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UPSIDE Foods · 3 days ago
Plant Engineer
Emeryville, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$94K/yr - $134K/yr
6+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Lead the maintenance operations of building systems, including mechanical, electrical, fire/life safety, plumbing, process utilities, and process equipment
Manage facilities technicians and associated subcontractors and vendor relationships
Collaboratively develop, implement, execute, and document a systematic approach to ensure all aspects of the facility, utilities and process equipment are started up, commissioned, operated, and maintained
Execute strategic plans to continually improve the facility’s operation including repair, modification, and execution of facility capital projects, automation strategy, installation, commissioning and qualification
Along with the Manufacturing and Engineering Leads, direct, author, test, and coordinate equipment corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance procedures and protocols as necessary to ensure systems are in proper working order. (RO/DI, steam boiler, HVAC, piping, valves, air compressors, wastewater systems, and refrigeration units, sterile bioprocess equipment, food formulation equipment, etc)
Monitor systems to identify performance risks and implement risk reduction strategies
Perform post repair, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and FMEA on failures to optimize a true condition based maintenance strategy
Continually review and ensure systems are installed and operating safely and comply with pertinent environmental health/safety practices, rules and regulations
Interact with inspectors as necessary to demonstrate equipment maintenance and calibration through compliant documentation
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience
6+ years of progressive hands-on experience in a maintenance role in either utilities or facilities; 2+ years managing individual contributors, contractors, or third party vendors
Extensive hands-on experience operating, modifying, installing, and/or maintaining utilities and process equipment in a regulated industry such as purified water, clean steam, waste neutralization, refrigeration, HVAC, clean compressed air, sterile bioreactor equipment, food processing equipment
Experience managing and/or participating in projects to procure, install, and startup new equipment
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance
Knowledge of OSHA guidelines, and other federal, state and local regulations
Comfortable presenting in front of large groups consisting of peers and/or management
Ability to respond to off-hour and urgent matters as needed
Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds without assistance, as well as the ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, lift, push, pull for extended periods. Ability to work in a manufacturing and machine shop environment. Valid California Driver’s License required.
Benefits
Stock options for all full-time incoming team members
90-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)
Pet insurance for your furry family members
Unlimited PTO
DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Council and People Engagement Programs
Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities
Company
UPSIDE Foods
UPSIDE Foods is a food tech company that produces and grows sustainable cultured meat.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (2)
2022 (3)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$598MKey Investors
U.S. Department of AgricultureDFJ ElementSOSV
2023-06-21Grant· Undisclosed
2022-04-21Series C· $400M
2020-01-22Series B· $161M
Leadership Team
Uma Valeti
CEO & Co-founder
Amy Chen
Chief Operating Officer
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