Senior Engineer – Combustion, Refrigeration
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Senior Engineer leading natural gas safety and refrigeration systems across Conagra’s food manufacturing network. Supporting compliance, capital improvements, audits, and plant engineering projects.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and engineering support for Conagra’s Natural Gas Safety Management program and refrigeration systems across its manufacturing network
- Partner with plant teams, Corporate Engineering, external engineering firms, contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers
- Support safe operations, regulatory compliance, and system performance
- Support and enhance the Natural Gas Safety Management program through audits, engineering calculations, design reviews, and risk mitigation activities
- Ensure compliance with company standards, industry codes, and insurance requirements
- Recommend capital improvements to 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
- Travel regularly to manufacturing facilities, 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
- May be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, perform repetitive tasks requiring hand-eye coordination, and lift or carry materials of varying weight and size
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment, potentially high noise levels, and varying temperatures
Benefits:
- Comprehensive healthcare plans
- Wellness incentive program
- Mental wellbeing support
- Fitness reimbursement
- Bonus incentive opportunity
- Matching 401(k)
- Stock purchase plan
- Career development opportunities
- Employee resource groups
- On-demand learning
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid-time off
- Parental leave
- Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
- Volunteer opportunities


















