Project Engineer

A Day in the Life:

As a Process Engineer, you will provide hands-on engineering support to enhance operational efficiency, troubleshoot plant issues, and contribute to capital project design. Using strong engineering principles and living the Bunge Core Values, you’ll ensure the facility remains safe, competitive, and continuously improving.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Champion a strong safety culture by modeling safe work habits and ensuring employees and contractors follow safety standards.
• Lead and manage the facility’s Process Safety Management (PSM) program, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal Bunge requirements.
• Drive efficiency initiatives with a strong focus on reducing costs without sacrificing safety.
• Partner with facility teams to plan and implement projects aimed at improving Productivity, Quality, Safety, and Environment (PQSE) performance.
• Support the prioritization and optimization of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Identify Lean Sigma opportunities and assist with implementation efforts.
• Implement and oversee process optimization activities.
• Provide technical support on topics such as dry material handling, air flow, heat exchange, power systems, PLCs, steam systems, and liquid handling/storage.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to define technical needs, develop CapEx requirements, evaluate project proposals, and support CapEx presentations.
• Assist with engineering tasks including drawing reviews, equipment specifications, operational narratives, training, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Identify, promote, and help implement best practices across operations; support troubleshooting of operational challenges.
• Support vendor assessments, OEM equipment evaluations, and contractor/engineering firm reviews.
• Ensure facility projects align with all Federal and State environmental regulations.
• Make decisions with strong cost and quality considerations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with safety, engineering, environmental, commercial, accounting, legal, QA/QC, procurement, and other teams.
• Regularly review production data to ensure accuracy and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support Regional Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Skills & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Civil, Agricultural, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering—or equivalent experience.
• 1–2 years of experience in plant operations, maintenance, and safety.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project.
• Knowledge of industry design codes and regulations, including NFPA 36, NFPA 61, OSHA, and EPA requirements (preferred).
• Strong mechanical aptitude with excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Effective organization and planning abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborative team mindset.
• Experience managing projects under $1M, with successful on-time, on-budget, and safety-compliant outcomes.
• Able to work with direction and oversight while demonstrating initiative.
• Ability to evaluate operational gaps and recommend solutions with support from cross-functional partners.

Benefits

• Extended Health Care – 100% company-paid
• Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD&D – 100% company-paid
• Retirement Program – After one year:
• 3% employer contribution to RPP
• Up to 3% employer match to RRSP
• Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $5,000 per year after one year of service
• Time Off:
• 0–9 years: 25 days
• 10–19 years: 30 days
• 20+ years: 35 days

Bunge is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultivating a diverse culture. If you require accommodations due to a disability or other protected characteristic during the recruitment process, please contact us by sending an email to BNA.HR.CA.Accessibility@bunge.com.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

•    We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
•    We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
•    We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us!  We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge