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Project Engineer

Agropur
Norden, SD Full Time
POSTED ON 12/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/18/2026

Job Type:

Regular

Invest in you, Join Agropur. We dairy you!

How Agropur invests in YOU:

Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance

  • 401(k) with 7% company contributions

  • 3 weeks Paid Time Off

  • Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays

  • Paid parental leave

  • Advancement Opportunities

  • Salary range 005: $81,400 - $101,800 (Salary will be determined based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position.)

What’s involved in this role:

We are looking for a Project Engineer in Lake Norden, SD.

  • Apply company methodologies and enforce project standards.

  • Minimize expenses and risks of project.

  • Enforce safety standards and construction best practices.

  • Track and report team hours and expenses.

  • Prepare process designs, equipment specifications and capital estimates for process upgrades, modifications to existing systems and installation / commissioning of new assets.

  • Provide methods, equipment recommendations and standard operating practices to optimize processes and meet product specifications.

  • Facilitate training as necessary. Conduct plant assessments to identify asset deficiencies; execute corrective action as required.

  • Work with plant management/corporate functions on project planning involving business growth / innovation, quality improvement, and safety.

  • Understand and comply with all Quality Assurance policies, and immediate reporting of any potential food safety issues to management.

  • Coordinate implementation, write technical specifications, prepare plans and quotes, and allocate contracts for capital expenditure projects.

  • Regularly communicate with on-site contractors to instruct, guide and answer questions.

  • Troubleshoot problems with production and takes corrective action or proposes necessary capital projects to correct.

  • Prepare and closely manage project budgets to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

  • Perform cost/benefit analysis for various design alternatives.

  • Interface with vendors to evaluate material and equipment selections.

  • Interface with suppliers for field support of various equipment and systems.

  • Assist in plant start-up and commissioning activities.

  • Support environmental permitting and compliance issues.

What you need to join our team:

  • Minimum one (1) year of project engineering experience.

  • Experience in dairy, food, or sanitary processes.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required.

Where you’ll be working:

  • Agropur’s US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties, and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world’s largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World. Agropurus.com

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.

Salary : $81,400 - $101,800

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