Project Engineer

Provide engineering management and technical expertise for comprehensive installations of filling, sterilizer and packaging systems from initial concept through detail design, installation, system commissioning, and startup. These systems will generally be for soup/sauce type products in steel cans, glass or plastic containers, both traditional and non-traditional shapes.
Education and Experience
• BS Engineering - Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 5 + years experience as a project engineer in the food or pharmaceutical industry.
• Prefer broad experience with design and installation of filling, sterilizing & packaging systems. Plastic and non-traditional packaging experience along with an understanding of the design and operation of hydrostatic, rotary & batch sterilizers a plus.
• Plant experience is desirable.

Engineering Project Management Skills
• Develop project schedules.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates.
• Effectively communicate project status and risks.
• Create detailed purchase specifications for capital equipment.
• Write detailed equipment installation specifications and scopes of work, to ensure proper and complete installation work.
• Plan and manage installation phase of projects.
• Plan and execute system commissioning.
• Actively participate in system startup and debug.
• Operate in a team environment.
• Ability to work with and manage outside resources in the design and implementation of projects.

Position Requirements
• Technical Skills:
• AutoCAD literate
• Possess a thorough understanding and have direct experience in the design and development of automated, modulated, high-speed conveyance and control systems for filling and packaging glass, plastic and metal containers.
• Hands on experience with preparation of functional specifications for integrated filling and packaging systems.
• Complete understanding of the design requirements of mass and single file container flow and the transition from one to the other.
• Successful experience in the design of filling and packaging systems for irregularly shaped, plastic (PET, polypropylene, HDPE, etc.) and flexible containers (retortable and refrigerated pouches) a plus.
• Travel: up to 60%.