Process Engineer Job at GEA Group

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 50 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success - come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Process Engineer

Job Requisition ID: JR-0021606
Job Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Reviews customer’s specifications and data to determine the scope of work for a sales project
• Detailed Engineering:
  • Development of Heat, Process Flow, Mass Balances, Instrumentation and Production Diagrams
  • Prepare system estimates and customer proposal documents
  • Perform heat transfer calculations and fluid flow calculations
  • Work with designers and engineers in the development of General Arrangement, Elevation layouts and piping drawings
  • Develop equipment specifications and documentation that meets customers design requirements
  • Development of process & functional descriptions of operation for process being designed
  • As a process engineer, you will be working on any or all phases of a project, from the initial concept through the installation and commission of new equipment / plants at customer sites.
• Sales support:
  • Assists Sales with pre-contract site visits to gather specifications, as requested
  • Assist to answer questions regarding proposal(s) and cost estimate(s)
  • Prepares and may deliver presentation at customer location as requested
  • Makes presentations to internal and external customers
  • Consults with vendors, supply chain, and in-house workshop to determine accurate pricing for estimate and coordinates delivery times to coincide with the proposal schedule
  • Reviews quotation proposals and drawings for accuracy with regards to cost price.
• Project management:
  • Works independently on a variety of projects from simple to complex, small to large
  • Highly self-directed and able to work independently, as well as the proven ability to work as a member of a cross functional engineering teams
  • Coordinates work with other disciplines. Performs interdisciplinary coordination checks to minimize deficiencies, errors and omissions in drawings and specifications
• Continuous improvement:
  • Utilize process engineering knowledge to understand and document current processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement sustainable solutions
• CRM
  • Manage active sale project list and facilitate weekly meetings for inquiries using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.  Timely in responses and actions to other duties as assigned by the Department Manager

Your Profile / Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Food technology or in related field
• Minimum of 2 years of progressive responsibility in a liquid process engineer role
• Ability to read/build PIDs, PFDs, mass balance(s)
• Front sales experience
• Deep practical know-how of state-of-the-art sales process, organization methods and tools (e.g. ordering, pricing, CRM)  
• English (proficient), French (optional)
• Open-minded and solution oriented, strong problem solving skills
• Team player, good networking and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Good judgement and decision making skills
• Ability to travel up to 40% (typical = 25%) to support sales, customer site visits, training, commissioning start-up for projects, as needed.