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The Heritage Group

Sr. Process Engineer

The Heritage Group, Indianapolis, IN


The Heritage Group is a fourth-generation, family-owned business focused on construction and materials, environmental services and specialty chemicals. Over the last 90+ years, the Heritage portfolio has grown to include more than 50 companies that employ more than 6,000 people. What unites this diverse group of businesses and individuals is our commitment to create a safer, more enriching, and sustainable world by harnessing the power of family.

The Heritage Research Group assists The Heritage Group companies, customers, and partners in evolving and adapting to an ever-changing marketplace. Heritage Research Group provides innovative products, processes, and training that constantly improve the way The Heritage Group companies serve their clients and deliver solutions to address the myriad of challenges their clients face. It also creates new technologies that fuel further business opportunities for The Heritage Group.

Join our innovative R&D team as a Senior Process Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing. If you thrive on designing cutting-edge products and processes, optimizing efficiency, and reducing environmental impact, this is the opportunity for you.

Essential Functions
  • - Lead process engineering projects, including feasibility studies and remedial designs.
  • - Design and optimize manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
  • - Ensure successful product scale-up through pilot and manufacturing stages.
  • - Validate product quality, equipment sizing, and process engineering design.
  • - Implement process control systems for real-time production monitoring.
  • - Oversee project timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
  • - Collaborate with customers on environmental waste treatment and troubleshooting.
  • - Assist in design package preparation, including engineering calculations and specifications.
  • - Conduct risk assessments for safety and regulatory compliance.
  • - Support system operations, maintenance staff, and contribute to plans and reports.
  • - Identify contaminant sources, manage site assessments, and conduct audits.
  • Why Join Us:
  • - Be at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing.
  • - Work on challenging projects with a dynamic, collaborative team.
  • - Shape the future of environmental engineering and waste treatment.
  • - Competitive compensation with opportunities for career advancement.
  • - Make a positive impact on the environment and the community.
Education Qualifications
  • Required Bachelor's Degree - Lead process engineering projects, including feasibility studies and remedial designs.- Design and optimize manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.- Ensure successful product scale-up through pilot and manufacturing stages.- Validate product quality, equipment sizing, and process engineering design.- Implement process control systems for real-time production monitoring.- Oversee project timelines, budgets, and deliverables.- Collaborate with customers on environmental waste treatment and troubleshooting.- Assist in design package preparation, including engineering calculations and specifications.- Conduct risk assessments for safety and regulatory compliance.- Support system operations, maintenance staff, and contribute to plans and reports.- Identify contaminant sources, manage site assessments, and conduct audits.Why Join Us:- Be at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing.- Work on challenging projects with a dynamic, collaborative team.- Shape the future of environmental engineering and waste treatment.- Competitive compensation with opportunities for career advancement.- Make a positive impact on the environment and the community.
Experience Qualifications
  • Required 10+ years - 10+ years of experience in manufacturing and environmental fields.
Skills and Abilities
  • - Expertise in process engineering, improvement, optimization, and scale-up.
  • - Proven track record in product and process engineering scale-up, equipment sizing, and validation.
  • - In-depth knowledge of sustainable production practices, waste minimization, and quality enhancement.
  • - Familiarity with hazardous and industrial waste, wastewater treatment, and chemical manufacturing.
  • - Proficiency in biological filtration systems and strong project management skills.
  • - Understanding of environmental regulations and compliance at city, state, and federal levels.
  • - Excellent technical writing, organizational, and communication skills.
  • - Ability to travel (up to 30%).
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
  • Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long periods of time, up to 12 hours per day.
  • Sitting. Working from a seated position for up to 12 hours per day.
  • Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms one to two times per day.
  • Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow or slippery surfaces.
  • Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
  • Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
  • Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
  • Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  • Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force, exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently to move objects forward, downward or outward.
  • Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
  • Lifting. Raising objects up to 25 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds consistently from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
  • Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Possible subject to environmental conditions. Activities could occur inside and outside.
  • Subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour.
  • Subject to vibration. Exposure to movements of the extremities or whole body. Operate/drive utility vehicle.
  • Subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
  • Must be able to wear appropriate PPE for tasks as required. FRC uniform, hard hat, safety toe work boots, safety glasses, gloves etc.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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