Plant engineering and automation for pharma, biotech and food facilities
LAPORTE is a Montréal-based engineering firm designing and automating process plants for pharmaceutical, biotech and agrifood clients. Its stack is dominated by Rockwell tooling (Studio 5000, FactoryTalk), plus Siemens, Ignition and PI System, alongside Revit, ETAP and STAAD, signaling deep in-house controls and multidiscipline design work. Hiring is accelerating, almost entirely in engineering and skewed senior, across North America and Europe.
LAPORTE is a self-owned consulting engineering firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Montréal, Québec. It serves companies operating pharmaceutical, agrifood, industrial biotech and general industrial plants. Services span process engineering, automation, mechanical and electrical engineering, filling and packaging, building and utilities design, and regulatory compliance. The firm employs 201–500 people and operates offices across North America and Europe, with hiring activity in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Switzerland.
LAPORTE works with Rockwell Automation Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View and Historian, Allen-Bradley, Siemens STEP 7, Ignition, Wonderware, GE iFIX, Kepware and PI System for plant automation and SCADA.
LAPORTE is hiring in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Switzerland, with openings concentrated in engineering and weighted toward senior and mid-level roles.
LAPORTE focuses on pharmaceutical, agrifood, industrial biotech and industrial plants, with current work in plant automation, biotech HVAC, mechanical building systems and ammonia refrigeration safety.
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