Senior Engineer – Combustion, Refrigeration

• Provide technical leadership and engineering support for Conagra's Natural Gas Safety Management program and refrigeration systems across its manufacturing network.
• Support and enhance the Natural Gas Safety Management program through audits, engineering calculations, design reviews, and risk mitigation activities.
• Partner with plant teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with company standards, industry codes, and insurance requirements.
• Recommend capital improvements that enhance combustion and refrigeration system safety, reliability, and efficiency.
• Coordinate combustion safety audits and support facilities in developing corrective action plans.
• Develop engineering workflow documents, including budget estimates, Front End Loading packages, and technical briefs.
• Support Engineering Project Managers through project design, execution, commissioning, and startup.
• Assist with natural gas purge plan development and review.
• Provide technical support during plant emergencies and operational disruptions.
• Stay current on combustion and refrigeration technologies, standards, and industry best practices.
• Provide technical guidance for refrigeration systems, industrial chillers, combustible gas piping systems, and combustion control equipment.
• Partner with plant teams, Corporate Engineering, external engineering firms, contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers.
• Travel regularly to manufacturing facilities, potentially up to 50%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in food manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience managing industrial utility systems.
• Knowledge of National Fire Protection Association combustion safety requirements.
• Experience supporting combustible gas systems and utility infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Industrial Refrigeration standards and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices preferred.
• 2+ years of refrigeration experience preferred.
• Strong technical problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Experience working with contractors, consultants, equipment suppliers, and manufacturing teams.
• Position may be based remotely east of Denver, Colorado and within reasonable proximity to a major airport.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Natural Gas Safety Management and Industrial Refrigeration, with a strong focus on compliance, technical leadership, and risk mitigation. Proven ability to enhance system safety, reliability, and efficiency through engineering support and collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Natural Gas Safety Management
• Industrial Refrigeration Systems
• Combustion Safety Audits
• Technical Problem-Solving
• Project Design and Execution

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Combustible Gas Systems
• Utility Infrastructure Management
• Engineering Calculations
• Design Reviews
• Risk Mitigation Activities
• Refrigeration Experience

Soft Skills

• Collaboration Skills
• Technical Leadership
• Problem-Solving Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Industry Keywords

• National Fire Protection Association
• Food Manufacturing
• Compliance Standards
• Engineering Best Practices

Tools & Technologies

• Combustion Control Equipment
• Industrial Chillers
• Engineering Workflow Documents