Utilities & Environmental Project Manager

Select Division; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance benefits

Retirement plan

Paid Time Off from day one

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Lactalis USA, based in Nampa, ID, is hiring a Utilities & Environmental Project Manager to lead capital projects from design through implementation and to support plant operations while meeting regulatory requirements.

You will optimize utility and WWPT systems, work with Operations and Maintenance, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience managing capital expenditure projects in manufacturing.
• Heating, cooling, and air systems expertise; system optimization.
• Energy saving and carbon footprint reduction initiatives.
• Regulatory knowledge (OSHA, DEQ, PSM, PHA).

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from design to implementation and support plant operations.
• Audit manufacturing plants for utility areas and wastewater treatment.
• Develop scopes of work, budgets, and timelines; prepare submittals.
• Source vendors, negotiate quotes, and track project costs.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews with Quality, Food Safety, Planning, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Lead annual capital budget development and manage travel as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Audit and improve

Communication

Prioritization

Time management

Continuous improvement

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Excel (Macros, Pivot tables)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Utilities & Environmental Project Manager based in Nampa, ID, or Buffalo, NY.

The Utilities and Environmental Project Manager is responsible for leading projects related to the Utilities and WWPT of all our plants, from design to full implementation and support the plant operations and ensure it meets the local regulatory requirements. Working with Operations and Maintenance, the Utilities and Environmental Project Manager will be responsible for optimizing the various Utility and WWPT systems, which directly and indirectly support the manufacturing process by implementing new processes or modifying existing processes. Will be involved with existing and new processes in the company.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Perform audits of the manufacturing plants for the utility areas and Wastewater Treatment Plants,
• Inventories all equipment with all their specifications,
• Survey the plant utility & WWPT needs,
• Evaluates installed systems capacity versus needs,
• Develop drawings, scopes of work, budgets and timelines as needed to prepare a project for submittal.
• Source vendors, negotiate and acquire quotes for project investments.
• Lead projects,
• Track projects cost and maintain them within budget,
• Coordinate project review meetings to include setting them up, keeping meeting notes, and reporting out results to key stakeholders.
• Manage principles for the effective execution of projects,
• Work cross-functionally to ensure projects meet the needs of all key stakeholders to include but not be limited to Quality, Food Safety, Planning, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Attend Factory Acceptance Tests as required to validate equipment purchases.
• Lead and assist in the development of the annual capital budget,
• Travel and / or extended or off work hours may be required based on project needs,
• This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks
• that may be assigned.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working on capital expenditure projects as project manager,
• Manufacturing Industry required, Food preferred,
• Heating, cooling & air systems expertise required,
• Optimization of above systems,
• Energy saving project,
• Carbon footprint reduction.

Specialized Knowledge

• Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel skills; macros, pivot tables, AutoCAD (equipment & P&ID dwg)
• Regulatory agencies requirements (OSHA, DEQ, PSM, PHA)

Skills / Abilities

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to audit, investigate and improve manufacturing process machinery,
• Effectively communicate to internal and external customers,
• Prioritization, organization, time management, and follow-up skills,
• Continuous improvement mindset,
• Ability to work with minimum supervision,
• Ability to travel to plant and machine manufacturers sites nationally and internationally.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affymd Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

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