Campus

OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email

Roy Escoubas, roy.escoubas@okstate.edu

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length

Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice

Hiring Range

$85,000 - $110,000 Salary

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please include a resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references.

About this Position

ABOUT US:

For many, Oklahoma’s food and agricultural industries evoke thoughts of wheat and cattle. While that is a rich part of Oklahoma’s heritage and a significant portion of our economy, many of these commodities are currently sent to other states or even countries for further processing into the bakery, meat, and other products that reach the consumer’s table. We strive to help develop value-added enterprises to keep the products, jobs, and dollars in Oklahoma.

For more information, visit https://food.oksate.edu

Normal Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, 40 hours per week. Significant work hour deviations can be expected relating to completing work of the day or projects with clients, either in their manufacturing facilities or at FAPC, that exceed the normal 5-day work week.

This position involves leadership and collaboration in the Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) initiatives. Key responsibilities include:

This position job summary includes:

• Manage, lead, and participate in all FAPC client engineering service activities with food & value-added agricultural businesses in Oklahoma at FAPC and in client manufacturing plants.
• Manage, lead, and participate in internal and external workshops and training session services relating to process flow, equipment selection and layout, design of facilities, safety and sanitation compliance, and operational output documentation
• Manage, lead, and participate in mentoring engineering technology, and plant layout and design for food business leadership
• Manage, lead, and participate in food industry client service programs in food safety and 3rd Party Audit GFSI platforms.
• Lead and participate in any food industry client engineering programs as needed, including assisting in hosting clients in trade shows and small-scale manufacturing at FAPC.
• Write and publish Fact Sheets on recurring engineering service/technology themes, targeting FAPC clients.
• Offer/facilitate continuing credit courses/workshops in food engineering topics and related disciplines for Oklahoma’s P.E.s.
• Cooperate with undergraduate capstone classes requiring industry sponsors, food engineering input, and mentor participating students.
• Guest lectures and support of classroom and laboratory activities involving food process engineering.

There are lots of great reasons to work at OSU, check out our great benefits and eligibility at https://hr.okstate.edu/prospective-ee.html

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Agricultural Engineering, Food Processing Engineering, Food Technology, Food Science, or closely Related Field. (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)

• 5 Years of experience in operational food processing engineering.

• Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:
  • Engineer In Training (EIT) Certification.
  • Eligible to apply for, obtain, or already possess the Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in Oklahoma.
• Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

  Ability to:

  • Engage industry personnel, including management, sales teams, and line personnel
  • Understand food business management, food preparation, equipment design and current food manufacturing practices, food law, regulatory agency compliance, customer specifications, and apply them to everyday food manufacturing situations.
  • See and understand issues and difficulties in food manufacturing, food packaging, inventory control, manufacturing accountability, quality manufacturing, and find, implement, and disseminate solutions to solve them.
  • Strong computer and word processing skills
  • Strong organizational skills, competency to write project reports on manufacturing technology, and final project reports.
  • Mentor undergraduate and graduate students working on research and applied projects with components of food process engineering that are important to Oklahoma food processors.
  • Strong ability for oral expression, verbal defense of findings, and defense of actions.
  • Work alongside faculty and other staff members to assist with teaching, outreach, and research problems important to Oklahoma food processors.
  • Participate and lead FAPC tours and campus visits for food industry personnel and other visitors.
  • Understand and create basic mechanical and facility layout drawings using software packages like SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SmartDraw, or Visio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's in Agricultural Engineering, Food Processing Engineering, Food Technology, Food Science,  closely Related Field or MBA. 

• 5 Years of experience in operational food processing engineering.

• Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:
  • Engineer In Training (EIT) Certification.
  • Eligible to apply for, obtain, or already possess the Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in Oklahoma.
  • P.E. License in Oklahoma or by State or Comity.
  • Certification by a third-party food safety body such as a GFSI certifying platform, or an ISO certifying platform.
  • A working knowledge of drafting software like SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SmartDraw, or VISIO.
• Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

  Ability to:

  • Engage industry personnel, including management, sales teams, and line personnel
  • Understand food business management, food preparation, equipment design and current food manufacturing practices, food law, regulatory agency compliance, customer specifications, and apply them to everyday food manufacturing situations.
  • See and understand issues and difficulties in food manufacturing, food packaging, inventory control, manufacturing accountability, quality manufacturing, and find, implement, and disseminate solutions to solve them.
  • Strong computer and word processing skills
  • Strong organizational skills, competency to write project reports on manufacturing technology, and final project reports.
  • Mentor undergraduate and graduate students working on research and applied projects with components of food process engineering that are important to Oklahoma food processors.
  • Strong ability for oral expression, verbal defense of findings, and defense of actions.
  • Work alongside faculty and other staff members to assist with teaching, outreach, and research problems important to Oklahoma food processors.
  • Participate and lead FAPC tours and campus visits for food industry personnel and other visitors.
  • Understand and create basic mechanical and facility layout drawings using software packages like SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SmartDraw, or Visio.