WSP

Senior Packaging & Material Handling Systems Designer

WSP$73K — $106K *
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma required.
  • 9+ years experience in packaging systems or material handling design.
  • Strong communication skills for client and stakeholder interactions.
  • Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (2D/3D) and experience with similar tools like Inventor.
  • Experience leading complex packaging system layouts.
  • Ability to interpret scan data and point cloud files.
  • Strong background in manufacturing, food & beverage, or equipment environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop packaging and material handling systems.
  • Produce CAD and 2D/3D design deliverables adhering to standards.
  • Perform mass balances and conveyor calculations.
  • Provide mentorship to junior designers and control quality.
  • Support project execution and coordination with project managers.
  • Lead site visits for data collection and verification.
  • Present design deliverables to clients in various settings.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams, clients, vendors, and contractors.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Disability and life insurance included.
  • Retirement savings options available.
  • Paid sick leave and vacation time.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Paid time off for bereavement and civic duties.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

This role is open to candidates based in our Meridian, ID; Houston, TX; Plover, WI; or Minneapolis, MN offices.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the design and development of packaging and material handling systems, including conveyors, process layouts, and equipment integration.
  • Produce and review CAD and 2D/3D design deliverables in accordance with WSP, client, and industry standards. Develop and review physical building layout drawings, equipment and system drawings, PFDs, P&IDs, and bid and construction packages
  • Perform and contribute to mass balances, conveyor calculations, layouts, and related technical documentation.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior designers and drafters, including task delegation, quality control, and schedule coordination.
  • Support project execution, including scope development, schedule adherence, and coordination with project managers.
  • Lead and participate in site visits for data collection, existing conditions verification, and construction/installation support.
  • Present design deliverables to clients in both virtual and in-person settings.
  • Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary engineering teams, clients, vendors, and contractors.
  • Apply constructability, safety, and operational considerations throughout the design process.


Required Qualifications
  • High School Diploma
  • 9+ years of progressive experience in packaging systems, material handling, or industrial facilities design.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with clients and project stakeholders.
  • Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (2D/3D); experience with Inventor or similar 3D modeling tools.
  • Demonstrated experience leading or independently executing complex packaging system layouts.
  • Ability to interpret and work with scan data and point cloud files.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing, food & beverage, or equipment-based environments.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 10-30%.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Technical Design degree or related education.
  • Experience designing food or beverage packaging or manufacturing systems.
  • Knowledge of simulation tools and system optimization techniques.
  • Prior experience supporting construction or installation activities.
  • Familiarity with multidisciplinary project delivery in a consulting environment.


WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Hourly (all locations): $35.15 - $51.25

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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Founded
1959

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