Fiscal Year

2024

Case Number

A-22299-46027

Case Status

Certified-Expired

Received Date

2022-11-21

Decision Date

2023-10-13

Refile

N

Original File Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

SCHWANS SHARED SERVICES, LLC

Employer Name Slug

schwans-shared-services-llc

Employer Address 1

115 WEST COLLEGE DRIVE

Employer Address 2

Employer City

MARSHALL

Employer City Slug

marshall

Employer State

MINNESOTA

Employer State Slug

minnesota

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

56258

Employer Phone

507-537-8796

Employer Number of Employees

6500

Employer Year Commenced Business

2002

NAICS Code

31141

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Carole Kerkaert

Employer Contact Address 1

115 West College Drive

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

Marshall

Employer Contact State/Province

MINNESOTA

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

56258

Employer Contact Phone

507-537-8796

Employer Contact Email

carole.kerkaert@schwans.com

Agent Attorney Name

George C Maxwell

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Borene Law Firm, P.A.

Agent Attorney Phone

6123210082

Agent Attorney Address 1

Borene Law Firm, P.A.

Agent Attorney Address 2

3950 IDS Center

Agent Attorney City

Minneapolis

Agent Attorney State/Province

MINNESOTA

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

55402

Agent Attorney Email

gmaxwell@borene.com

PW Track Number

P10021344758043

PW SOC Code

17-2141

PW SOC Title

Mechanical Engineers

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

83242.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2022-06-14

PW Expiration Date

2022-09-12

Wage Offer From

83242.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

83242.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

3019 Scanlan Avenue

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

Salina

Worksite City Slug

salina

Worksite State

KANSAS

Worksite Postal Code

67401

Job Title

Senior Process Engineer

Job Title Slug

senior-process-engineer

Minimum Education

Master's

Major Field of Study

See H.14

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

Y

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Bachelor's

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

6

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

36

Accept Alternative Job Title

See H.14

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Requirements Education A Masters degree U.S. or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or closely related field; OR B Alternatively, a Bachelors degreeU.S. or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or closely related field. Experience Candidates with a Masters degree listed above are required to have A at least 3 years of experience in an engineering position in manufacturing, including as a project engineer at companies providing engineering services to food and beverage industry; B at least one year of experience in engineering, testing, commissioning, and maintaining process operations in the food or pharmaceutical industry OR at least one year of experience providing engineering project support for food and beverage packaging and processing facilities; and C at least one year of experience in writing preliminary capital proposals and commercializing new process technology and new processing equipment for manufacturing food OR at least one year of experience as a Project Engineer preparing bid packages for project equipment, components and installation on engineering projects for food and beverage companies. All experience can be gained concurrently in the same 3 year period. Alternatively, candidates who have a Bachelors degree listed above are required to have at least 6 years of experience in A and one year in B and C. All experience can be gained concurrently in the same 6 year period.br br Item H.6 is answered quot;noquot; because while experience in the job offered would be acceptable, it is not required.br br Mr. Danamaraj meets and exceeds the minimum requirements for the position. He earned a U.S. Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Houston in Texas. Mr. Danamaraj acquired his experience in two different, fulltime professional process engineering positions at Schwans Shared Services, LLC from September 24, 2018 to March 7, 2022 with a brief break from December 12, 2018 to January 2, 2019 when Mr. Danamaraj was waiting for his OPT EAD. He was employed as a Process Engineering Intern from September 24, 2018 to December 12, 2018 and January 2, 2019 to August 4, 2019 and as a Process Engineer from August 4, 2019 to March 7, 2022. The Process Engineering Intern and the Process Engineer positions at Schwans Shared Services, LLC are not substantially comparable to the Senior Process Engineer position offered by Schwans Shared Services, LLC in this Labor Certification. A comparison of the duties between the Senior Process Engineer position and the Process Engineering Intern and Process Engineer positions, specified in sections H.11 and K.b.9 and K.c.9, demonstrates that the duties for the Process Engineering Intern and Process Engineer positions are more than 50 different from the duties of the Senior Process Engineer position. A significant portion of the Senior Process Engineer duties listed in H.11 have no corresponding duty or are qualitatively different from duties listed in the Process Engineering Intern and Process Engineer positions listed in K.b.9 and K.c.9.br br As this is a Senior Process Engineer position, the requirements are founded in business necessity. Schwans manufactures more than 300 frozen food items for sale, generating billions in revenue. The Senior Process Engineer plays a critical role in the manufacturing of these frozen food products by developing, designing, testing, commissioning, engineering maintaining processed to efficiently manufacture frozen food items at our plants. The education experience requirements are necessary to acquire the level of skill, knowledge and engineering experience to engage in processing activities at the senior level which requires drawing upon education in one of the listed engineering disciplines and prior relevant

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2022-09-07

SWA Job Order End Date

2022-10-11

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Salina Journal

First Advertisement Start Date

2022-09-11

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Salina Journal

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2022-09-18

Employer Website From Date

2022-09-07

Employer Website To Date

2022-10-14

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Job Search Website From Date

2022-09-08

Job Search Website To Date

2022-10-14

Employee Referral Program From Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Employee Referral Program To Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2024-01-01 00:05:39

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2022-09-19

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2022-09-23

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

INDIA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

INDIA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2018

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

4800 CALHOUN ROAD

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

HOUSTON

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

TX

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

77004

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

George C Maxwell

Preparer Title

Attorney at Law

Preparer Email

gmaxwell@borene.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Abby M Collins

Employer Information Declaration Title

Senior Corporate Attorney