Expert Project Engineer

Expert Project Engineer
The purpose of the Expert 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.

This position specifically focuses on packaging equipment.

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 location for this role can be either Land O'Lakes Corporate Headquarters in Arden Hills, MN or based remotely in the USA with reasonable proximity to an airport.

This position will involve 50% to 75% travel and involves exposure to all shifts to allow training and operations improvements to be refined and fully implemented.

Project installations can be up to 3 weeks in duration, including weekends.

Significant time will be spent in feed manufacturing facilities which have typical levels of dust and noise.

Scope of this position:


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


* Track equipment condition and provide long-term projections for repairs/replacements based on equipment age and number of cycles.


* 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:


* Bachelors degree in Engineering with concentration in Mechanical, Agricultural, Food, Feed Process or related field and 5+ years of project management experience is strongly preferred.


* Will consider a 4 year degree with 7+ years of experience in plant management, supervision or maintenance role in feed/grain handling, milling or processing , with leadership focus in large capital projects.


* Technical experience in packaging equipment and robotics is highly preferred


* Technical processing expertise for Feed Operations highly preferred


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