Manufacturing Systems Engineer - Packaging

Manufacturing Systems Engineer
- Packaging# Manufacturing Systems Engineer
- Packaging Garland
- Garland, TX 75041## Overview Education Level Bachelor'sCategory
1530 - Engineers, all other## Description
** Position Overview
** The purpose of the Manufacturing Systems Engineer (Packaging) is to provide support in all aspects of the packaging systems. Provide focus and emphases on continuous improvement of manufacturing and packaging effectiveness along with reliability through the enhancement, development and complete documentation of sustainable processes, practices and support maintenance contained within the technical library. Supplement new technology and process implementation. Develop and/or enhance current operations and maintain technicians training.

This role directly reports to the Packaging Department Manager. The Manufacturing Systems Engineer (Packaging) is responsible for ensuring each contractor/vendor working for him/her within a given department has been properly trained in all food safety, food quality and personal safety requirements including the pre-qualification programs. Although every supervisor and operator is responsible for a crucial part of the company's business, it is the Manufacturing Systems Engineer (Packaging) who is primarily responsible for leadership and integrity.

The Manufacturing Systems Engineer (Packaging) has the authority to take immediate corrective actions when dealing with Food Safety and Food Quality issues and is required to report these issues to the Plant Manager, Packaging Manger, Plant Engineering Manager and/or Quality Manager if further action is required. An assigned qualified employee will fill in for Manufacturing Systems Engineer in their absence.

** Responsibilities
* * Enhance Packaging Systems Effectiveness
* Implement new packaging technology in addition to existing equipment.
* Delivery of new lines/equipment - could include participation in the scope development all the way through the implementation, start up, and validation phases. The project origin could evolve from a multitude of sources, including business initiatives, quality improvements and productivity/cost-reduction activities.
* Collaborate with Daisy Brand Production, Engineering, R&D and Quality Departments in order to effectively implement efficient packaging, sanitation, business and/or quality initiatives. Assess and enhance KPI and other target settings.
* Leverage best practices for asset utilization, care and operation and capitalize on technologies with cross-functional and cross-plant teams. Enhancement or development of SOPs, TOS, PMs, Safety Procedures, etc., which requires personnel assessment and collaboration with the Packaging Manager(s), Maintenance Manager(s) or their designee, as well as the development of a sustainable auditing process.
* Identify key process waste initiatives by seeking out opportunities to eliminate waste in all areas, from raw material and product delivery to the final packaging stage, including sanitation.
* Perform, drive and document root cause analyses and corrective action investigations.
* Track cost reductions in all process improvement activities, (i.e. equipment MRO spending, materials, utilities, yield, and labor) utilizing tools such as MRO and business financial tracking reports as well as equipment history CMMS reports compared against the expected budget.
* Conduct pertinent operations record reviews. Assess deviations using statistical analysis and verify conformance to standards.
* Assemble technical information for packaging systems. Review and audit the accuracy of process schematics, standard operating procedures, sanitation pin charts, line design rates (including line equipment design rate reviews) and upstream and downstream capabilities.

Training and Development
* Assist plant leadership in learning the best implementation for new practices and technologies. Validate the learning plans and training needs of packaging and maintenance technicians associated with product and/or process improvements as well as new equipment commissioning.

Quality Control
* Evaluate/determine potential impacts/risks to ideal cottage cheese and sour cream product body and texture that may arise from actual or proposed system change.
* Define, document and communicate the scope of projector trials, sample collection processes, lead internal/external testing, assessment and isolation of required variables as well as the interpretation of results. Prepare and propose recommendations along with the sustainability plans necessary for successful fruition of a proposed change.
* Document all projects, analyses, and audit-related work requests through the use of One Note and other formal reporting means. Confer with management, production, and engineering staff to discuss project specifications and procedures.

This role may require additional responsibilities as needed to support team and business objectives.
** Qualifications
* ** BS Science/Engineering packaging…