Senior Capital Engineer

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Sr. Capital Project Engineer will plan, support, and where applicable, execute engineering deliverables for one or more of our broad core technology or engineering area. We seek a professional who has strong experience in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. This person will develop and apply engineering standards and procedures, providing advice on issues within the engineering field. Corn milling experience is preferred.

Key Accountabilities

• Strong experience with evaporators, filtering, pumps and pipe sizing
• Plan, design and estimate time and cost, overseeing construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, systems and components.
• Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems or the causes of component failures.
• Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, testing manufactured products to maintain quality.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Capital project experience
• Schedule budget and scope development capability 
• Third-party contractor management experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• Corn milling operations experience

 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet