Plant Engineer

 Join a dynamic team where you’ll lead engineering initiatives across two key plants, driving innovation in utilities, refrigeration, energy systems, and infrastructure to keep operations running safely and efficiently. The Plant Engineer will manage plant engineering objectives for the Redmond and Bellingham plants. Primary responsibilities include oversight of plant utility, refrigeration, energy management systems, execution of capital projects, and improvement of facility infrastructure. The Plant Engineer ensures safe, compliant, and reliable operation of critical building and utility systems to support production and cold storage operations.

• Creates a positive and proactive safety      culture. Demonstrates strong commitment and leadership to providing a      sustainable, safe, and healthful work environment. Ensures full compliance      with all applicable company and regulatory environmental, health and safety      requirements.
• Serve      as subject matter expert for plant utilities, including ammonia and Freon      refrigeration, compressed air, steam, HVAC, water, electrical distribution,      and fire protection systems.
• Develop      and maintain standard operating conditions, PMs, and operational      strategies for utilities.
• Partner      with Maintenance to optimize reliability, efficiency, and safety of      utility systems.
• Ensure      compliance with applicable codes and standards (IIAR, OSHA PSM/RMP, ASME,      NFPA, EPA, and all other local or applicable codes).
• Provide      ownership and oversite of Refrigeration ARM Program.
• Maintain      accurate utility system drawings and documentation.
• Manage      CAPEX and serve as Capital Project Manager for assigned projects. 
• Develop      scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for capital projects involving      utilities, refrigeration, and facility infrastructure.
• Coordinate      with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to execute projects      from concept through commissioning.
• Manage      multiple concurrent projects while ensuring timelines, budgets, and      quality standards are met.
• Support      project handover and training for operations and maintenance staff.
• Provide      technical support for resolving recurring equipment and infrastructure      issues.
• Champion      root cause analysis for failures and implements corrective actions.
• Identify      and implement cost-saving, reliability, and energy-efficiency initiatives.
• Support      plant shutdowns for major repairs, tie-ins, or system upgrades.
• Maintain      and support PSM/RMP programs for ammonia refrigeration systems.
• Utilize      predictive maintenance tools (vibration, thermal, oil analysis) to reduce      downtime and prevent failures.
• Conduct      risk assessments for utility and facility projects.

Salary range here: $110,000 - $125,000

Insurance: King and Prince are proud to offer Medical, Dental, and vision benefits with FSA or HSA options. We also offer wellness programs, life insurance, optional life insurance, AD&D insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance for both long and short term, hospital indemnity insurance, accident insurance, and travel assistance. 

Additional Benefits: We also offer a tuition reimbursement program and an employee assistance program (EAP). 

Retirement Plan: King and Prince provides an exceptional 401 (k) savings plan with a Safe Harbor contribution. 

Paid Holidays: 80 hours of paid holidays. 

Bonus: Annual discretionary bonus.

Sick leave: Employees are eligible for 80 hours of sick leave at the beginning of each year.

Paid Time Off: New King and Prince salaried employees accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.