Senior Plant Engineer

Company: Leprino Foods
Location: Tracy
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Within our Tracy, CA union manufacturing facility, we are seeking a highly qualified Senior Project Engineer to continue moving our organization to even larger levels of technological advancement, food quality and production efficiencies. We take pride in our vision to be "world's best", it's why we work harder, invest more, and continually innovate.* Lead and manage assigned projects/priorities by driving the completion of projects within budget, ensuring that appropriate paybacks are forecasted and achieve outcomes.* Schedule all project work, including design, equipment selection, construction, and equipment installation, in coordination with available downtime to minimize impact on production and driving compliance with governmental regulatory specifications (O.S.H.A., F.D.A., building codes, etc.).* Prepare and implement Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) by coordinating with production management, as well as other outside sources to obtain input and review.* Obtain quotes, develop costs analysis, develop budgets, and create project schedules.* Directly supervise contractors and coordinate with consulting services.* Identify, develop, and lead improvements to utility, process, or energy systems, to improve efficiency or reduce cost.* Oversee improvements, modifications and upgrades to processes and equipment, confirming that they are completed to facilitate production needs, and that engineering design lends itself to proper repair and maintenance. * Own the development of formal and informal technical training programs to plant production.* Provide technical and engineering expertise and guidance to production and maintenance to improve productivity and reduce cost. * Inspect and approve all work done to assure quality, man hour efficiency, compliance and contractor productivity. * Accept a challenging environment where solving problems, continuous learning, and a high technical curiosity is the norm, not the exception. Take ownership of your career - it's yours to grow if you're willing to put the work in.We'd love to hear from you if you have: * Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. * Proven experience in engineering, equipment reliability, AND plant maintenance. * Senior-level Project Leadership experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment. * Familiarity of engineering principles to include physics, chemistry, structural, and machine design. * Are humble, inquisitive, patient, collaborative, innovative, results-oriented, and resilient - the DNA of a Leprino employee.We hope you also have:* Project engineering within the dairy/cheese manufacturing industry. * Strong project engineering experience leading capital projects of more than $5 million.Leprino Foods embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Offering you in return:A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino Foods could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries, tuition assistance, vacation, holiday, dedicated sick time, matching 401(k), annual merit increases and bonuses, as well as our annual Profit-Sharing plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.Our Story: Leprino Foods' history dates back over 65 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We've grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world's largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the "World's Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company." To help us achieve that bold vision, we're looking for our secret ingredient: You. A motivated team member who is the best at what you do. Three people in a small corner grocery store in the early 1950s have now grown to over 4,300 employees throughout 16 global locations. Will you join us on our journey?

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