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Process Engineer (Oils)
Cargill is hiring a Process Engineer for a plant in Maharashtra listed at Katkumbh, asking for an oils or chemical engineering degree. The engineer supports plant operations, measures process variables and recommends improvements to equipment and processes for safe, efficient, low-cost production.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Production / operations
Who can apply
Engineering degree in Oils / Chemicals
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Support manufacturing equipment and processes for efficiency, cost, quality and reliability
- Assess current equipment and processes and recommend improvements
- Help fix and repair equipment and report results
- Run tests and measurements of temperature, density, specific gravity, pressure and viscosity across production stages
- Help analyse capital expenditure and project designs for cost-effective solutions
- Escalate complex issues and take on other assigned duties
What the employer asks for
- Engineering degree in Oils / Chemicals with relevant experience
- Preferred: at least five years of related work experience
- Preferred: strong data analysis and continuous-improvement experience (Green Belt, Lean or Six Sigma)
- Preferred: use of PI data historian, AutoCAD and MS Project
- Preferred: project management experience
About the employer
Cargill is a global food, agriculture and nutrition company; in India it runs edible-oil refining and food ingredient plants.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Production / Operations / Plant roles. named in this notice
- Oil processing
- Process measurement
- Continuous improvement
- Lean / Six Sigma
- PI data historian
- AutoCAD
- MS Project
- Plant Operations
- Production Executive
- Production Supervisor
- Shift In-charge
- OEE
- SMED
- TPM
- Lean Manufacturing
- 5S
Pay on similar vacancies
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Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Production / Operations / Plant roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- How do you balance OEE, yield and food safety when the line is behind the daily plan?
- Explain how you would reduce changeover time on a filling or packing line (SMED).
- What records do you maintain in a shift, and why do they matter for traceability?
- A metal detector rejects three packs in an hour. What steps do you take?
- How do you plan raw-material consumption and control wastage in a batch process?
- Describe a time you improved a process parameter and what the measurable result was.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Write a short cover noteTwo or three lines on your most relevant plant, lab or project result, with a number.
- Be ready to talk numbersCurrent CTC, expected CTC and notice period are usually asked in the first call.
Source & editorial check
Apply through the LinkedIn listing or Cargill.com/Careers. Cargill never asks for fees.
Original posting: 2026-11-03
Checked 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07
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