifts to allow training and operations improvements to be refined and fully implemented.  Significant time required in feed manufacturing facilities which have typical levels of dust and noise.

Salary range is $77,280.00 - $116,520.00.

As a full time employee, you will receive a wide range of benefits for you and your dependents:

• 3 medical plan choices including HSA plan options

• Vision & dental plan

• Company paid Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, parental leave, caregiver leave and emergency leave

• 401(k) plan with company match and additional automatic contribution regardless of participation

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays and Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness program focused on Physical, Financial and Emotional Health with opportunity for cash incentives

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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