About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Food & Beverage Processing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Process Engineer to join a team that designs, builds, and commissions food and beverage processing facilities. This role focuses on process design, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, equipment sizing, and close coordination with multi-disciplinary project teams from concept through start-up and commissioning.

• Develop process design basis and select unit operations
• Produce process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
• Prepare mass and energy balances
• Size and specify process and process-utility equipment
• Create operation specifications and support equipment procurement and bid evaluations
• Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, controls, packaging, and architectural disciplines
• Support construction oversight, on-site start-up, and commissioning activities
• Assist project management with scoping, budgeting, and scheduling for process work
• Support client cost estimating and vendor interactions
• Research and apply sanitary design and food-safety best practices
• Mentor and support junior talent growth within the organization

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or equivalent
• 0–3 years of relevant experience (co-op, internship, academic projects, or early-career roles are acceptable)
• Experience or coursework preparing PFDs and P&IDs; sizing process equipment
• Familiarity with mass/energy balances and basic process calculations
• Proficiency with MS Office; familiarity with AutoCAD and MS Project preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated client interaction or team collaboration
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites (30–50% travel)

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Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co-op, or prior experience with food & beverage processing, sanitary design, or process engineering firms
• Knowledge of food-safety and sanitary equipment standards used in food-plant design
• Exposure to equipment procurement, vendor evaluation, or construction support
• Hands-on experience with commissioning, start-up, or field support

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Physical & Travel Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting and computer-based work
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally
• Travel up to 50% to visit project sites and other offices for construction coordination and start-up

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Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated base: $68,922 per year (estimated)
• Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off (including flexible vacation policy), bonus/profit-sharing opportunities, and retirement plans
• Professional development, exposure to multi-discipline project work, and accelerated hands-on experience in food-plant engineering and commissioning

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Location & Employment Type

• Location: Duluth, GA (role will require significant on-site travel to project sites)
• Employment type: Full-time

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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