SECONDARY ASSISTANT PLANT ENGINEER

JBS Imports

$87K — $100K *
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in industrial maintenance with 5+ years in food processing industry
  • Proficient in ammonia refrigeration and air compressor technology
  • Strong supervisory and people management skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Basic computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
  • Process Safety Management (PSM) experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Ensure equipment reliability and achieve operational goals per shift
  • Manage training programs for both hourly and salaried staff
  • Enforce compliance with safety programs while optimizing labor efficiency
  • Facilitate communication between operations and other departments
  • Support continuous plant improvement alongside the Plant Engineer
  • Oversee utility systems operations ensuring reliability
  • Develop vendor and contractor relationships to enhance plant resources
  • Maintain USDA relationships to ensure compliance with regulations
  • Coordinate and oversee scale checks and preventative maintenance tasks
  • Provide expertise in automation, electrical, and instrumentation

Benefits

  • Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage after 60 days
  • Paid Time Off, including sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays
  • 401(k) with company match after one year of service
  • Eligible for annual incentive pay based on performance
  • Career development opportunities through learning and development programs
  • Minnesota Sick and Safe Time
  • Minnesota Paid Leave
Full Job Description
Description

Position at JBS USA

Secondary Assistant Plant Engineer

Purpose & Scope:

Principle Responsibilities:

  • Ensure reliability of plant equipment and establish and meet downtime and operational goals per shift for the fabrication and slaughter areas as well as for outlying areas such as warehousing, wastewater treatment, etc.


  • Manage training programs to maintain the skill level of the hourly and salaried workforce.


  • Motivate interest in, and ensure compliance with, stringent plant safety programs while maintaining high levels of labor efficiency and effectiveness in responding to breakdowns and plant interruptions.


  • Maintain close communications with operations and other plant departments and develop an appreciation for overall plant performance issues in all employees within the department.


  • Assist the Plant Engineer in assuring continuous plant improvement.


  • Ensure reliable and cost-effective operation of utility systems that are online continuously. This includes ammonia refrigeration, air compression, electrical distribution, and others.


  • Develop and maintain contractors and vendors to supplement plant resources. Represent the corporation in dealing with these outside firms.


  • Develop and grow a trusting relationship with the USDA to ensure that their requirements are being met.


  • Coordinates and oversees: Scale checks to ensure plant pay scales are within weight calibration specifications, Preventative Maintenance on scales, trolley readers, printers and alarms to ensure they are in working order and problems are caught before they cause downtime, Reactive Maintenance on Automated Systems and Instrumentation (basic troubleshooting, changing parts, follow-up to ensure problem is resolved & basic modifications to equipment to improve performance).


  • Assign equipment specific job assignments that support plant goals and overall success.


  • Provide expertise in the areas of automation, electrical, and instrumentation for all projects based on current best practices using approved components and standards.


  • Fundamental understanding of National Electric Code, NFPA 70, and NFPA 70E and their application


  • Fundamental understanding of industrial electrical systems from 24VDC to 4160VAC


  • Ability to read and understand electrical schematics including one-line drawings.


  • Understanding of process instrumentation ranging from pressure, temperature, level, flow, pH, conductivity, vibration, etc.


  • Other Duties Assigned


Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Minimum 10 years of progressively more responsible positions within industrial maintenance field and minimum five (5) years within a food processing industry


  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


  • Extensive background in ammonia refrigeration, air compressor technology, variable frequency motor controls, maintenance of sanitary conditions. Job responsibilities typically require extended hours.


  • PSM experience preferred


  • Must be able to demonstrate effective people skills


  • Basic computer skills and proficiency with basic office software (word and excel)


  • Supervisory skills - maintenance management through whom both direct and indirect people report, project administrative assistant and planners.


  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or five (5) additional years of applicable experience.


  • Resume required


Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation

As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary, and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

  • Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;


  • Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;


  • 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;


  • Base annual salary range: 87k-100k


  • Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;


  • Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs;


  • Minnesota Sick and Safe Time


  • Minnesota Paid Leave


We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

About us:

JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim's, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

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