Food Plant Project Engineer – Temp to Perm Hire

Our client – a growing Food processing company with multiple plants in the US for perishable Ready to Eat packages, needs a Plant Project Engineer on a Temp-to-Hire basis at their plant site in Carson, CA. Excellent hourly Pay rate with an option to become a permanent, direct employee after 6 months. Job Posting # 2696R Job Title : Food Plant Project Engineer – Temp to Perm Hire Location : Carson, CA (on-site role) Overnight Travel : 5% Duration : Initially a contract job for 6 months with a chance to convert to a permanent direct role. Relocation : Prefer local, or someone who can relocate on their own expenses and stay long term. Compensation : Pay rate of $65 - $85 per Hour Paid weekly (this includes all expenses) Company Info : Our client is a premier producer of fresh prepared foods with 18K people at 48 sites worldwide. They have 4 plants with around 1K people in the US Group Info : This reports to the VP of Operations and Engineering at their Corporate HQ site, but will be assigned to the CA plant and work under the site Leader - VP Operations. This site is in a 100K Sq ft building with around 350 people. This plant produces perishable ready to eat food packages like Hummus, Sauces, Burrito and other specialty items. SUMMARY : This engineer will handle multiple plant projects concurrently worth $2 - $4 Million. The projects are for Facilities, Utilities infrastructure including high volume industrial Refrigeration systems (Freon based) for food Storage and also for Food processing / packaging systems. This engineer will support the Operations group and work in cross functional teams from Engineering, quality, maintenance production, etc. This is a hands-on engineer role. The right person will be an all-rounder. Note 1 : The right person will be only from the Food industry (NOT from BioPharma / Medical device) Candidate Must Have : AAS Degree in a Technical field. Min 7+ years of technical experience in the Manufacturing industry. 3+ years of Project Engineering / Management experience in a Food plant / industry. Some experience with FDA, OSHA, EPA, regulations and compliance. Ability to work in a fast-paced plant environment Candidate Nice to Have : BS in Engineering. Knowledge of High-speed food processing & packaging Knowledge of high-volume refrigeration systems used for industrial freezers Keywords : engineer, project, plant, project engineer, project manager, FDA, Food, PE, refrigeration