Senior Process Engineer

Job Summary

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen. 

Tetra Pak in India works for and with our customers to provide preferred processing solutions and after-sales service in the Dairy & Beverage industry. We apply our commitment to innovation, our understanding of consumer needs and our relationships with suppliers to deliver our solutions. We are hiring into the role of Technical Specialist Process in Processing Liquid Food Solutions. This role will report to Engineering manager and is based in Chakan, Pune.

Required knowledge of the general principles of how food products are processed and packaged, the main equipments used, the composition, quality aspects and the hygienic requirements for the equipments, facilities and operators. Expected good knowledge and experience of the engineering practices, including Plants, process lines, applications and technology to do the design of the Production Solutions. Knowledge and understanding of the engineering practices for the design of food processing machinery, including applied food processing technology, hygienic design, general machine design, testing methods and manufacturing technique.

What you will do

• Technical Product Specialist: Build technical expertise in particular machines, participate in platform development and act as first point of contact for other engineers.

• Lead a short-term team to accomplish internal process or engineering development works.

• Process responsibility for customized as well as less complex BU BPU and Line order projects in all respects i.e. cost, time, quality and scope of obligations.

• Deliver process design specification, templates and drawings on all customized as well as less complex BPUs and Lines.

• Drive productivity in project through utilization of re-useable solutions, std component list and processes.

• Perform lessons learned and providing input to improvement or development of processes, templates and tools

• Mentoring junior process engineers and their capability development.

• Scope of supply; Understand the scope of supply in contract/ Order form.

• Design Processing system; Being able to develop Flow chart (P&ID) and item list.

• Engineering: Being able to perform calculation and selection of piping, pumps, valves, Heat exchangers, instruments & vessels used in food industry.

• Ensure system design includes Clean-in-Place (CIP) and complies with customer specifications, company standards, State/Federal regulations.

• Engineering Tools; Proficient in working with engineering tools - AutoDesk, Matrix etc.

• Able to work with material planning tools - SAP etc., component selection tools, Engineering Toolbox as applicable in BU.

• Reusable Design: Able to use Tetra Pak Global Engineering Concepts and Design Elements.

• Documentation; Able to create project and customer documentation.

• Cost estimation for Pre-projects & Projects, and plan for cost reduction.

• Time planning; Understand and work according to time Plan. Can work under demanding timelines and situations.

• Assembly drawings: Being able to read and understand assembly drawings and plant layouts.

• Customer focus: takes the initiative to ensure that opportunities to maximise the value addition to the customers of the Tetra Pak are taken.

• Plan and implement cost reduction, efficiency, and quality improvement program.

• Support customer and internal stakeholders for testing, commissioning, and site issues.

We believe you have

• B.E/ B.Tech/ M.Tech  in Dairy Technology/ Food Process Engineering/ Chemica Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering

• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in Dairy, Beverages, or similar Liquid Food process industry.

• Demonstrate excellent technical skills, good knowledge in installation needs and customer operations at site.

• Good understanding of product portfolio and its functionality.

• A self-starter who takes the initiatives on solving problems and creating opportunities for improvement without being asked. Able to work effectively on day-to-day basis without direct supervision.

• Positive outlook: takes advantages of opportunities to enhance own skills and knowledge.

• Knowledge of Different Heat exchangers, Heat transfer calculations & basic reports.

• Knowledge of different Utilities: Being able to do calculation of plant and module utility consumptions

• Building Integrity and Trust with critical stakeholders and Team.

• Technical discussions with customer and or end suppliers for engineering parts in L0-L2 projects

• Act as an ambassador for Tetra Pak

• Capability development and focus for growth and productivity

• Interpersonal Savvy with strong conflict management skills

• Learning on the fly and self-starter

• Listening to different stakeholders and able to see how different parts of the process forms the big picture.