Senior Packaging System Design Engineer III

Dennis Group; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Profit-sharing

Job summary

Dennis Group is seeking a Packaging Engineer located in Peel Region, Mississauga. The successful candidate will design, develop, and implement packaging systems while managing installation projects in the food and beverage sector.

With 8-11 years of experience, you should have a strong background in equipment design and project management. Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive compensation, medical and dental insurance, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 8-11 years of work experience in related field.
• Multiple large project experience required.
• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing required.
• Must meet travel requirement of 50%-70%.

Responsibilities

• Create design and scope of work documents.
• Manage multiple packaging engineering projects.
• Coordinate installation and commissioning of equipment.
• Lead client meetings and presentations.
• Survey existing conditions on-site.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, packaging, industrial, or manufacturing engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

As a Packaging Engineer, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Responsibilities

• Design:
  • Create basis of design and scope of work documents
  • Develop design concepts
  • Develop functional specifications for packaging lines
  • Work with sanitary design concepts for liquid, powder, and shaped products
  • Create AutoCAD equipment layouts
  • Interpret mechanical design requirements and customer specifications
  • Review and approve vendor shop drawings and discipline coordination drawings
• Engineering:
  • Be a subject matter expert in at least one packaging area
  • Manage multiple projects
  • Create packaging flow diagrams, material balance, packaging matrix, equipment specifications, OEE documents, speed matrix and V- Curve
  • Develop project budgets
  • Create and follow up with equipment bid packages
  • Develop and maintain delivery and installation schedule
  • Understand size and placement of support equipment
  • Provide expertise in manufacturing and packaging design principles
  • Design systems including conveyance, wrapping, bagging, cartoning, filling, bottling, case packing and palletizing
  • Assist in process simulation
  • Develop project specific procurement documents for packaging equipment
  • Assist with machine and process design
  • Preparation of machine testing requirements and procedures
• Site work:
  • Survey existing conditions
  • On-site construction project coordination
  • Manage installation and commissioning of packaging equipment
  • Manage equipment vendors and installation crews
  • Lead and/or participate in presentations at client meetings
  • Lead factory acceptance testing at vendors shop
  • Lead a team including coaching and mentoring of employees
  • Be the client contact and lead engineer on multiple projects
• Must have led a project team that installed a packaging system with components including conveyance, wrapping, bagging, cartoning, filling, bottling, case packing or palletizing
• Departmental growth:
  • Continual research of packaging engineering best practices

Required Education, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, packaging, industrial, or manufacturing engineering
• 8-11 years of work experience in related field
• Must have multiple large project experience in project definition, equipment design/layout, process design, equipment design, machine testing procedures, installation and commissioning of equipment
• Experience working for food and beverage manufacturing or food and beverage design firms is required.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Intellectual curiosity and a positive, can-do, team-oriented attitude
• Strong problem solving, organizing, and time management skills
• Must meet Travel Requirement - On-site construction project coordination and management with travel requirements between 50%-70% of the year

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Travel Requirements

• 50%-70% travel required throughout the year to visit project site and other offices.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we have focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off with an open vacation policy, bonus, profit‑sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.