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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field
• 6+ years of experience troubleshooting and investigating mechanical, electrical, and process-related issues
• Hands-on technical experience with electro-mechanical systems used in modern packaging machinery
• 3+ years of technical personnel management experience
• Experience interpreting and developing technical documentation, including OEM procedures, safety guidelines, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Beverage packaging industry experience.
• Food industry experience.
• Ability to create and interpret mechanical and electrical diagrams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including report creation and data entry.
• Ability to maintain a valid passport for international travel to OEM sites for training and FATs.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support manufacturing plant operations.
• Availability to provide emergency technical support during nights and weekends, as needed.
• Strong troubleshooting and repair capabilities for mechanical and process-related issues involving electro-mechanical systems.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience performing plant-level electrical and mechanical work.
• 10+ years of experience working as an applications engineer.
• Familiarity with PLCs, online access, and device-level troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource, both on-site and remotely, for plants experiencing downtime events, chronic nuisance issues, or limited onsite technical resources.
• Build strong plant relationships through professional, solution-oriented communication.
• Plan and manage system installations and retrofit activities for liquid packaging lines (hot fill and cold fill), warehouse optimization, and kitchen/blending processes.
• Assist manufacturing plant maintenance teams with a variety of engineering and maintenance tasks.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of PMs and overall PM programs with the Maintenance Managers.
• Plan and coordinate equipment overhauls and rebuilds.
• Develop long-term asset care plans and maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate with plant electricians, mechanics, and external contractors to support day-to-day troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, and process-related issues.
• Troubleshoot bottling and support equipment including fillers, cappers, depalletizers, labelers, case packers, shrink packers, palletizers, wrappers, blenders, boilers, and air compressors.
• Determine when vendor support is necessary based on troubleshooting outcomes.
• Assist with vendor coordination during critical downtime events.
• Communicate downtime findings and issues with plant leadership and assist in developing long-term corrective strategies.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate machine and line performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in and lead structured problem-solving initiatives such as Breakdown Analysis (BDA), 5 Why analysis, Fishbone analysis, and other root cause methodologies.
• Support plant automation systems, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, industrial networks, and related electrical systems.
• Partner with plant leadership to ensure line controls are properly configured for optimal performance.
• Maintain and update plant Vorne systems to ensure accurate reporting of OEE, efficiency, bottle attainment, and related metrics.
• Support manufacturing plant operational networks by troubleshooting local issues, coordinating with vendors on installations and updates, and interfacing with IT teams and IT vendors.
• Plan and manage Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for new equipment to ensure compliance with company standards and requirements.
• Manage capital projects and equipment installations, including project scoping, Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) development and documentation, and coordination with vendors and plant leadership through project completion.
• Assist in developing long-term capital improvement plans for manufacturing plants.
• Perform other projects or duties as assigned.