Description:

The Packaging/Material Handling Engineer plays a key role in partnership with Insulation manufacturing plants and other key business stakeholders in leading mechanical engineering aspects for medium to large projects in the Insulation business. The position will lead mechanical design and implementation utilizing a

team of external engineering resources and serve as the primary communication link to business partners and manufacturing plants on progress of work.

1. Design Improvements (50%):

o These engineers focus on enhancing product quality, equipment reliability, and production line efficiency within the Insulation division.

o They work on mechanical aspects, like designing better systems and processes.

o Safety is a top priority when implementing new methods.

2. Project Management (30%):

o They oversee capital projects to ensure they finish on time and within budget.

o This involves managing contracts, safety during construction, and adhering to engineering practices.

o They write funding requests and make sure projects meet deadlines.

3. Subject Matter Expertise (10%):

o They provide consultation on mechanical systems for production equipment.

o When there are issues, they help troubleshoot in person.

1. Project Management Know-How:

   • Understand how to manage projects effectively.

   • This includes writing project plans, estimating costs, evaluating vendor proposals, and preparing requests for funding approval.

2. Strong Leadership Skills:

   • Capable of leading projects from start to finish.

   • Can influence change even without direct authority over the team.

3. Effective Communication:

   • Good at expressing ideas verbally and in writing.

   • Can communicate strategy to everyone in the organization.

4. Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

   • Quick to assess situations and find appropriate solutions.

   • Utilizes data and systems to make informed decisions and reduce manufacturing losses.

5. Root Cause Analysis Knowledge:

   • Familiar with identifying the underlying causes of problems.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides design leadership and management of design resources on mechanical improvements to improve

product quality, equipment uptime, and line utilization throughout the Insulation division. (50%)

 Adhere to safety requirements when implementing new processes.

 Adhere to all plant and position-specific safety policies, procedures, and standards.

 Lead mechanical design aspects of multiple projects simultaneously by networking with

internal and external engineering firms. Activity to include directing scope definition and cost

estimates, defining control strategies, directing programming resources, and coordinating

mechanical resources for commissioning and startup.

 Monitor projects for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.

 Utilize effective project management techniques, such as the SAP project module, to lead

projects.

 Ensure all projects are delivered consistent with scope and expectations around operability

and cost.

Provides project management to capital projects to ensure on-time and on-budget completion. (30%)

 Oversee contract requirements and ensure contractor work is being performed in proper

manner.

 Achieve zero injuries in capital projects by ensuring safety through design and in construction

and start-up.

 Apply sound engineering practices towards the completion of improvement projects.

 Manage capital projects from start to finish--write capital approval requests, ensure the

requested funding is consistent with all project requirements, execute for on-time, on-budget

completion.

 Ensure timing from inception through start-up and commissioning is met in all cases.

 Ensure compliance with Early Management business processes in completion of project

deliverables.

Provides consultation services as the division’s subject matter expert on all production equipment

mechanical systems. (10%)

 Assists plant personnel in troubleshooting of mechanical systems in-person and/or remotely.

 Serves as the expert in the division’s technical applications.

 Provide technical and process support to the division’s customers as required.

 Provide subject matter expertise to business for high level project scope validation.

Coaches, trains, mentors, and provides leadership to maintenance technicians and supervisors for

mechanical design and operation. (10%)

Skills:

Project management, Mechanical engineering, capital equipment, bulk material handling, material-handling equipment, furnace operations, lean manufacturing, packaging engineering, inventor, lean six sigma

Top Skills Details:

Project management,Mechanical engineering,capital equipment,bulk material handling,material-handling equipment,furnace operations,lean manufacturing,packaging engineering,inventor

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

MUST HAVEs

• BS in Mechanical Engineering

• 3+ yrs experience in Packaging/Material Handling and Automation process.

• 3+ yrs experience in managing small to large projects

Nice to Have

• 5 years of experience in engineering design, project management, managing projects small to

  large ($1MM+).

• Experience in 3D design environments and engineering software.

• Familiarity with parametric design including fully parametric 3D models.

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, and Lean manufacturing.

• Exposure to TPM methodologies

Experience Level:

Intermediate Level

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