Senior Project Engineer - Packaging

Description

Wolfgang Confectioners is a fast growing, mission driven confectionery manufacturer looking for great people to help us Make Candy, Bless Lives. Driven by our core values, Be Wolfgang: Be Willing, Be Positive, Be Detailed, Be Consistent and Be Humble, we aim to create an outstanding team and working environment to serve our customers and community.

Wolfgang Confectioners is seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer - Packaging to help our talented production team and ensure our products are packaged safely, efficiently and up to our high-quality standards. This role is critical in supporting our company’s growth objectives by ensuring project completion while achieving on-time, on-budget deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

•          Design and management of projects, including, but not limited to, defining the scope, charter, schedule, and development of capital budgets.
•          Develop and update packing line process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID’s).
•         Evaluation and definition of packing requirements and subsequent equipment selection.
•          Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
•          Development of scope of work documents and review of competitive bids.
•         Directly manage contractors to ensure workplace safety, food safety, and design compliance.
•          Support project deliverables and completion.
•          Reviews, approves, and documents packaging die lines and material specifications.

Requirements

•          A bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or related field is preferred.
•          A minimum of six (6) years of food related packaging engineering experience is required.
•          Demonstrated successful execution of packaging projects ranging from $100k to $5MM.
•          Expertise in common food packaging including VFFS, HFFS, and flow wrapping.
•          Demonstrated advanced knowledge of secondary packing automation to include case packing and palletizing.
•          Demonstrated knowledge of sanitary design, SQF and food safety design and installation requirements.
•          Familiarity with common packaging equipment cleaning methods.
•          Excellent verbal and written communication skills that show the ability to communicate effectively with various levels of an organization.
•          Supporter and driver of safety culture.
•          Demonstrated ability to operate with integrity and uphold company’s core values and mission.

Summary

This position includes some travel between our Loganville and Camp Hill plants. There will also be occasional need to travel to trade shows, vendor sites, and/or contractor locations.

Wolfgang Confectioners requires candidates to participate in a post offer drug screening and criminal background check.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.