Senior Mechanical Sustaining Engineer, Vertical Packaging

Sealed Air; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air seeks a Mechanical Equipment Sustaining Senior Engineer for Vertical Pouch Packaging (VPP) at the Duncan site. You will own the mechanical engineering support and lifecycle for VPP equipment, driving reliability, uptime, safety, and cost improvements.

You will partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to transition equipment into sustaining engineering, troubleshoot field and manufacturing issues, and develop mechanical modifications that keep equipment operating safely and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of engineering experience with automated equipment.
• Experience with 3D CAD and creating drawings.
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement experience.
• Experience in packaging or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical engineering support and lifecycle of assigned VPP equipment, driving improvements in reliability, uptime, serviceability, safety, throughput, and cost.
• Investigate equipment performance and field issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive solutions that minimize downtime.
• Design and implement mechanical modifications to commercialized equipment, including components, assemblies, mechanisms, and machine improvements using 3D CAD.
• Partner with R&D as equipment transitions from development into sustaining engineering, ensuring designs, documentation, and support requirements are complete and production-ready.
• Lead equipment improvements, engineering changes, component obsolescence, supplier changes, and technology upgrades throughout the equipment lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain mechanical drawings, 3D models, assemblies, bills of material, equipment manuals, spare parts recommendations, and other technical documentation.
• Partner with Supply Chain and inventory teams to evaluate spare parts requirements, recommended inventory levels, component availability, and purchasing considerations.
• Support equipment troubleshooting, commissioning, field investigations, and customer or manufacturing issues as needed.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Service, Field Service, suppliers, and other engineering teams to resolve complex equipment issues and implement sustainable solutions.

Skills

5+ yrs exp

3D CAD

Root cause analysis

Mechanical design

Troubleshooting

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

BOM systems

Job description

Sealed Air seeks a Mechanical Equipment Sustaining Senior Engineer for Vertical Pouch Packaging (VPP) at the Duncan site. You will own the mechanical engineering support and lifecycle for VPP equipment, driving reliability, uptime, safety, and cost improvements.

You will partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to transition equipment into sustaining engineering, troubleshoot field and manufacturing issues, and develop mechanical modifications that keep equipment operating safely and