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Lactalis USA · 1 month ago

Packaging System Engineer - Yoplait

Reed City,MI,US

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Lactalis USA is a leading company in the dairy industry, dedicated to providing opportunities for growth and development for its employees. The Packaging System Engineer will take ownership of filling and packaging systems at the Reed City, MI yogurt plant, focusing on performance improvements and providing technical leadership for equipment and processes.

Food Production

Responsibilities

Demonstrate clear understanding and execution of human and food safety practices in food manufacturing plant

Demonstrate expertise in manufacturing information systems, quality metrics, analysis methods and procedures

Leverage and advance system capability through people, process and technology

Lead and support technical improvements on your systems

Coach and provide technical expertise on problem solving and continuous improvement activities

Provide leadership support for Technical Resources (including maintenance technicians, controls TECHs, etc.)

Identify, vet and implement productivity solutions on your assigned lines

Partner with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Engineering/Maintenance to drive system improvements & reduce losses

Lead development of future state of your systems and provide technical expertise in development of improvement plan

Develop and champion a system vision, technical road map and capital needs to support Long Range Plan for your systems

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringFood Manufacturing ExperienceTechnical LeadershipAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft ExcelProblem SolvingCommunication SkillsCoaching SkillsMulti-taskingRoot Cause AnalysisProcess Flow DiagramsInnovative ThinkingResourcefulnessInterpersonal SkillsTeam ManagementAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Ag/Food Process Engineering or related degree with extensive food manufacturing experience

Strong interpersonal skills, effective written and oral communications, strong listening skills, strong coaching/teaching skills

Ability to learn quickly and curious to dig into challenges to identify and correct root cause

Demonstrated technical leadership, adaptability, analytical and problem-solving skills, decision making, troubleshooting, communications, team management, and human relations skills

Strong ability to interact with operators and mechanics as well as other departments in the plant and at corporate

Be innovative, resourceful, and work with minimal direction

Have excellent organization, problem solving, communication, and team leadership skills

Have ability to multi-task, prioritize your work and make data driven decisions

Ability to read and develop equipment and process flow diagrams

Ability to work well with computer Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel

Have a working knowledge of plant manufacturing, engineering, quality, and research functions