Plant Engineer

Plant Engineer

Tri-Valley Career Center

The Plus Group is seeking a Plant Engineer to support our client’s manufacturing facility. This role serves as a site-based technical leader responsible for infrastructure reliability and capital project execution. Unlike day-to-day operations, this position is focused on long-term improvements, capital planning, and utility system readiness to ensure sustained reliability, safety, and growth capacity.

• Oversee design, reliability, and improvements of utility systems: steam, compressed air, HVAC, chilled water, tower water, wastewater, and energy systems.
• Lead facility infrastructure upgrades (building envelope, drainage, dock doors, and critical systems).
• Ensure systems meet codes, internal standards, and safety requirements.
• Recommend enhancements to preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

• Serve as site capital project leader, managing initiatives from scope development through execution and closeout.
• Collaborate with site and corporate stakeholders on project budgets, goals, and timelines.
• Prepare and submit capital expenditure requests per company procedures.
• Manage contractors and engineering partners to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective delivery.
• Ensure projects align with sustainability goals, operational strategies, and food safety requirements.

• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering Managers to identify infrastructure gaps and lead long-range capital planning.
• Support new product, process, or capacity expansions through utility capability enhancements.
• Maintain technical drawings, system documentation, and engineering standards.
• Contribute to site master planning and capital forecasting.

• Reports to:
  
  Director, Maintenance & Engineering
• Works closely with:
  Site Maintenance Manager, Site Engineering Manager, Corporate Engineering & Capital Project Teams, Operations, FSQ, and EHS leaders
• External collaboration: engineering firms, vendors, and contractors

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent progressive experience).
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial engineering role.
• Proven experience leading infrastructure-related capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of utility systems and facilities engineering.
• Familiarity with safety standards, engineering codes, and compliance expectations.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

• Experience in food & beverage or aseptic manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with FDA-regulated utility systems.
• Experience with CMMS platforms (Infor/Hexagon EAM preferred).
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or project management certification.

• Up to 10% for vendor visits, FATs, and trade shows.

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance-based bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive benefits package

This position is critical to ensuring that site infrastructure is safe, reliable, and aligned with long-term business growth. By focusing on capital execution and forward-looking engineering improvements, the Plant Engineer will help strengthen system resilience, reduce operational risks, and drive sustainable investment in facility capabilities.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

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