Sr. Packaging Engineer I

Overview

Gray AES is looking to add a Sr. Packing Engineer to its team in our Atlanta, GA, Cincinnati, OH or Louisville, KY office. 

Responsibilities

Why Gray AES?

Gray is a family-owned, fully integrated global service provider specializing in engineering, design, construction, digital, equipment manufacturing, and real estate services. Deeply rooted in EAC services, Gray serves both domestic and international customers across our core markets: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Automotive, Distribution, Mission Critical, and Commercial. At Gray, our purpose is to make a positive difference in people's lives and build a better future. 

  

Gray AES, the professional services arm of Gray, is a top-ranked firm offering architecture, engineering, and automation services across the globe. Made up of multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, and project managers, these collaborative teams work every day to provide unique, customized solutions for our customers. It’s the spirit of our people – the passion, commitment, and a great team environment – that makes our company a great place to work. 

 

Who we want… (Requirements)

• Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on packaging systems is preferred.
• Preferred 8+ years of demonstrated professional work experience in a Packaging Equipment Systems Engineering or related field of work.
• Work experience with professional engineering services in food and beverage, life sciences, CPG, Pharmaceuticals or other related fields is preferred.
• Significant experience in detailed packaging systems design related to food and beverage market is a plus.
• Significant experience in at least 3-4 types of packaging equipment (i.e. filler, labeler, case packer, palletizer, etc.) is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office. Advanced excel skills are a plus.
• Ability to perform in a highly collaborative, cohesive team environment, with Gray AES, other teams in the Gray family of companies, or other external partner companies and a strong desire and aptitude to interact and build relationships with customers.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, are required to support proactive coordination across all project disciplines. Examples of this include the development of engineering deliverables documentation and effective presentation of project materials to large and diverse project teams.
• Experience in any aspects of development and execution of capital projects.
• Demonstrated understanding and implementation of automation control systems (PLC, HMI, VFD’s, etc.) is preferred.
• Ability to evaluate existing operations and suggest and drive solutions that provide ROI and improve productivity.

Qualifications

What we expect… (Essential Functions)

• Providing leadership to the overall project team by serving as a packaging technical lead on complex, fully integrated projects of various sizes. Phases include FEL/FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Support.
• Lead all aspects of packaging systems design and integration development including line and equipment speed analysis, pack out matrix, block flow and general arrangement layout drawings, equipment lists, utility demand matrices, procurement specifications/approvals
• With minimal support of others, can serve as a technical lead on efforts of all sizes and complexity. Fully capable of developing documentation or strategies prior to finalizing deliverables. Requests input as needed.
• Superior understanding of project workflow and methods for determining needs and solutions for batch and/or continuous packaging systems. This includes developing specifications, assisting with estimation, project justification/ feasibility, budget, schedule, design, implementation, procurement, installation, startup,
• commissioning, troubleshooting, and ensuring that facilities and equipment comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Can generate an entire estimate, scope of work, and proposal within their area of expertise. Can support and sometimes lead a sales call or site visit with a sales lead, Project Manager, Program Manager, and/or customer liaison. Able to significantly contribute to business development efforts and starting to develop own network for business generation. Can help own a customer relationship.
• Travel is a regular expectation of this role and depends upon the location of projects and customers, the stage of project execution, and your role in the project. Travel may also be required for annual company meetings and some training
• Overall average travel expectations for this role range from 20% to 40%.
• Project-related travel can rang