Plant Engineer Decatur Stratas Foods

Company Description

Headquartered in Cordova, TN, Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture formed in October 2008 between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company.  Stratas Foods is built on the combined strengths and expertise of these two great parent companies, laid down over the course of over 200 years of combined experience.  Stratas will continue to build on this foundation of excellence by providing value added, branded and custom formulated fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient and Retail sectors.  At Stratas Foods we are committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise and salad dressings to the private label retail bottled oils market in the United States. 

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN.  We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees.  We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

Job Description

To provide engineering support to the entire operation including production, equipment, and buildings and grounds to the facilities in Decatur, IL.  This position will be located at the Decatur Facility

Responsibilities:

1.      Project management, purchasing, and supervision of contractors for all projects to assure completion on a timely basis within budget.

2.      Adhere to and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP requirements.

3.      Lead and assist management with appropriate training to assure regulatory compliance.

4.      Report to engineering manager.

5.      Maintain appropriate communication/relationships with all employees, vendors, visitors.

6.      Provide the necessary safety training to contractors.

7.      Follow, monitor, and ensure compliance with all safety, food safety, environmental, GMP rules, regulations, and policies.

8.      Attend daily production/quality meetings.

9.      Provide technical support for plant processes and improvements.

10.  Observe facility operations on a regular basis.

11.  Communicate with Supervisors on a daily basis.

12.  Oversee facility operations.

13.  Engineering Superintendent assumes responsibilities in his/her absence.

Qualifications

Education:  BS degree in engineering or technical related area from an accredited college/university ; Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical preferred

Related Experience: Proven Engineering level supervision (+6 years or more) record of technical / maintenance personnel.

Equipment/Software Skills: Working knowledge in personal computers (Microsoft software necessary, Project management, Microsoft Project preferred) and basic understanding with Allen Bradley PLC. Knowledge of CMMS such as MP2 is a plus.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: None required, any maintenance related licenses would be a plus such as PE, ASME welding, PLC’s , wastewater, etc.

Competencies: 

1.      Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven ability working well with people.

2.      Accounting / Economics background to understand cost control and budgeting methods.

3.      Competent in making sketches, drawings, line layouts, plans etc., and written instructions as necessary to affect equipment maintenance / repair.

4.      Participative team attitude skills with all personnel to assure production standards, safety, and sanitation levels are maintained as defined by the Mission Statement.

5.      Good skills in ammonia refrigeration, steam generation and PLC’s.

6.      Good problem solving skills through team and individual efforts.

7.      Excellent analytical skills and problem solving skills.

Additional Information

Physical:  Ability to walk distances across facility, climb steps and ladders on occasions,  sitting at office desk work, sometimes in cooler atmosphere ( 35-45 degrees) , sometimes in engine room ( + 95 degrees in hot months). 

Sensory: Ability to hear, see, speak, smell and touch well is necessary to perform basic essential task.

Mental/Reasoning:  Basic problem solvin