Senior Process Engineer (food processing)
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2 days ago
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Job Summary
At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available everywhere; and we protect whats good protecting food protecting people and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of peoples lives every day.
And we need people like you to make it happen.
We empower you to reach your potential with opportunities to make an impact to be proud of for food people and the planet.
Job Summary
As a global leader in food processing and packaging Tetra Pak delivers solutions that help ensure food safety and quality around the world supported by our purpose to make food safe and available everywhere and our promise to Protect Whats Good (food people and the planet). Our offer spans packaging processing equipment integrated services and digital solutions that help customers improve performance and reduce environmental impact.
We are hiring aSenior Process Engineer to turn customer needs into robust efficient process designs that enable safe highquality food production. You will work within our processing engineering team as an individual contributor and technical lead coordinating other engineers when the project demands it. Your remit covers the full lifecyclefrom early concept and quotation through detailed design and design reviews to commissioning and performance validationpartnering closely with Project Managers customers and suppliers to deliver outcomes that support food safety operational excellence and sustainability.
What makes this role stand out is the breadth of exposure and impact. You will shape endtoend solutions used by leading food and beverage producers gaining handson experience with complex systems and modern tools while building longterm customer relationships. Youll have room to influence technical choices drive standardization and reusable designs and see the tangible results of your work on production floors helping our customers optimize resources and reduce waste in line with Tetra Paks sustainability ambitions.
You will be based in Santiago Chile.
You may be required to travel to customer sites up to 30% of your time.
Tetra Pak may sponsor work visas or relocation for this position.
What you will do
As a Senior Process Engineer you will:
- Translate customer needs into safe efficient endtoend process designs that improve product quality throughput and total cost of ownership;
- Lead the process engineering scope across projectsowning design reviews coordinating other engineers when needed and ensuring decisions are timely traceable and standardscompliant;
- Drive competitive accurate quotations and solution scoping for capital projects balancing technical soundness with commercial viability;
- Develop and optimize process concepts mass balances and line capacities to meet performance targets while reducing waste energy and water use;
- Champion standardization by creating reusing and improving reference designs and libraries to accelerate delivery and consistency;
- Partner with the Project Manager to control scope schedule risks and budget for all processrelated deliverables enabling ontime onquality execution;
- Engage directly with customers and key suppliersfacilitating technical discussions aligning on specifications and building longterm trust;
- Ensure designforsafety and designformaintenance principles documentation quality and seamless handover from engineering to execution and service;
- Lead or support site activities (installation commissioning performance validation) to confirm contractual performance and a smooth startup;
- Resolve technical issues using structured rootcause methods turning learnings into preventive actions and design updates;
- Mentor and coach engineers fostering an inclusive feedbackrich environment and a strong safety and quality culture.
We believe you have
- Bachelors degree in Food Chemical Mechanical Engineering or related fields;
- Experience and knowledge in liquid and semiliquid production technologies;
- At least 5 years of experience in project engineering project implementation and technical project management;
- Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D;
- Advanced English (mandatory);
- Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time;
- Strong communication planning and leadership skills with a consistent problemsolving mindset.
We Offer You
- A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
- A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
- An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
- Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements
Apply Now
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect whats good; for food people and the planet apply through our careers page at job posting expires on March 24.
Diversity equity and inclusion is an everyday part of how we work. We give people a place to belong and support to thrive an environment where everyone can be comfortable being themselves and has equal opportunities to grow and succeed. We embrace difference celebrate people for who they are and for the diversity they bring that helps us better understand and connect with our customers and communities worldwide.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Distributed Control Systems
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Improvement
- Minitab
- Root cause Analysis
- Tooling
- Statistical Software
- Process Engineering
- cGMP
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Public Speaking
- Manufacturing
About Company
Tetra Pak is the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company working closely with our customers and suppliers to provide safe food.
