fairlife, LLC · 9 hours ago
Utilities & Mechanical Engineer - Technical Team
Coopersville, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expfairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers. The Utilities & Mechanical Engineer is responsible for providing specialized technical oversight and leading projects through design, construction, and operation for all plant utilities systems, ensuring efficiency and sustainability goals are met.
Food & Beverages
Responsibilities
Develop predictive demand, situation analysis tools and load management tools for utility systems based on forecasted plans for existing and new plants ensuring sufficient capacity and cost-effective operation
Define the standards to which all plant utilities will be designed, automated, constructed and operated under the locational quality and supply profiles negotiated with utilities suppliers
Document and clearly communicate the basis of design of all installed equipment to the plants key stakeholders
Provide technical support for the procurement of utilities from utility providers. A key decision maker in utilities equipment vendor selection and contract negotiation and contributor to budgeting and justification of capital projects
Lead construction phase and collaborate with plant & project engineering teams to ensure all project work gets performed on time and within budget including leading and supporting commissioning and validation activities, review and execution of Factory Acceptance Test and Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT) protocols, developing and delivering training materials
Collaborate with the Environmental teams to develop and implement mechanical designs and operating systems which contribute to company sustainability goals e.g., carbon footprint reduction through new and established technologies and resource management programs
Technical oversight of new line/plant mechanical & utility design (mass/media balance, utilities process flow diagram, functional specifications, PID approval, HAZOP, FAT, DQ, OQ, PQ, training, ramp up etc.) and maintain up-to-date documentation
Solving complex processing, mechanical and utility problems following escalation from plants; managing the process of escalation with plants to ensure timely resolution
Continuously improve utilities efficiency, total cost of ownership and environmental impact. Examples include equipment re-design for improved reliability, improved predictive failure analysis methods to reduce reactive downtime, more robust utilities load management, energy recovery
Ensure plant compliance to Federal, State and Corporate environmental laws, rules & regulations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, PMO, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering: mechanical or chemical engineering with experience in dairy industry, or process engineering with experience in wider food industry
5+ years of progressive experience in utilities design, operations and construction within milk, brewing/beverage, and chemical processing
Direct experience with design, construction, commissioning and troubleshooting of utilities is required
Data analysis and Process modeling in Microsoft Excel is required
Strong understanding of process/product interactions with the ability to provide comprehensive reports on risk assessment and primary recommendations
Demonstrated excellence in communication and presentation
Ability to handle ambiguity and thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial work environment
Preferred
Advanced degrees or other professional certifications preferred but not required
Work experience with an engineering design and construction firm as a P. Eng is highly preferred
Process and utility modeling using software's such as Aspen, SuperPro or others will be a value addition
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
fairlife, LLC
fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tim Doelman
Chief Executive Officer
Eileen Thanner
Chief Operating Officer
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