Assistant Plant Engineer – Ammonia Refrigeration Lead

Energy Jobline ZR; Denison (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an Assistant Plant Engineer for a Denison, IA food manufacturing facility. The role focuses on leading maintenance and engineering, overseeing capital projects, and ensuring safety, food safety, and environmental standards are met on all critical equipment including ammonia refrigeration systems.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years in manufacturing, plus 2+ years of leadership experience, PLC experience, and strong TPM/CMMS skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 5+ years in manufacturing (or equivalent)
• 2+ years of leadership experience, including team development
• PLC experience
• Ammonia refrigeration experience
• Food manufacturing background
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, TPM, and work order systems
• Proficiency with CMMS and Microsoft Office
• Advanced mechanical and electrical skills, including instrumentation
• Ability to use exposure monitoring equipment and communicate results

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance and engineering operations alongside the Plant Engineer
• Develop and manage capital projects on time, on budget, and with minimal disruption
• Ensure projects meet safety, food safety, and environmental standards
• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance and TPM programs
• Optimize resource scheduling to reduce downtime and costs and increase capacity
• Lead the maintenance team through delegation, policies, and clear assignments
• Champion plant safety through training and procedures
• Track KPIs including equipment reliability, supplier effectiveness, and OEE
• Coach and develop maintenance employees

Skills

Leadership

PLC

Ammonia refrigeration

Food manufacturing

Preventive maintenance

TPM

CMMS

Instrumentation

Exposure monitoring

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an Assistant Plant Engineer for a Denison, IA food manufacturing facility. The role focuses on leading maintenance and engineering, overseeing capital projects, and ensuring safety, food safety, and environmental standards are met on all critical equipment including ammonia refrigeration systems.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years in manufacturing, plus 2+ years of leadership experience, PLC experience, and strong TPM/CMMS skills.