6 Months Contract role, US Citizens and Green Card
As a Packaging Engineer, you will plan, conduct and coordinate packaging process engineering functions covering all aspects of material handling and unit process operations as applied in the production of wet and dry pet foods, pet treats and cat litter. You are an expert in all aspects of food processing technology in terms of production systems, quality/sanitation, equipment design and application.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Provide packaging engineering process design and review for capital projects including detailed phases of the engineering work, related documentation and field support
• Coordinate work by outside consultants and suppliers and apply broad knowledge of standards, principles and practices in packaging specialties
• Support divisional continuous improvement efforts and technical assistance to operating facilities, including investigation and analysis of problem areas and opportunities for packaging and process enhancements
• Apply expert understanding of line balancing, equipment specification, vendor coordination, factory acceptance testing and site acceptance testing
• Assist in the development and modification of department technical guidelines, standards and specifications
• Collaborates internally and externally (TAG, PTC, Factories, Vendors, etc.) in a team environment to develop, industrialize, and launch new packaging, quality improvements, compliance, and productivity cost savings. Emphasis on growing the company network by seeking and maintaining relationships globally.
• Support installation, commissioning, and qualification of project at project site
Additional Responsibilities
• Maintains/Develops packaging specifications & packaging safety documentation.
• Ensures that the packaging solutions comply with global specification guidelines, operates efficiently in production and provides adequate protection through the distribution system in a cost effective manner.
Travel – Up to 50%. Travel to equipment suppliers and construction sites for field data gathering, scope development, project reviews, system FAT, installation, commissioning, and qualification of project.
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
Experience Requirements:
• 5+ years of packaging equipment engineering experience in a manufacturing, industrial, military or related environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior experience technically specifying and procuring packaging equipment (i.e. case packers, palletizers, stretch wrappers, package conveyors, etc.) is highly preferred.
• Experience with packaging equipment line layout design is highly preferred.
