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La Terra Fina

Manufactures clean-label refrigerated dips and quiches

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Design EngineeringUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeUnion City, CA, USA$120k - $133k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related discipline is required.
  • At least 5 years of progressive manufacturing, equipment, mechanical-design, or process-engineering experience is required; equivalent experience may be considered.
  • Demonstrated ownership of manufacturing-equipment or process-improvement projects through installation, commissioning, and operational handoff is required.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD and working proficiency with 3D mechanical CAD are required, including the ability to independently create layouts, components, fixtures, guarding, and fabrication drawings.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on troubleshooting ability in an operating manufacturing environment are required.
  • Experience developing specifications, reviewing vendor designs, and providing technical direction during fabrication, installation, or equipment modification is required.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate manufacturing problems, define technical requirements, develop and compare concepts, perform appropriate calculations and risk reviews, and recommend practical engineered solutions.
  • Analyze production constraints, reliability, quality, safety, ergonomics, and labor needs, and implement practical improvements with measurable results.
  • Create and modify plant layouts, equipment components, fixtures, change parts, guarding, platforms, and fabrication drawings using AutoCAD and 3D CAD.
  • Apply the engineering approach to packaging systems or facility and infrastructure improvements when project needs and individual experience align.
  • Develop technical requirements, evaluate proposed solutions, review drawings, recommend equipment and suppliers, and provide technical direction to vendors, contractors, and integrators.
  • Plan and execute trials, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, installation checkout, ramp-up, and performance verification; resolve mechanical, process, packaging, and equipment issues through root-cause analysis.
  • Work directly with Operations, Maintenance, Food Safety & Quality, R&D, and Safety to understand needs, communicate designs, and execute solutions.
  • Maintain drawings, specifications, calculations, risk assessments, commissioning records, training materials, and project closeout documentation.

Desired Qualifications

  • Autodesk Inventor experience is strongly preferred.
  • Experience in food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, or another regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.
  • Experience with packaging equipment or line automation, including conveyors, cartoners, filling systems, robotics, vision systems, or checkweighers, is preferred.
  • Alternatively, experience with facilities and plant infrastructure such as wastewater, utilities, energy or fuel-cell systems, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, drainage, or structural modifications is preferred.
  • Familiarity with hygienic design, machine safety, and programmable logic controller-controlled industrial equipment is preferred.
  • Professional Engineer licensure, Lean/Six Sigma certification, or machine-safety certification is beneficial but not required.

About the Company

La Terra Fina

Manufactures clean-label refrigerated dips and quiches

La Terra Fina manufactures clean-label, refrigerated gourmet dips, spreads, and ready-to-eat quiches for retail. Its dips come in flavors like Spinach Artichoke & Parmesan, Pineapple Habanero, and Caramelized Onion with Roasted Garlic, while quiches are available in full and personal sizes. The products use no artificial colors or flavors, with gluten-free dips and cage-free eggs in quiches, and packaging from sustainable providers. The company aims to grow distribution and long-term value by offering convenient, deli-style foods, and is expanding under Sargento Foods' ownership.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Union City, CA
Founded
1983

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