Engineer

About Huhtamaki

Huhtamaki’s North America Business segment is a leading manufacturer of consumer goods packaging as well as tableware, cups, folding cartons, containers, trays and service ware for the foodservice industry and retail markets. Our product portfolio includes Chinet®, the leading brand of premium tableware. Huhtamaki North America with sales of $1.3B employs approximately 42,000 people in 18 manufacturing location with its US headquarters in De Soto, KS. The parent company, Huhtamaki Oyj, has its head office in Espoo, Finland. Huhtamaki Oyj is the #1 globally operating foodservice packaging and molding fiber company in the world.

We’re looking for professionals to join our team of approximately 17,000 people in 34 countries. You’ll think creatively about making our business and those of our customers’ more effective and successful. You’ll always be looking for new ways of working. And along the way you’ll be making a difference to some of the world’s biggest brands, by helping great products reach more people, more easily.

Job Summary

Provide equipment design solutions to solve a wide variety of issues, through all phases of a machine life cycle. Design new machinery, improve and update existing machines, design tooling, design automation and control systems, develop and improve safety systems. Drive these equipment design solutions from conceptualization, manufacture, build, and testing to implementation in Huhtamaki manufacturing and external customer facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Engineer will manage all aspects of mechanical design for packaging equipment and in-house converting machinery. This includes conceptualization, design, and documentation for all manufactured components. This documentation will include the creation of detail and assembly drawings as well as itemized bill of materials. The Project Engineer will be involved with machine assembly, troubleshooting, and ongoing support.

• The Project Engineer must be capable of designing new machinery from the ground up, rebuilding or modifying existing machinery, recommending machinery for purchase, and troubleshooting unfamiliar machinery.
• The Project Engineer will be responsible for both machine design and directing projects through all phases including assembly, debugging, training and installation.
• The Project Engineer should possess a fundamental understanding of pneumatic and electrical schematics, as well as basic PLC programming and troubleshooting skills.
• The Project Engineer will be involved with identifying potential material and process savings through observation and analytical methods, as well as supporting cost reduction activities through process improvement, equipment modification, and material changes.
• The Project Engineer will be involved with identifying any safety shortcomings of new and existing equipment and designing either mechanical or control solutions to resolve those shortcomings.
• The Project Engineer may interact with Customers, Sales, Service, Quality and Plant personnel to identify and solve issues with packaging equipment.
• Travel within the US will periodically be required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Will work in manufacturing and office environments. Will utilize computer systems and occasionally shop tools and be able to provide/receive verbal instructions. At times, requires prolonged standing, walking, stooping/bending, twisting at waist and reaching at and above the shoulders.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical preferred). Proficiency with CAD and solid modeling software required, experience with Creo a plus. Experience with PLC software and components helpful. Must have effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

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