What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer- Valent BioSciences, LLC position at Sumitomo Chemical Group Companies of America?
Project Engineer
About Us:
Valent BioSciences LLC is a worldwide leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of biorational products for the agriculture, public health, and forestry markets. We have more than 60 years of experience bringing biorational products to market, and our products are used in sustainable operations in 95 countries around the world. Biorational products maximize plant quality, productivity, and sustainability.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, Valent BioSciences LLC operates with the Sumitomo Spirit mindset, which means to benefit both self and others, recognizing that private and public interests are one and the same. It’s about contributing to society, as well as making a profit.
The Valent BioSciences manufacturing site located on an expansive 73-acre site in Osage, IA is a state of the art 130,000 square foot plant and is the largest purpose-built biorational facility in the world. It serves as the manufacturing and quality control center for Valent BioSciences broad portfolio of fermentation products.
Description of Job:
As a Project Engineer at Valent BioSciences you will be responsible for completing professional level engineering assignments related to production and utilities areas. You will plan and execute small to medium size projects requiring equipment, piping, instrumentation, and electrical design. You will devise new approaches to problems encountered. Examples of project assignments include process improvements, safety and ergonomic improvements, capacity increase, and utility conservation. As a Project Engineer, you will have additional project team responsibilities, as required, during major capital projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plans, schedules, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work including P&ID development, equipment and instrumentation design specifications, process requirement specifications, work scope development, equipment procurement, project cost control, construction oversight through project closeout.
- Supervises changes, modifications, and improvements in process and utility systems to ensure compliance with safety, production, and regulatory requirements.
- Independently evaluates, selects and applies standard engineering practices, procedures and criteria, using judgment in making minor process adaptations and modifications.
- Checks system drawings by walking through to the end points of responsibility, including checking pipes and valves for proper identification and tagging.
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Generate project requirement documentation.
- Management of Change requirements
- Test reports, Installation qualifications and acceptance requirements.
- As built requirements and required updates to documentation.
- Maximize standardization of information contained in design documents, schematic drawings.
- Additional duties as required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum four year engineering degree, or equivalent experience, preferably a Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree.
- Five years minimum of project experience in a process, bioprocess, pharmaceutical or similar industry.
- Design experience with batch reactors, heat exchangers, pumps, filters, valves and instrumentation.
- Project management experience.
- DCS and PLC programming experience is a plus.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (oral and verbal).
What We Offer:
You’ll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options, 401k matching, life and disability insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much more!
We work together to power our sustainable future. Here’s what drives us: Valent BioSciences, LLC has a strong commitment to both sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). In fact, being a responsible corporate citizen has been ingrained in our culture since the company’s founding. Today, it remains at the forefront of everything we do.
- Valent BioSciences LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and/or identity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.
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