Job Overview:The Infrastructure Engineer plays a critical role in supporting coffee manufacturing operations by designing, documenting, and optimizing production infrastructure across multiple facilities in North America. This role focuses on production line and plant layout design, development of detailed CAD drawings, design of key infrastructure equipment and/or management of 3rd-party-led infrastructure engineering projects, and monitoring of utilities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of manufacturing assets.
This individual partners closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, and external contractors to ensure infrastructure solutions support current production needs and future growth.
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial, or related); a master's degree is a plus. This individual will also have experience creating and maintaining CAD drawings for manufacturing environments (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar), an understanding of plant utilities and infrastructure within an industrial or food & beverage manufacturing environment, experience with production line layout design and facility coordination, strong technical documentation and organizational skills, and an ability to work effectively across multiple sites and cross-functional teams.
Travel:This individual will travel primarily to North American operations, up to 50% of weeks. We work hard to operate remotely as much as possible and to reduce unnecessary travel.Responsibilities:Production Line & Plant Design
- Design and optimize production line layouts to support new equipment installations, line modifications, capacity expansions, and plant reconfigurations.
- Develop layout concepts that balance efficiency, safety, ergonomics, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.
- Evaluate infrastructure requirements (power, compressed air, water, wastewater, steam, HVAC, and data) for new and existing production equipment.
CAD Drawing & Documentation
- Produce and maintain accurate 2D and/or 3D CAD drawings of production lines and equipment layouts, plant floor plans and utility routing, and infrastructure interfaces (electrical, mechanical, and utilities)
- Maintain a controlled database of facility and line drawings to ensure accurate, up-to-date documentation.
- Support drawing updates due to equipment moves, process changes, or facility upgrades.
Utilities Monitoring & Infrastructure Ownership
- Monitor and analyze utility usage across production sites, including electricity, compressed air, water, gas, and HVAC systems.
- Identify opportunities to improve utility efficiency, reliability, and cost.
- Act as the technical owner or subject-matter expert for plant infrastructure systems and utilities.
- Support troubleshooting of infrastructure-related issues impacting production.
Project Support & Collaboration
- Support capital and continuous improvement projects by providing infrastructure designs, layouts, and utility assessments.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors, contractors, and engineering firms as needed.
- Support contractor scope development, technical reviews, and on-site execution for infrastructure-related projects.
- Ensure infrastructure designs align with safety standards, codes, and company engineering guidelines.
Safety, Standards & Continuous Improvement
- Support facility safety initiatives, including maintaining infrastructure drawings used for safety analysis and compliance.
- Apply manufacturing best practices and continuous improvement principles to infrastructure design and utility management.
- Contribute to the development and enforcement of engineering standards related to plant infrastructure and layouts.
Total Rewards:- Salary Range: $130,700 - $160,000
- Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
- Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
- Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility
Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline) or equivalent practical experience; Master's degree is a plus
- 5+ years experience creating and maintaining CAD drawings for manufacturing environments (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar).
- Understanding of plant utilities and infrastructure within an industrial or food & beverage manufacturing environment.
- 5+ years experience with production line layout design and facility coordination.
- Strong technical documentation and organizational skills.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple sites and cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of relevant codes and standards (OSHA, NFPA, local building and electrical codes).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in coffee, food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing.
- Familiarity with utility monitoring tools or data visualization platforms.
- Experience supporting capital projects and contractor coordination.
- Hands-on production floor experience.
Key Competencies- Strong spatial and systems thinking
- Attention to detail and documentation accuracy
- Practical, solutions-oriented engineering approach
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
