Plant Engineer

Job Details

Job Location:

DC1 Cedar Crest - Graham, NC 27253 Education Level: 4 Year Degree Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary Job Shift: Day Plant Engineer – Facilities & Utilities

Department:
Facilities / Engineering

Reports To:

Facilities Manager

Job Type: Full-Time | Salaried | Exempt

Location:

Burlington, NC | Multi-Site

Salary Range

$70,000 – $80,000 annually

At Alamance Foods, we believe in investing in our people. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive culture designed to help you grow, thrive, and build a long-term career.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (eligibility begins the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment)
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Spending Account (DCSA)
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 12 days annually
• Paid Holidays
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Professional development and mentorship
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Employee-focused culture with long-term stability

Alamance Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of aerosol whipped cream, flavored drinks, freeze pops, and bottled water. We proudly manufacture and distribute both branded and private-label products, including Classic Cream, Fun Pops, Coffee Toppers, Whipt, and Groovy Glacier.

Our success is built on innovation, operational excellence, food safety, and a commitment to manufacturing high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.

The Plant Engineer – Facilities & Utilities supports the Facilities Manager with the day-to-day engineering, facilities, utilities, maintenance, capital projects, and contractor coordination activities across multiple manufacturing locations.

This role is responsible for driving facility improvements, supporting equipment reliability, coordinating maintenance activities, and ensuring facility systems operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company standards. The Plant Engineer partners closely with Facilities, Maintenance, Engineering, Production, Quality, Safety, contractors, and vendors to support daily operations, capital projects, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a hands-on, plant-floor-focused engineering position requiring strong technical problem-solving skills, project coordination, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Support the Facilities Manager with daily facilities, utilities, maintenance, and engineering activities.
• Own follow-up activities, action items, schedules, contractor coordination, quotations, and project documentation.
• Conduct daily plant walkthroughs to identify facility concerns, utility issues, safety observations, project progress, and maintenance needs.
• Monitor work orders, repairs, and facility requests while helping prioritize urgent versus planned work.
• Verify completed work meets company expectations, GMP requirements, and engineering standards.
• Communicate facility issues and project updates with Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, Quality, and Safety teams.
• Escalate safety concerns, project delays, or operational risks promptly.

• Assist with planning, scheduling, tracking, and executing facility and utility improvement projects.
• Develop project scopes of work for contractors, vendors, and internal maintenance teams.
• Obtain vendor quotations, evaluate proposals, and assist with purchase requisitions and project justifications.
• Coordinate contractor activities, monitor project progress, and ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, and within scope.
• Collect field measurements, equipment information, photographs, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Support equipment installations, facility modifications, piping improvements, utility upgrades, and production support projects.
• Assist with shutdown planning, weekend installations, startup activities, and project commissioning.
• Track project milestones, materials, lead times, vendor commitments, and installation schedules.