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Plant Engineer

Waterstone Human Capital USA
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/5/2026

Our client is seeking a strong engineering leader to help drive operational excellence, maintenance performance, reliability, and cultural transformation within a large food manufacturing facility.



This position offers the opportunity to lead large teams while supporting plant-wide engineering, maintenance, utilities, controls, and continuous improvement initiatives


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Relocation assistance available for qualified candidate


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Responsibilit

  • iesLead engineering and maintenance operati
  • onsImprove equipment reliability and plant performa
  • nceManage preventive and predictive maintenance progr
  • amsSupport capital projects and continuous improvement initiati
  • vesDrive safety, accountability, and operational excelle
  • nceProvide technical leadership around utilities, controls, and refrigeration syst

emsQualificati

  • ons5 years of engineering leadership experie
  • nceFood manufacturing experience requi
  • redHarvest processing experience strongly prefer
  • redExperience leading large te
  • amsKnowledge of PLCs, industrial controls, and maintenance syst
  • emsAmmonia refrigeration experience prefer


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Salary : $120,000 - $135,000

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