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Principal Engineer – Packaging
Location
Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois | Nebraska
Posted
23 days ago
Salary
$109K - $159K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Engineer – Packaging
Conagra Brands
• Provide technical leadership to identify and develop strategies and projects that deliver business benefit • Work with cross-functional teams to review requirements and develop optimized technical solutions • Identify, develop, rollout, and provide governance for key strategies and programs across the manufacturing platform • Use subject matter expertise, third party engineering partners, and original equipment manufacturers to develop labor reducing and cost saving automation projects • Stay current with industry regulations and codes related to packaging equipment system design and operations • Provide technical and economic feasibility analysis to support business initiatives • Develop Front End Loading packages that are complete, clear, and reflect due diligence to ensure project success • Partner with engineering teams to establish cost, schedule, risk, and startup requirements for projects • Write detailed functional control descriptions for unit operations and processing systems • Perform reviews of Front End Loading packages or equivalent deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and operational effectiveness • Develop rough order of magnitude estimates to provide early business case direction • Troubleshoot and drive continuous improvement of existing packaging operations • Lead machine design improvements and equipment modifications • Conduct production plant site surveys and assessments, and provide support to sites as needed
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or Packaging Engineering
- 10 +years of experience in food manufacturing with packaging system design
- Experience leading teams and solving complex technical challenges
- Subject matter expertise in one or more areas of food production line packaging equipment
- Experience with machine design and working in a United States Department of Agriculture or Food and Drug Administration regulated manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated success developing and implementing automation and robotic solutions
- Experience in project engineering and project execution
- Knowledge of continuous improvement applications within engineering design
- Experience translating project requirements into technical solutions through sound engineering principles
- Strong experience in packaging equipment engineering and practical application
- Willingness to travel up to 50 percent to support plant operations
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare plans
- Wellness incentive program
- Mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
- Bonus incentive opportunity
- Matching 401(k)
- Stock purchase plan
- Career development opportunities
- Employee resource groups
- On-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
- Paid-time off
- Parental leave
- Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
- Volunteer opportunities
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