Senior Project Engineer

Job Summary

A leading food manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to drive innovation, operational excellence, and facility modernization across multiple processing plants. This role manages the entire lifecycle of complex capital projects-from conceptual design through installation and final commissioning-including equipment upgrades, facility expansions, and MEP enhancements. The Senior Project Engineer leads cross-functional teams and external contractors to ensure all initiatives are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in engineering with 3+ years of project leadership experience in a food production facility, or 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree. Prior experience in protein, poultry, or ready-to-eat (RTE) manufacturing environments is required, along with proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office. Candidates must be willing to travel regionally to support plant initiatives.

Location: Waco, Texas

Job type: Permanent

Salary: $115,000 - 135,000 per year

Work hours: 8am to 5pm

Education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Lead capital machine investments and plant engineering projects from design to commissioning to expand capacity, reduce operating costs, and improve site operability
• Define project specifications, scopes, budgets, schedules, and deliverables by conducting technical studies and assessing production demands
• Partner with external vendors and contractors, managing bidding processes, negotiating contracts, and directing on-site project activities
• Coordinate utility infrastructure improvements, including MEP enhancements, utility relocations, and new equipment integrations
• Enforce rigorous job-site safety standards, lead contractor safety briefings, and ensure full compliance with plant safety protocols
• Maintain and update engineering records, as-built documentation, facility layouts, and version control across plant assets

Qualifications

• Food
• Ready to eat
• Poultry

Skills

• proficiency in AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office
• version control
• directing
• Coordinate
• as-built documentation
• bidding processes
• budgets
• final commissioning
• conceptual design
• food manufacturing
• plant engineering
• infrastructure
• innovation
• investments
• negotiating contracts
• plant safety
• operability
• operating costs
• operational excellence
• poultry
• project leadership
• protein
• site safety
• schedules
• technical studies

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.