Senior Plant Engineer

About Sun Opta

Sun Opta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and food service providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, Sun Opta fuels customers' growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, food service, and e-commerce channels across North America.

The Senior Plant Engineer role:

• Provides reliability engineering expertise that supports our maintenance and reliability efforts and assures asset life at or beyond the standards.
• Develops, manages, and executes the plant capital plan and budget, providing final capital investment recommendations to the Plant Director.
• Ensures required licenses and permits are obtained and maintained (air, water, fire, etc.).
• Prepares bid sheets and contract specifications.
• Test newly installed equipment to ensure fulfillment of contract specifications.
• Serves as technical owner for the Process Safety Management (PSM) program and ensures compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Manages on-site wastewater treatment plant serving as a liaison with local authorities to ensure wastewater discharge and BODs are within agreed upon limits
• Collaborates with cross-functional groups including Safety, Production/Operations, Maintenance, Human Resources, Quality, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Finance to meet production targets.
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve machines and plant equipment to maximize efficiency.
• Oversees installation, modifications, quality control testing, operating procedure, and inspection processes adhering to engineering principles and safety regulations.
• Models a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Serves as a safety model, promoting a high level of safety awareness and continuous improvement in safety practices, including use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as required.
• Ensure effective employee relations; provides coaching and development; resolves employee issues as needed.
• Follows engineering standards on sanitation design for Food safety and quality of food.
• Demonstrates a commitment to Quality.
• Facilitates coordination between maintenance and operations in solving process issues.
• Adheres to company GMP's (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• All other duties, as assigned.

• Leadership role with responsibilities that include coaching, developing and influencing others.
• Leads cross-functional project teams and manages external engineering firms, contractors, and equipment suppliers to ensure successful project execution.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology or related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive engineering experience in food, beverage, dairy, consumer packaged goods, or related manufacturing environments, including capital project execution and manufacturing support responsibilities.
• Prior experience driving improvements in a production facility via sound engineering practices and capital deployment.
• Experience with utilities; chiller systems; cooling towers; boilers; wastewater.
• Aseptic Experience.

• Certified/Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Tetra aseptic experience.
• Automation and controls experience.
• TPM and/or LEAN manufacturing experience.
  
  Experience with PC, AutoCAD, and PLC driven components.

• Ability to lead and execute projects.
• Ability to drive and influence change.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with departments and teams across the organization, as well as with external contractors and vendors.
• Mechanical skills/aptitude, including thermodynamics.
• Knowledge of high-speed fillers in an aseptic plant preferred.
• Project Management skills are a must.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Must have a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint software.
• SQF training.

• Travel Expectation:
  Up to 10%.
• Location:
  
  This position will be at our Plant in Midlothian, TX.
• Work Environment:
  Approximately 40% of the work is performed in an office environment; 60% in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.ice.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary…