Sr Manufacturing Engineer

Fresenius Kabi USA; Town of Grand Island (NY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Wellness program

Job summary

Fresenius Kabi USA is seeking a hands-on engineer focused on packaging systems, vision-based inspection, and automation to support regulatory compliance and plant efficiency.

You will design, test, and qualify vision system recipes, troubleshoot PLC/HMI, read schematics, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Packaging Engineering with 5 years of experience.
• Experience with high-speed automated visual inspection equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and ladder logic.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and qualify vision system recipes.
• Technical support/ for packaging PLCs and HMI troubleshooting.
• Investigate equipment performance and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with operators, QA, and maintenance to enhance equipment.
• Prepare and execute specs and tests for new/modified equipment.
• Ensure validated state and compliance with cGMP/OSHA/ISO regulations.
• Build relationships with vendors for hardware support.

Skills

Vision systems

PLC troubleshooting

HMI troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

Ladder logic

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Engineering

Tools

PLC

HMI

Schematic reading

Job description

Job Summary

Supports all aspects of packaging systems, equipment, and machinery. Specialization will be in automated and semi-automated vision systems for cosmetic and particle defect detection, serialization and state-of-the-art automated packaging equipment. Is a technical resource to the Engineering and Packaging Departments to meet all regulatory and company specific policy requirements and to improve plant efficiency, capacity, and capability via continuous improvement and modernization objectives. Responsible for the design, layout, testing, troubleshooting and vision system recipe creation for packaging systems. Responsible for implementing improvements to increase equipment efficiency and prevent equipment obsolesce. Responsible for ensuring the validated state of packaging equipment, systems and facilities and compliance with all applicable cGMP, OSHA, DEC, EPA and local government regulations.

Salary Range: $73,614 - $110,000 Annually + 6% Bonus Final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to experience level, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, testing and qualification of vision system recipes.
• Technical support/ for packaging Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) troubleshooting.
• Investigates current equipment performance to identify problems and solutions.
• Working with operators, quality assurance, and maintenance to identify and implement necessary improvements.
• Prepares and executes User Requirement Specifications, Functional Requirement Specifications, Design Specifications/Qualifications, Factory and Site Acceptance Tests, Machinability Studies and Standard Operating Procedures as necessary for new and modified equipment.
• Responsible for ensuring the validated state of all equipment, systems and facilities and compliance with all applicable cGMP, OSHA, DEC, EPA, ISO and local government regulations.
• Responsible for developing relationships with key vendors for technical support and for assistance in hardware applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Packaging Engineering or related field of study and five years’ experience.
• Experience with high-speed automated visual inspection equipment, and packaging machinery design.
• Understanding of plant mechanical and electrical systems, as well as the ability to read construction and process drawings preferred.
• Must be proficient in reading electrical schematics and ladder logic.
• Must have clear understanding of analytical troubleshooting with packaging equipment and vision systems.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills, good documentation skills, good organizational skills and good interpersonal skills to lead the plant electrical staff.
• The Company’s primary business language is English. The successful candidate must be able to effectively speak, read, write, and understand English to perform the essential functions of the position, including independently understanding policies, procedures, training materials, and workplace communications written in English due to our heavily regulated work environment.

Additional Information

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability, 401K with company contribution, and wellness program.

All employment is at‑will, meaning both the employee and Fresenius Kabi have the right to end the employment relationship at any time, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.

Fresenius Kabi is a global health care company that specializes in injectable medicines, biosimilars, and technologies for infusion, transfusion, and clinical nutrition. Our expansive portfolio of products and global network of science and manufacturing centers provide essential support for the care of critical and chronically ill patients. With more than 41,000 employees worldwide, our dedicated team is united by our shared purpose: to put lifesaving medicines and technologies in the hands of people who care for patients – and to find answers to the challenges they face. We call this purpose caring for life.

Our U.S. headquarters is in Lake Zurich, Illinois and the company’s global headquarters is in Bad Homburg, Germany. Follow us on LinkedIn to learn more: http://bit.ly/3KdaGJr