Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conagra Brands is a leading food company committed to innovation and excellence. The Principal Engineer - Packaging Equipment will provide technical leadership to optimize packaging systems and drive automation in food manufacturing, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Responsibilities
- 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, and provide recommendations to improve programs, policies, and goals
- Provide technical and economic feasibility analysis to support business initiatives that deliver competitive advantages
- Develop Front End Loading packages that are complete, clear, and reflect due diligence to ensure project success, including:
- Technology assessments and recommended solutions aligned to plant, company, and industry best practices
- Physical location layouts and general arrangement drawings
- Infrastructure requirements and needs assessments
- Equipment acceptance criteria and support of testing and acceptance trials
- Equipment and system performance criteria
- Identification of alternatives, prerequisites, risks, and opportunities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- Fitness reimbursement
- Bonus incentive opportunity
- Matching 401(k)
- Stock purchase plan
- Career development opportunities
- Employee resource groups
- On-demand learning
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid-time off
- Parental leave
- Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
- Volunteer opportunities
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