Sr. Plant Engineer
Takeda
August 22, 2026
On-site
Social Circle, GA
$89,900 - $141,240 USD yearly
Operations
Sr. Utilities Engineer — Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on engineering support and troubleshooting for critical plant utility systems: cooling towers, chillers, boilers, HVAC, water systems, compressed air, process gases, and distribution.
- Monitor performance, analyze operational data, and improve reliability, capacity, efficiency, maintainability, and manufacturing continuity.
- Partner cross-functionally (Manufacturing, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Automation, Validation, Reliability, EH&S) to resolve issues.
- Lead/support engineering studies, specifications, assessments, design packages, and capital projects (concept to implementation).
- Support preventive/predictive maintenance, asset reliability, root-cause investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities to reduce energy/water, waste, downtime, and operating costs; support sustainability goals.
- Support commissioning/qualification/validation, change controls, SOPs, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
- Coordinate contractors/vendors; act as SME; support occasional after-hours/weekend needs for 24/7 operations.
Qualifications (Required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/related preferred) and 3+ years relevant engineering experience.
Qualifications (Preferred)
- Plant/facility “dark/gray utilities” experience (chillers, cooling towers, boilers, HVAC, hydraulic systems).
- Experience in operational manufacturing environment (pharma plus; other manufacturing considered).
- Experience with capital projects/modifications/assessments; CMMS/BMS/process control/utility management; familiarity with Cleaver-Brooks, Trane, JCI.
- Knowledge of cGMP/ASME/OSHA/EPA/ISPE; Lean/Six Sigma/Reliability; strong Microsoft Office and project tools.
Benefits (as stated)
- Medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability/life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being benefits, sick time, and paid vacation; base salary range $89,900–$141,240.
- Provide hands-on engineering support and troubleshooting for critical plant utility systems: cooling towers, chillers, boilers, HVAC, water systems, compressed air, process gases, and distribution.
- Monitor performance, analyze operational data, and improve reliability, capacity, efficiency, maintainability, and manufacturing continuity.
- Partner cross-functionally (Manufacturing, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Automation, Validation, Reliability, EH&S) to resolve issues.
- Lead/support engineering studies, specifications, assessments, design packages, and capital projects (concept to implementation).
- Support preventive/predictive maintenance, asset reliability, root-cause investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities to reduce energy/water, waste, downtime, and operating costs; support sustainability goals.
- Support commissioning/qualification/validation, change controls, SOPs, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
- Coordinate contractors/vendors; act as SME; support occasional after-hours/weekend needs for 24/7 operations.
Qualifications (Required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/related preferred) and 3+ years relevant engineering experience.
Qualifications (Preferred)
- Plant/facility “dark/gray utilities” experience (chillers, cooling towers, boilers, HVAC, hydraulic systems).
- Experience in operational manufacturing environment (pharma plus; other manufacturing considered).
- Experience with capital projects/modifications/assessments; CMMS/BMS/process control/utility management; familiarity with Cleaver-Brooks, Trane, JCI.
- Knowledge of cGMP/ASME/OSHA/EPA/ISPE; Lean/Six Sigma/Reliability; strong Microsoft Office and project tools.
Benefits (as stated)
- Medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability/life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being benefits, sick time, and paid vacation; base salary range $89,900–$141,240.