Job Description

Why Join Us: Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours. Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:​

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees​
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)​
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays​
• Employee Appreciation Events​ and Employee Assistance Programs

Position Summary: Performs a variety of engineering functions of intermediate scope involving planning, development, design and installation of equipment, processes and processing automation systems. Provides technical support to the facility to meet customer needs. Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare RFE's, obtain quotes, and estimates of project costs and completion. Responsible to manage projects to budget of approved RFE. Utilize in-plant personnel and outside contractors for installation and completion of capital projects.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement processes for equipment reliability. Including: PM improvement activities, root cause problem solving, real-time downtime analysis, throughput improvement, error proofing.
• Improve production efficiency through automation, support production and maintenance (industrial Techs) with troubleshooting, and identify solutions to control and automation-related problems.
• Comply and enforce all GMP, Safety, Quality Policies, and HACCP, as well as all other company policies and procedures as required in this position.
• Maintains drawings of the facilty and equipment.
• Support and assist the Maintenance Department on mechanical and electrical issues throughout the plant.
• Other duties as assigned by management.Education and Experience:
• BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or Controls Engineering or equivalent work experience, which includes a minimum of 3-5 years in related field.
• Prior experience with PLC programming (e.g., Allen-Bradley, ABB, and others), VFD's, Robotics, Motion control systems, process control systems, power transmissions, hydraulics, pneumatics, refrigeration - ammonia/Freon, welding (Arc, MIG, TIG) of all alloys including non-rerrous metals, HVAC, electrical and mechanical systems.Knowledge and Skills:
• Emphasis on project management, safety, lean manufacturing, and automation.
• AutoCAD proficient.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills.
• Excellent computer skills and technical documentation.

Why Join Us: Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours. Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:​

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees​
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)​
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays​
• Employee Appreciation Events​ and Employee Assistance Programs

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Holiday work, Full time, For contractors, Work experience placement,

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