Commissioning Engineer

Tetra Pak•Brooklyn Park, MN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Tetra Pak is seeking a skilled and motivated Commissioning Engineer to help ensure its membrane filtration systems perform effectively. The role involves working directly with customers and collaborating across the organization to support service quality and customer satisfaction. The engineer is responsible for equipment installation, commissioning, maintenance, preventive and corrective maintenance, short-term planning, and control-system troubleshooting. They serve as the primary on-site contact during commissioning activities. The role supports tailored process solutions and includes preparing customer sites, coordinating plant start-up and handover activities, starting up membrane filtration equipment, commissioning and troubleshooting at customer sites, and reporting results to sales, project, and development teams. Additional duties include factory acceptance and I/O testing, customer operator training, occasional support for sales and customer claims, product improvement and development, on-site audits, and mechanical adjustments to ensure equipment meets specification and capacity. All work must follow Tetra Pak and customer safety standards and comply with product quality and food safety requirements. The position is based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and requires travel up to 50% to customer sites across the Americas, including the U.S. and Canada. Applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship; international relocation and work visa sponsorship are not offered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Technology, Automation, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering.
At least 3 years of experience.
Basic understanding of PLC programming.
Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.
Collaborative team player able to work across departments and functions.
Willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites across the U.S. and Canada.
Fluent English proficiency.
Authorized to work in the United States full-time without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the dairy or food industry, especially equipment installation, maintenance, or commissioning.
Experience with Siemens or Allen Bradley PLC platforms.
Experience with FactoryTalk View SE HMI development.
Familiarity with virtual machines and VMware.
Strong background in electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
Prior food-industry experience and working knowledge of fluid dynamics and heat transfer.

Responsibilities

Support preparation of customer sites for installation and commissioning of processing equipment.
Collaborate with the Project Manager to prepare materials for plant start-up, handover, and commissioning activities.
Start up membrane filtration equipment independently or collaboratively to ensure smooth operation and performance.
Conduct commissioning and troubleshooting at customer sites, and provide detailed commissioning reports and feedback to sales, project, and development teams.
Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and I/O testing, often alongside customers at the workshop.
Train customer operators in the operation and oversight of cheese processing equipment.
Occasionally support internal teams with sales efforts, customer claims, product improvements and development, and on-site audits.
Ensure equipment operates to specification and capacity, making mechanical adjustments as needed to improve performance and meet customer expectations.
Follow Tetra Pak and customer safety standards and comply with product quality and food safety requirements.
Travel to customer sites across the U.S. and Canada for equipment start-up and commissioning, up to 50% of the time.