Staff Engineer - Niagara Bottling

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Staff Engineer

The Field Service Engineer – Aseptic and Beverage is responsible for the servicing and yearly maintenance of the production lines and various equipment attached, such as Blowmolders and Fillers. These projects include but are not limited to new beverage technologies, cost savings, efficiency improvements, equipment retrofits, process improvements, new product rollouts, annual overhauls, preventive maintenance and emergency repair services as dictated by customer needs.  The position is also responsible for providing technical support and training to other departments and plant personnel. This role ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures. The Field Service Engineer acts as a subject matter expert on behalf of Technical Engineering in at least one of the following equipment areas: blowmolders, fillers/cappers, labelers/sleever, case packers, palletizers. And develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara’s maintenance strategies. Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Field Service Engineer champions continuous improvement through efforts focused on optimization of equipment and elimination of minor stops.

Essential Functions

• Adhere to and enforce highest standards in safety and good manufacturing practices.
• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to Aseptic Manufacturing Machines.
• Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute repairs, upgrades, overhauls and the resolution of re-occurring problems.
• Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence.
• Partner with other Field Service team members to resolve cross-functional problems.
• Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance.
• Define requirements and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime.
• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of bottling production specialization:
• Blow molding, inclusive of PET processing, machine set-up, mold changes, and quality inspection systems.
• Filling/capping, beverage processing methods, cap feeding systems with light closures,
• vision inspections systems and laser date coders, quality/sanitation standards, and conveying systems.
• Labeling technology, roll-fed and/or sleevers and machine set-up with focus on new product setup.
• Dry-end packaging including case packers, conventional and robotic palletizers.
• Common OEM’s for production equipment: Krones, Sidel, KHS, Sacmi, Tech Lon
• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures.
• Auxiliary systems including CIP Systems, Beverage Processing Equipment, vision inspection and Cap and Preform Orienteers.
• Create OPL’s, Work Instructions and Trip Reports for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to the repository.
• Regular and predictable attendance, as well as required on-call availability, are essential functions of the job to ensure equipment and facility up-time
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 6 Years  – Experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
  • 6 Years  – Experience in Position
  • 4 Years  – Experience managing people/projects

              *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments and levels of the organization.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
• Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic
• Skilled in the use of shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinder, drill press, mill and lathe, and assorted power tools
• Proficient skills with precision measuring equipment, such as calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges
• Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within a specific area of plant or machine center

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years– Experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
  • 10+ Years – Experience working in Position          
  • 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• 4 years of experience in one of the following fields: blow molding, injection molding,
• packaging, or beverage
• 4 years of experience with Krones, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment
• 1 year of experience leading and developing others on the functionality and repair of equipment
• 2 years of experience creating process improvements or continuous improvement initiatives
• Skilled in fabrication capabilities such as cutting and welding (mig, tig or stick)
• Skilled working with electrical systems including 480VAC & 24VDC power
• Ability to read and interpret schematics for process and instrumentation diagrams
• Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (asi-bus, can-bus, profi-bus, ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules

Education

• Minimum Required: 
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other related field *experience may include a combination of work experience and education*

• Preferred: 
  • Master's Degree in Engineering or other related field

Typical Compensation Range

$104,299.46 - $148,626.74 / Yearly

Bonus Target: 10% Annual

Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

* *Los Angeles County applicants only** Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

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