Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer

The purpose of the Senior 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 target location for this role is Land OLakes Corporate Headquarters in Arden Hills, MN, however this position can be remote (virtual) and located anywhere in the USA. International travel will be required occasionally for business meetings.

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 :

Competencies-Skills (Required) :

Travel : 60% (Qualified candidate must be able to travel for several weeks at a time)

Salary : $120,880 - $181,320

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

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.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

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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