Senior Packaging Engineer - kdc/one Columbus

KDC One Knowlton

$80K — $100K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience with bottling and filling equipment, including fillers, cappers, and unscramblers
  • Skilled in quoting new equipment and troubleshooting equipment issues
  • Proficient in setting and adjusting equipment parameters
  • Background in continuous improvement initiatives
  • Experienced with AutoCAD for creating and maintaining line layouts
  • Ability to manage contractors and oversee efficiency improvement projects

Responsibilities

  • Lead and direct activities to optimize filling-line performance
  • Develop and implement processes to measure line performance and prioritize improvements
  • Manage equipment development for new products and processes
  • Provide expertise in customer communication regarding products and processes
  • Lead capital projects including bidding, installation, and cost estimation
  • Track and report on improvement projects using standard systems
  • Mentor and guide Engineering & Maintenance team members
  • Qualify new equipment and processes for operational readiness
  • Enable Total Productive Maintenance through engineering initiatives
  • Lead continuous improvement events to enhance operational standards

Benefits

  • Opportunities for innovative project involvement
  • Collaborative team environment that values growth and learning
  • Engagement in continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support for professional development through mentoring and training
Full Job Description


Join Our Innovation Team as a Senior Packaging Equipment Engineer!

If you're ready to engineer excellence and drive innovation in packaging operations, we want YOU on our team!

What You'll Be Doing

The Senior Packaging Equipment Engineer leads and directs all activities to optimize filling-line performance and drives continuous improvement plans. The Senior Packaging Equipment Engineer acts as project manager from ideation through full validation in production, meeting customer and business requirements. The Senior Packaging Equipment Engineer understands and implements written procedures in accordance with cGMP and other governmental regulations. He/she plays a key role in equipment selection for new projects and cost savings initiatives as well as actively lead process control and total productive maintenance strategies.
  • Identifies and drives continuous improvements throughout filling and packaging operations.
  • Develops and implements processes and systems to measure line performance and prioritize improvement areas to reduce downtime and improve quality and throughput.
  • Manages the development and implementation of equipment for new products, processes, and capacity expansion plans.
  • Provides expertise in customer communication relating to products and processes.
  • Leads capital projects including competitive bidding, FAT, and installation. Provides costing estimates & timelines for projects and products.
  • Implement, track, and reports on improvement projects using standard systems
  • Provides mentoring and guidance to others within the Engineering & Maintenance organization.
  • Leads equipment and process qualification activities for new equipment and processes.
  • Enables Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)activities through implementation of supporting engineering initiatives.
  • Leads kaizen and other continuous improvement events, improving operational standards and building people capability
  • Provides training materials to line leads, operators, and mechanics as needed in key SOPs and improvement methodologies.
  • Supports Health, Safety & Environmental programs, and cGMP initiatives.


What We Need from You:
  • Bachelor's in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • Experience with bottling and filling equipment. - fillers, cappers, unscramblers (sorters)
  • Quoting new equipment
  • Troubleshooting equipment issues
  • Setting and adjusting equipment parameters
  • Continuous improvement
  • AutoCAD - creating and maintaining line layouts
  • Contractor management
  • Efficiency improvement

Be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth

Apply Now!

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