Staff Engineer - Utilities
About The Position
Agropur is seeking a Staff Engineer – Utilities Systems to serve as the enterprise technical authority for utility systems across its manufacturing network. The role covers refrigeration, steam and boiler systems, thermal fluid systems, compressed air, water systems, and energy infrastructure critical to food and dairy processing operations. It provides subject matter expertise in utility-system design, operation, optimization, troubleshooting, and strategic application. The Staff Engineer provides technical leadership and serves as the final technical authority for utilities-related engineering decisions. The position supports major capital projects, enterprise standards, operational excellence, safety, energy management, and sustainability initiatives. The role is remote, Monday through Friday, with a 50% travel requirement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering; Mechanical or Chemical Engineering preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in utilities systems engineering or capital project execution.
- Demonstrated expertise in one or more utilities systems, with working knowledge across others.
- Experience developing technical standards and specifications.
- Strong understanding of industrial utilities in food or dairy environments.
- Working knowledge of safety and regulatory requirements.
- Strong understanding of energy systems and efficiency drivers.
- Strong communication and influencing skills.
- Experience facilitating technical reviews.
- Experience supporting central utilities systems design.
- Experience with refrigeration and/or boiler systems.
- Experience implementing enterprise standards.
- Experience with energy optimization programs.
- Experience working with OEMs and engineering firms.
- Familiarity with digital tools for utilities optimization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for utilities systems, including ammonia/CO₂ refrigeration, boilers and steam systems, cooling towers, chilled water, compressed air, and plant water systems.
- Provide technical leadership for the design, integration, and optimization of utilities infrastructure.
- Lead technical reviews of major capital projects involving utilities systems.
- Serve as the final technical authority for utilities-related engineering decisions.
- Support strategic decisions on utilities system selection, capacity planning, redundancy, and resilience.
- Make technical decisions in ambiguous or high-risk situations.
- Participate in concept development, feasibility studies, and engineering design reviews.
- Support Operational Excellence initiatives by addressing complex reliability, capacity, and performance issues.
- Build and maintain enterprise utilities system design and operating standards.
- Establish best practices for safe utilities operation, including ammonia refrigeration safety and boiler integrity.
- Provide technical guidance on energy management and sustainability, including heat recovery and efficiency.
- Support development of energy-aware design principles across capital projects.
- Monitor and evaluate emerging utilities technologies.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with 7% company contributions
- 3 weeks paid time off
- Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
