Plant Engineer

Join a dynamic team where you’ll lead engineering initiatives across two key plants, driving innovation in utilities, refrigeration, energy systems, and infrastructure to keep operations running safely and efficiently. The Plant Engineer will manage plant engineering objectives for the Redmond and Bellingham plants. Primary responsibilities include oversight of plant utility, refrigeration, energy management systems, execution of capital projects, and improvement of facility infrastructure.

The Plant Engineer ensures safe, compliant, and reliable operation of critical building and utility systems to support production and cold storage operations.

Requirements

• Creates a positive and proactive safety culture. Demonstrates strong commitment and leadership to providing a sustainable, safe, and healthful work environment. Ensures full compliance with all applicable company and regulatory environmental, health and safety requirements.
• Serve as subject matter expert for plant utilities, including ammonia and Freon refrigeration, compressed air, steam, HVAC, water, electrical distribution, and fire protection systems.
• Develop and maintain standard operating conditions, PMs, and operational strategies for utilities.
• Partner with Maintenance to optimize reliability, efficiency, and safety of utility systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (IIAR, OSHA PSM/RMP, ASME, NFPA, EPA, and all other local or applicable codes).
• Provide ownership and oversite of Refrigeration ARM Program.
• Maintain accurate utility system drawings and documentation.
• Manage CAPEX and serve as Capital Project Manager for assigned projects.
• Develop scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for capital projects involving utilities, refrigeration, and facility infrastructure.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to execute projects from concept through commissioning.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
• Support project handover and training for operations and maintenance staff.
• Provide technical support for resolving recurring equipment and infrastructure issues.
• Champion root cause analysis for failures and implements corrective actions.
• Identify and implement cost-saving, reliability, and energy-efficiency initiatives.
• Support plant shutdowns for major repairs, tie-ins, or system upgrades.
• Maintain and support PSM/RMP programs for ammonia refrigeration systems.
• Utilize predictive maintenance tools (vibration, thermal, oil analysis) to reduce downtime and prevent failures.
• Conduct risk assessments for utility and facility projects.

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $110,000 - $125,000

Insurance:
King and Prince offer Medical, Dental, and vision benefits with FSA or HSA options. We also offer wellness programs, life insurance, optional life insurance, AD&D insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance for both long and short term, hospital indemnity insurance, accident insurance, and travel assistance.

Additional Benefits:
We also offer a tuition reimbursement program and an employee assistance program (EAP).

Retirement Plan:
King and Prince provides an exceptional 401 (k) savings plan with a Safe Harbor contribution.

Paid Holidays: 80 hours of paid holidays.

Bonus:
Annual discretionary bonus.

Sick leave:
Employees are eligible for 80 hours of sick leave at the beginning of each year.

Paid Time Off:
New King and Prince salaried employees accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.