Manager, Automation and New Product Engineering

kdc/one • Los Angeles, CA

102d

About The Position

The Manager, Automation & New Product Engineering is responsible to diagnose mechanical and electrical problems, repairs and rebuilds equipment, oversees the entire mechanical design process and assist as a technical expert on specialized new and design projects and works independently on various projects as assigned by the Director of Engineering.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent.
• BSc in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years’ experience in Engineering Management role; preferably in cosmetics, food or pharmaceutical process manufacturing or an FDA regulated industry.
• 5+ years of mechanical/electrical experience in a high-speed consumer packaging environment; preferably in cosmetics, food or pharmaceutical process manufacturing or an FDA regulated industry.
• Familiar with fillers, labelers, ink jet coders, laser coders, PLC’s.
• Strong English communications skills: speaking, reading, and writing.
• Strong math and analytical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Advance PC Knowledge i.e. MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) is preferred.
• Able to work independently and as a team player.
• Flexibility to work special schedules as required satisfying job requirements.
• Self-Management: Display initiative, effort excellent organizational and planning skills, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner.
• Teamwork: Build and sustain cooperative working relationships and has strong leadership skills and ability.
• Achieving thoroughness and accuracy in completing multiple prioritized projects.
• Problem Solving: Identify options for solving a problem and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses.
• Good time-management skills.
• Flexibility to work long hours during peak season or special schedules as needed to satisfying job requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the following equipment or similar equipment in other industries: Pacific 18 head Rotary Fillers, Cartoners, Pack West Cappers, Kalish Fillers, Accrapply Labelers, Sherwood Labeler, Rotary Labeler, Biner Ellison, Video Jet Coders, Norden Servo Tube Fillers, MRM Filler, Shrink Wrappers, 3M case sealer, Axon Heat Tunnels, and New England bottle Un-scrambler.
• Must supply own hand tools as pertaining to job requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides a safe working environment and ensures all Engineering personnel understand and adhere to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures, company safety rules, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) at all times.
• Interacts with production staff to maintain efficiency on the lines. Communicates work priorities to all members of the technical team.
• Writes effective machine repair work orders, including technical information. Plans and schedules repair work.
• Shifts technical resource, identifies training needs. Coaches, trains, and develops maintenance technicians and technical operators in repair, preventive and predictive maintenance principles.
• Utilizes production Work Orders to schedule and obtain information for line set-ups and equipment maintenance.
• Troubleshoots and repairs equipment, mechanical and electrical. Able to read electrical schematics and diagrams.
• Executes preventive maintenance schedule. Writes preventative maintenance plans and work orders and schedule as required.
• Maintains housekeeping in conformance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) standards.
• Design, develop and implement automation systems to improve manufacturing efficiency, quality and safety.
• Program, troubleshoot and maintain Allen Bradley PLCs, Panasonic PLCs, HMIs and SCADA systems.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including production, maintenance and continuous improvement leaders to identify automation opportunities.
• Manage automation projects from concept through commissioning and validation.
• Develop and maintain documentation including electrical schematics, control narratives and SOPs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to maintenance mechanics.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in automation and controls.
• Communicate shift priorities to the technical team.
• Performs on the job training and classroom training to achieve a fully cross trained technical group.
• Works on several concurrent projects and is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Mechanical Engineering Discipline.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees