Plant Engineer

Yoplait Liberté Canada is a proudly Canadian and Quebec-based company that brings together passionate teams around iconic brands known for their craftsmanship and the quality of their products, loved by Canadian families for decades.

What we offer:

• Exciting projects within a transforming and growing company
• Recognition of relevant years of experience for vacation calculation
• A comprehensive group insurance plan, 100% employer-paid, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A retirement plan (RRSP and DPSP) with employer contributions (we invest in your future!)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Concrete opportunities for continuous training and skills development
• Be part of an inspiring transformation: help build a rapidly evolving company with a reinvented culture.

Your role

The Plant Engineer is responsible for improving the overall performance of the plant by developing and implementing technical solutions aimed at optimizing equipment reliability, process performance, and operational efficiency.

They act as a technical reference for the maintenance and operations teams by identifying improvement opportunities, analyzing failure causes, and developing strategies to reduce losses, improve equipment availability, and optimize maintenance costs.

What you will accomplish daily

Equipment reliability and failure analysis

• Identify breakdown trends and analyze equipment performance data to detect improvement opportunities
• Analyze recurring issues, conduct root cause analyses, and develop corrective and preventive action plans
• Optimize preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs
• Act as a technical expert for maintenance, operations, and engineering teams
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering standards, and plant drawings
• Use CMMS data (SAP) to improve maintenance strategy and equipment performance

Process optimization

• Identify, develop, and execute improvement projects aimed at increasing reliability, productivity, and operational efficiency
• Participate in equipment modifications and process improvements to achieve business objectives

Continuous improvement

• Develop and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing losses and improving manufacturing performance
• Collaborate with production and maintenance teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement

What you need to join our team

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, food engineering, or a related discipline
• 5 to 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in reliability, maintenance, continuous improvement, or plant engineering
• Experience in the food or dairy industry is an asset
• Strong knowledge of equipment reliability and asset management
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies (TPM, Lean, problem-solving)
• Experience with a CMMS (SAP is an asset)

Want to be part of a company that has both flavour… and purpose?