Senior Plant Engineer — Food & Beverage Capital Projects

SunOpta; Midlothian (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Family leave

Paid maternity leave

401(k) with Match

Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Ill

Hospital indemnity

Paid Holidays

Tuition assistance

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Job summary

SunOpta is seeking a Senior Plant Engineer for its Midlothian, TX facility to lead reliability engineering, capital planning, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.

You will collaborate across Safety, Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive efficiency and safety, oversee wastewater treatment, and ensure GMP and process safety standards are met.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with utilities; chiller systems; cooling towers; boilers; wastewater.
• Aseptic Experience.
• Certified/Licensed Professional Engineer (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provides reliability engineering expertise to support maintenance and asset life.
• Develops and manages the plant capital plan and budget.
• Ensures licenses and permits are obtained and maintained.
• Prepares bid sheets and contract specifications.
• Tests newly installed equipment for contract specs.
• Leads Process Safety Management program compliance.
• Oversees wastewater treatment and regulatory compliance.
• Drives improvements to maximize efficiency.
• Leads safety and PPE compliance.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet production targets.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mechanical skills

Process optimization

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC components

MS Office

Job description

SunOpta is seeking a Senior Plant Engineer for its Midlothian, TX facility to lead reliability engineering, capital planning, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.

You will collaborate across Safety, Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive efficiency and safety, oversee wastewater treatment, and ensure GMP and process safety standards are met.