Facility Process Engineer

AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.

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AMP is hiring a Facility Process Engineer reporting to the Process Engineering Manager who will be 100% ONSITE in AMP’s newest single stream facility in Commerce City, Colorado.

This role will lead the timely execution of commission and ramp responsibilities to standardize and reliably operate the Denver, Colorado facility. After meeting contractually obligated performance requirements, the role will pivot to a reliability focus, acting as the on‑ground AMP technology and process subject matter expert for commercial, engineering, and operations groups. Responsibilities include empowering onsite resources to consistently meet production KPIs through AMP technology training, facility configuration optimization, regular software updates, and proactive performance monitoring.

• Complete a 6‑month training program prior to the Denver, Colorado facility installation and work with onsite operation staff in Norfolk, VA to optimize the Portsmouth MSW facility, becoming familiar with AMP ONE technology.
• Execute time‑study analysis of standard work to drive operational efficiencies.
• Serve as the technical leader on AMP technology and the escalation point for onsite operations, driving facility improvement from requirements gathering through field execution.
• Work with the Process Engineering team and Manager to commission, startup, and ramp the Denver, Colorado facility.
• Execute Software Acceptance Testing and Functional Acceptance Testing procedures for successful plant startup.
• From off‑site device commissioning to ground breaking, remain onsite to ensure all pre‑commission tasks are completed with zero onsite rework.
• Drive lessons learned from each startup to the Process Engineering Manager for distribution to design engineering, asset deployment, and operations groups.
• Facilitate the transition from startup to typical operations through training operators and facility staff on preferred process conditions and equipment operation.
• Work with Engineering and Facilities Operations groups to execute facility reliability and improvement plans, deriving plant‑specific configuration standards.
• Perform before and after configuration change analysis – validating and verifying process‑specific performance parity or improvement across varying infeed compositions.
• Create and execute test plans and analysis to meet facility‑level recovery rate, throughput, and uptime requirements.
• Facilitate execution and communication of all AMP technology MOC processes, ensuring smooth transition of changes across operators and leadership.
• Coordinate and perform full system and equipment–specific performance audits, validating AMP AI and customer reporting requirements.
• Train facility personnel on AMP equipment operation and act as a Tier 2 resource for plant failure escalations.
• Act as the operational expert in core AMP sorting technologies, assisting facility personnel with troubleshooting AMP equipment and 3rd‑party vendors.
• Create facility…