Staff Engineer - Advanced Engineering

Company: Niagara Bottling
Location: Diamond Bar
Posted on: April 28, 2024

Job Description:

At Niagara, we re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.Consider applying here, if you want to:Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.Develop lasting relationships with great people.Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.Staff Engineer - Advanced EngineeringThe Staff Engineer role is responsible for independently managing the coordination of designing new and existing products. This position is responsible for being the technical resource for major commercialization activities while providing technical experience for new and existing product related issues. This position collaborates with different internal departments for prototyping, testing procedures, manufacturing capabilities/ specifications, and CAPEX creation.Essential Functions:Collaborate with various internal departments and customers on launching new products and packages to help achieve customer goals while managing Niagara s objectives and policies.Responsible for managing the front-end development scope of projects.Responsible for creating the CAPEX budget for new development projectsProvide leadership and technical recommendations for product/packaging requirements and solutions for any issues raised by the customers.Manage the project planning and product commercialization process through detailed project management and technical guidance.Collaborates regularly with internal department teams.Research new technologies, packaging opportunities and be the lead on exploratory projects to drive more revenue growth for the business.Provide training and educate new sales team and internal department team members on the engineering department scope and product capabilities across Niagara network.Extensive experience in Beverage capabilities, internal equipment landscape and packaging products to independently build financial business proposals for sales opportunities.Provide direction and input for project planning and provide technical and design recommendations in project evaluation.Develop beverage equipment and process specifications to satisfy requirements of current products and future products.Initiate RFQ and collaborate with other teams to establish required specifications/parameters for beverage process equipment, including batching, thermal processing and filler.Collaborate with vendors, corporate project managers and operations to support beverage equipment installation and ensure successful commissioning.Work with appropriate cross functional teams to identify and implement process improvements to streamline equipment reliability.Identify cost savings opportunities and develop business plans to realize the savings.Manager, motivate, coach, and continually develop a team of New Product Development Engineers.Travel requirement of 25% (domestic and international).Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.CompetenciesAdvance Microsoft Office Skills5+ years background leading new project management in product launches and/or product changes from planning to executionExcellent technical writing and presentation skillsDetail oriented; able to work independently and with limited directionExcellent understanding of product development processes and different manufacturing processes like hot-fill, cold-fill, aseptic, etc.Strong attention to detail, organized and thorough with a desire for continuous improvement.Ability to work well in collaborative cross-functional team environmentsAbility to work independently and with limited directionAble to problem solve and use discretion in dealing with proprietary and confidential information.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:6 Years
Years of Experience in Beverage Manufacturing / Engineering or other related fields.6 Years
Years of Experience in Product Development or other related fields6 Years
Experience managing people/projects *experience may include a combination of work experience and educationPreferred Qualifications:10+ Years
Years of Experience in Beverage Manufacturing / Engineering environment10+ Years
Experience managing people/projectsEducationMinimum Required:Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Product Design, Business and other related fields or equivalent experience.Preferred:Master s Degree in Engineering, Business, Product DesignTypical Compensation RangePay Rate Type: Salary$116,624.00 - $163,274.00 / YearlyBonus Target: 10% AnnualBenefitshttps://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefitsAny employment agency, person or entity that submits a rsum into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's rsum will become the property of Niagara Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit rsum to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit rsum into this career site to be eligible for placement fees.Niagara Plant NameCORP-MAIN

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