Sr. Process Engineer

W.A Tompkins Co. Inc
Allentown, PA
Tompkins, headquartered in Danvers, MA (22 miles north of Boston) designs, installs and distributes piping, fittings, tanks, pumps, valves and other sanitary instruments to Fortune 500 customers who use the equipment in their plants to make juice, milk, wine, spirits, sodas, and other beverages. Family owned and operated for over 50 years, Tompkins is entrepreneurial, fast paced, and on pace for its best year of revenue in company history .

Tompkins was recently purchased by Holland Group (collectively the “Group”), a private family-owned group of high purity sanitation companies, and is looking for a Sr. Process Engineer to
play a key role in designing and developing sanitary process systems. You’ll manage projects from concept through design, equipment specification, installation, and start-up/commissioning. You will also serve as a vital technical resource and communicator across clients, vendors, contractors, and internal teams.

**The is not a utility-focused role. We ideally need someone with dairy industry experience (or very strong F&B) that understands the full production process of raw materials through heat treatment/pasteurization.

Responsibilities
  • Lead technical reviews, present equipment recommendations, and communicate process concepts clearly to customers and internal teams
  • Review client specifications, P&IDs and drawings to understand process requirements and constraints, recommending appropriate equipment sizes, pump types, and configuration
  • Support customers in choosing equipment that best aligns with process goals, sanitary standards, and long-term reliability
  • Develop detailed cost estimates for process equipment, labor, materials, and utilities based on customer specifications and internal standards
  • Requisition or purchase essential equipment and materials
  • Prepare and review technical proposals, including scope of work, timelines, and budgetary estimates
  • Ensure all estimates comply with company standards and customer expectations, balancing technical feasibility with budget constraints
  • Collaborate with plant managers, engineers, and project teams to maximize efficiency, identify efficient, cost-effective equipment solutions and ensure customer satisfaction
  • Conduct technical presentations to integrators, engineering firms and consultants regarding specifics on WAT equipment offerings
  • Identify, analyze, and implement process improvements.
  • Provide supervision for field personnel and act as a mentor to junior engineers and applications staff
  • Travel to customer facilities for site visits, project oversight, etc. as required (20–30%)
Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Biological Systems, or related field) required
  • Minimum of 10+ years of process engineering experience (or equivalent education/experience)
  • Strong knowledge of process design, sanitary equipment, and fluid systems
  • Demonstrated experience leading customer projects from concept through execution
  • Professional communication and presentation skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Process design software knowledge
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Strongly Preferred:
  • Supervisory or leadership experience in process engineering
  • AutoCAD experience
  • Experience in the sanitary process (pumps and valves), food & beverage, dairy, or pharmaceutical industries
Work Environment & Physical Demands
  • Work is typically performed in an office environment but requires regular travel to client facilities, production plants, or construction job sites
  • Noise levels vary; industrial sites and production facilities may be loud
  • May require standing, walking, climbing, balancing, and lifting during site visits
  • Overtime, nights, weekends, or holidays may be required depending on project demands
  • Candidates located in the greater Boston or great Philadelphia area will be prioritized
Benefits
  • Competitive Base Salary and annual bonus target
  • Company-subsidized Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life/Disability Insurance, HSA/FSA
  • Retirement savings plan (401k) with net 4% employer match plus profit share plan
  • Cell phone reimbursement policy
About Holland Group
The Holland Group is a private, family-owned group of businesses with locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Massachusetts, & Pennsylvania. The family does NOT believe in short term ownership (i.e. buy and flip) and intends to build a business for decades to come built upon trust, integrity, and opportunity for its employees. The group prides itself on being nimble, entrepreneurial, and unencumbered by ‘big company’ items like presentations, bureaucracy, and red tape. The ideal candidate is excited about their current role, but excited at the potential for future growth opportunities throughout the Holland Group.

The company deploys a best-in-class profit share program and is constantly looking for its next generation of leaders to shepherd it to growth over the coming years.

Current Holland Group Businesses : Holland Applied Technologies , Liquid Process Equipment , Bio Fab Technologies , W.A. Tompkins

Posted 2026-01-16

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