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Position Summary
The Equipment Design Engineer role will function as technical management of equipment manufacturing design processes for the Food Business and our customer base. Responsible to prepare, schedule, coordinate, and monitor assigned design engineering activities.
POSITION SCOPE
The Equipment Design Engineer role will focus on equipment design engineering activities to create and facilitate both in-house and customer specific equipment drawing packages for manufacturing. This role involves working with a cross-functional team to drive process standardization, drawing documentation and specifications for baseline models and continuous improvement with existing engineering design for manufacturing & assembly. Responsible to coordinate and monitor assigned equipment design engineering activities. The role also involves collaborating with the assembly team to provide design clarity and capture necessary revisions for continuous improvement.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
The Ideal Candidate
Desired Background
More specifically, we would seek the following attributes and competencies for the position:
The estimated base pay range for this position is: $80,000 - $120,000 annually. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, qualifications, skills and geographic location. This position is eligible to participate in a short-term incentive program.
Vantage offers a comprehensive benefit package to eligible employees, including:
Vantage is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category.
About Vantage
Vantage provides natural solutions to our customers’ technical performance and marketing needs through a unique combination of chemistry, application expertise and service. Underpinned by our broad portfolio of formulations, ingredients and actives that are built on a backbone of sustainable oils, fats and their derivatives, Vantage targets selected markets and applications including personal care, food, surface treatment, agriculture, pharma, and consumer and industrial performance. Vantage is headquartered in Deerfield, IL., operates in 11 countries worldwide and employs more than 1,000 talented professionals focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences with every interaction.
We are a dynamic people-centered organization where you’ll be part of a collaborative global team. Embracing our cultural diversity, we learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voices and talents of our colleagues, empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results and we celebrate them by fostering a culture of recognition, development, learning, excellence and shared achievement. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here. For more information visit: vantagegrp.com or LinkedIn/vantage.
Vantage is a leading supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of industrial and consumer markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our global footprint, we are Enabling Tomorrow's Solutions Today.
As a company on the move, you’ll be working as part of a collaborative team and getting to know the cultural diversity of our world. We learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voice and talent of our colleagues by empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here.
Position Summary
The Equipment Design Engineer role will function as technical management of equipment manufacturing design processes for the Food Business and our customer base. Responsible to prepare, schedule, coordinate, and monitor assigned design engineering activities.
POSITION SCOPE
The Equipment Design Engineer role will focus on equipment design engineering activities to create and facilitate both in-house and customer specific equipment drawing packages for manufacturing. This role involves working with a cross-functional team to drive process standardization, drawing documentation and specifications for baseline models and continuous improvement with existing engineering design for manufacturing & assembly. Responsible to coordinate and monitor assigned equipment design engineering activities. The role also involves collaborating with the assembly team to provide design clarity and capture necessary revisions for continuous improvement.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Preparing, scheduling, and coordinating assigned design engineering projects, primarily in semi-custom production-scale machinery built to customer specifications for end use in their facilities.
- Responsible for maintaining overall engineering design and specifications of in-house equipment builds.
- Produce 3D / 2D drawings as required to facilitate customer project needs and overall design of equipment.
- Develop and implement drawing design change management process.
- Drive process standardization for designs and drawing packages optimized for manufacturing.
- Oversee overall design drawing database, retention of drawing revisions, and inputting archived drawings into database.
- Perform machined / fabricated part quality inspections to ensure dimensional accuracy to drawings; report any non-conformances to vendors.
- Develop technical knowledge of Equipment Machine Product Design and functionality – Knowledge base will be used in future product design development.
- Optimize existing equipment manufacturing & assembly designs for manufacturing efficiency and cost optimization opportunities.
- Ensure design compliance with standards, codes, policies, practices, and specifications. These include regulatory and international guidelines, as well as those of the customer.
- Work with various in-house departments on designing lifecycles, drawing organization and prioritization, and customer collaboration.
The Ideal Candidate
Desired Background
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline desired.
- Experience: 3-5 years of experience in design engineering, project engineering, or equipment integration. Professional experience with SolidWorks & AutoCAD softwares.
More specifically, we would seek the following attributes and competencies for the position:
- Knowledge & experience in design / visualization software – SolidWorks & AutoCAD.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
- Strong mechanical aptitude demonstrated through work experience.
- Knowledge and experience creating 2D manufacturing drawings and specifications.
- Ability to perform quality part inspections of machined / fabricated parts to ensure accuracy to drawing (i.e. experience with physical measurement tools).
- Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) is a plus.
- Ability to work independently under general supervision.
- Exposure to drafting electrical schematics / P&ID / CAD diagrams.
- Advanced skill in MS Office Suite of tools. Comfortable with data tracking, document preparation, and giving reports / presentations.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required. Travel up to 5%
- Must have good verbal communication skills and be able to write technical reports or documents for either internal or external use.
- Good interpersonal skills are needed as the person interfaces within the business and customer base.
The estimated base pay range for this position is: $80,000 - $120,000 annually. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, qualifications, skills and geographic location. This position is eligible to participate in a short-term incentive program.
Vantage offers a comprehensive benefit package to eligible employees, including:
- Medical, HSA, dental, vision
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- EAP, identity theft protection
- Paid time off, Parental Leave
- 401(k) with company match
Vantage is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category.
About Vantage
Vantage provides natural solutions to our customers’ technical performance and marketing needs through a unique combination of chemistry, application expertise and service. Underpinned by our broad portfolio of formulations, ingredients and actives that are built on a backbone of sustainable oils, fats and their derivatives, Vantage targets selected markets and applications including personal care, food, surface treatment, agriculture, pharma, and consumer and industrial performance. Vantage is headquartered in Deerfield, IL., operates in 11 countries worldwide and employs more than 1,000 talented professionals focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences with every interaction.
We are a dynamic people-centered organization where you’ll be part of a collaborative global team. Embracing our cultural diversity, we learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voices and talents of our colleagues, empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results and we celebrate them by fostering a culture of recognition, development, learning, excellence and shared achievement. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here. For more information visit: vantagegrp.com or LinkedIn/vantage.
Vantage is a leading supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of industrial and consumer markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our global footprint, we are Enabling Tomorrow's Solutions Today.
As a company on the move, you’ll be working as part of a collaborative team and getting to know the cultural diversity of our world. We learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voice and talent of our colleagues by empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here.
Salary : $80,000 - $120,000
