Engineering Team Lead – Evaporator, Dryer & Powder | Manager

About GEA

• 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 60 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.

• Why join GEA

• GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

Wymagania

• 8–12+ years’ experience in evaporation and/or spray drying systems

• Strong understanding of:Heat transfer, mass balance, and thermodynamicsDairy and food process engineering

• Heat transfer, mass balance, and thermodynamics

• Dairy and food process engineering

• Proven experience delivering capital projects from design through to commissioning

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop engineers or technical teams

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ability to troubleshoot and optimise complex processing systems

• Willingness to undertake site-based work (including extended commissioning phases)

• Competitive salary aligned to specialist experience

• Global bonus scheme

• Southern Cross health insurance

• Additional leave (Birthday + Company Day)

• Exposure to cutting-edge dairy processing technologies

• Career development within a global engineering organisation

Zakres obowiązków

• Lead the technical delivery of evaporation, drying, and/or powder systems across projects

• Collaborate closely with the sales team to:

• Develop project estimates, providing both indicative budget pricing and detailed/accurate costings as required, and review team costings.

• Develop and present solutions to internal and external customers.

• Prepare offer documentation to support costings, including clearly defined KPIs.Take ownership from process design through to commissioning and performance validation

• Develop and review process designs, heat & mass balances, and equipment specifications

• Provide technical direction and governance across projects to ensure quality and consistency

• Lead on-site commissioning activities and complex troubleshooting

• Demonstrate and appreciate safety for self, others and design in all actions and activities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of process/project engineers

• Provide technical mentorship and oversight, building capability within the team

• Support resource planning and allocation across projects

• Identify and monitor team KPI’s and benchmarking against other projects

• Undertake staff appraisals and provide developmental and motivational feedback on a regular basis.

• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team environment

• Lead by example, demonstrating behaviours that consistently align with stated values and expectations

• Work closely with global and local teams to integrate evaporation, drying, utilities, and upstream/downstream processes

• Partner with Project Managers to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to specification

• Translate customer requirements into practical, buildable engineering solutions

• Act as a senior technical interface with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders

• Drive standardisation and best practice across evaporation, drying and powder technologies

• Support innovation, optimisation, and performance improvement initiatives

• Contribute to strengthening technical frameworks and engineering quality

• Gate keeper of technologies and standards within the team

• Large-scale turn-key process plants spray dryers and evaporation systems

• Combination of technical depth + leadership responsibility

• Exposure to infant formula, dairy powders, and high-value processing systems

• Opportunity to work across New Zealand, Australia, and international projects

• Be part of a global engineering network with deep technical expertise