Senior Utilities & Mechanical Engineer: Dairy Plant Systems

fairlife LLC; Coopersville (MI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

fairlife, LLC, a Chicago-based nutrition company, seeks a Sr. Utilities & Mechanical Engineer to lead utility design and support across Webster, NY; Coopersville, MI; and Goodyear, AZ.

You will drive projects from design through commissioning, ensuring capacity, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Travel up to 50% (potentially more during commissioning) and collaboration with environmental and plant teams will be essential to delivering sustainable, efficient utility systems and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; advanced degrees or professional certifications preferred.
• 5+ years in utilities design, operations and construction within dairy/beverage/food processing.
• Experience with engineering design/construction firms as a P.Eng is highly preferred.
• Proven track record of process improvements through redesign and automation.
• Excel data analysis and process modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop predictive demand, load management tools for utility systems.
• Define design standards for plant utilities.
• Document basis of design for installed equipment.
• Support procurement of utilities and assist in vendor selection/negotiation.
• Lead construction phase, support commissioning and FAT/SAT testing.
• Collaborate with Environmental teams on sustainability goals.
• Oversee mechanical/utility design and maintain documentation.
• Resolve complex utility/process issues with plant escalation.

Skills

Utilities design

Process engineering

Data analysis in Excel

Aspen/SuperPro modeling

Communication/presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Tools

Aspen

SuperPro

Job description

fairlife, LLC, a Chicago-based nutrition company, seeks a Sr. Utilities & Mechanical Engineer to lead utility design and support across Webster, NY; Coopersville, MI; and Goodyear, AZ.

You will drive projects from design through commissioning, ensuring capacity, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Travel up to 50% (potentially more during commissioning) and collaboration with environmental and plant teams will be essential to delivering sustainable, efficient utility systems and