Santa Maria Plant Engineer

Responsibilities

• Organize, direct, evaluate, and control departmental resources (financial, material).
• Maintains compliance with all regulations relating to food safety and personnel safety such as FDA, USDA, and OSHA.
• Aids in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for food safety and food quality at the Santa Maria Plant.
• Monitors and tracks corrective actions for annual audits.
• Prepares and distributes spreadsheets, coordinates meetings, and maintains documentation.
• Serves as the document officer for BRC (Bakery, Cereal, and Related Products) audits.
• Designs preventive maintenance programs to ensure optimal longevity and usage of plant and equipment.
• Coordinates routine maintenance of equipment and collects waste water samples for testing.
• Adapts engineering principles to operations to maximize return on investment.
• Plans and develops appropriate actions to prevent potential production issues.
• Implements innovative strategies to improve maintenance performance.
• Delegates responsibilities and communicates assignments clearly.
• Evaluates mechanical performance and plans necessary adjustments.
• Attends quality meetings and investigates foreign materials in production.
• Controls and authorizes expenditures related to machinery repair and maintenance.
• Maintains appropriate mechanical records and reports.
• Serves on the Emergency Response Team and participates in all required meetings.
• Reports to the plant during an ammonia leak and assists the team in a response.
• Assists in both internal and external food safety audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
• Overall GPA of 3.25 or higher.
• Firm understanding of refrigeration, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, machine design, materials, and mechanics of materials.
• Experience preferred, particularly in ammonia industrial refrigeration, food plant/sanitary designs, and plant engineering.