Sr Manager Engineering - Refrigeration, HVAC, Plant Systems Design

About the role

Kraft Heinz is hiring a Senior Manager of Engineering for Refrigeration, HVAC and Plant Systems Design in Chicago, Illinois. The role supervises a team of professional engineers and technicians, owns the results of the unit's work and acts as a resident expert in ammonia refrigeration, influencing senior leaders and mentoring technical leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise engineers and technicians on engineering projects, handle personnel actions and coordinate training and development.
• Develop scope of work, block flow diagrams, equipment selections and technical reports for ammonia refrigeration systems, and perform sizing, control group design, line sizing and mass/energy balance calculations.
• Maintain engineering standards, stay current with code changes (NEC, ASHRAE, OSHA, EPA) and ensure compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, reviewing PSM audits.
• Create standard designs and Capex estimates for major capital initiatives, and support operational and compliance issues so equipment remains reliable.
• Lead cross-functional reviews for capital projects over $1 million, set up equipment standards and benchmarking across the zone, and identify and share best available technologies.
• Support project engineers during equipment build, acceptance testing and commissioning, and take part in post-project reviews.
• Work with OEMs, contractors, utilities and third-party engineering firms, and qualify vendors; take part in Zone Technical Peer Reviews and define utility KPIs.
• Present project viability to senior leadership and help research solutions that reduce labor reliance.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5-8 years of manufacturing experience, with the ability to implement new technologies and ammonia/refrigeration designs.
• Preferred: refrigeration or ammonia refrigeration certifications (e.g. R-22).
• Experience with Lean or similar continuous improvement methods.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems, HVACR design and plant utility systems (water, steam, pumps, blowers, gas, compressed air, sanitation, vacuum).
• Standards such as ASME BPE, ISPE Baseline Guides, USP, EU GMP, ISO and CFRs.
• Basic knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics.
• Writing scopes of work and creating preliminary budget estimates across refrigeration, HVAC, infrastructure and utilities.

What we offer

• New hire base salary range of $120,800 to $151,000, with a performance-based bonus.
• Healthcare, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage and paid time off.
• Wellbeing programs, employee assistance program and 401k.