Process Engineer

Loos Machine & Automation LLC began in 1902 as a small maintenance and repair shop for local farmers. Over the years Loos has transitioned into a thriving business that paves the path for the food processing industry. Loos Machine & Automation provides automation, engineering, machining, fabrication, process, and installation. The state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities utilize modern techniques and machines. With the company’s continued success, we are adding to our team. 

Interested candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, reliable, and mechanically inclined. The position requires good communication skills and strong attention to detail. Time management and the ability to work under daily deadlines while complying with safety policies are essential to the success of our growing team.

Responsibilities:

  • Organize and schedule necessary labor efforts of project and estimating activities

  • Create process descriptions as inputs to other groups in preparing functional specifications

  • Oversee and develop process and instrumentation drawings (P&ID’s)

  • Using the customer’s specifications and/or developing the necessary specifications to support project designs to a level of detail necessary to build the proposed equipment

  • Meet and exceed scheduled deadlines

  • Negotiate efficient and optimized vendor pricing and accounts

  • Business input through Engineering, Sales, and Job meetings/events

  • Fill in for any divisional activities in need of assistance

  • Prepare proposals, create and follow-up on sales leads

  • Assist on installation projects by attending bid walk-through’s, providing equipment layouts, providing process engineering support, performing resource planning and project details

  • Review and correct customer approval drawings on projects and provide direction to System Designers regarding approval drawings

Requirements:

  • Experience of 2 years or more or Bachelors Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is encouraged

  • Knowledge of CAD and Estimating Software

  • General understanding of process design, hardware, and instrumentation

Benefits Include:

  • Competitive compensation (varies with skill set and experience)

  • Pay frequency: Weekly

  • Vacation/Holiday pay

  • Employee Health Clinic: Provided at no cost

  • Employer-paid Short-term disability

  • Health, dental, disability, supplemental life, and accident insurance

  • Employer 401k contributions up to 5%