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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.
We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.
Leads the engineering operations of a medium-scale site or multiple standard-scale sites. Manages engineering projects and integration of technical activities, specifications and procedures. Analyzes technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of engineering requirements.
JOB SUMMARY:
Envision, develop, and implement solutions to equipment deficiencies to improve asset safety, reliability, output and improve human factor criteria. Provide engineered solutions to steam distribution and condensate recovery using internal or external resources. Use asset historical data to justify change for direct or indirect productivity improvement resulting in reduced cost of operation. Support Waterville’s manufacturing site in a variety of technical assignments to create innovative solutions to technological problems.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provide input and analysis for asset upgrades. Experience with steam distribution and condensate recovery. Knowledge of heat transfer principles and drying systems. Provide daily technical support and troubleshooting to Waterville’s operations. Work with other Huhtamaki locations to develop and implement Best Demonstrated Practices (BDP). Develop, initiate, and manage all phases of capital and expense projects insuring safe implementation, scope delivery within budgeted time and financial project control. Provide technological process improvements and cost savings for Waterville’s Manufacturing Operations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
The following are required to enable job holders to perform the essential functions of the job.
BSME or BSMET degree preferred. Will consider BS in related discipline with in-depth related experience. 10 + years engineering experience in manufacturing environment. Knowledge of regulatory requirement defined by OSHA, NFPA, ANSI and other local, state and federal agencies. Knowledge of fluid design concepts, thermodynamics, and precision alignment concepts. Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
In-depth knowledge and experience in a pulp and paper environment is preferred. Working knowledge of 6-Sigma strategies including lean events, strategic data analysis, removing non-value-added processes, etc. Experience with Rockwell PLC control systems including troubleshooting and programming. Experience with high-speed conveying, conveyor metering and sortation systems. Modeling and analysis of thermodynamic systems for power generation, waste heat recovery, and system balancing. Creative thinker and innovator. Very strong mechanical aptitude.
Our Benefits:
Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. Huhtamaki offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, and a pension. We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonus program, wellness program, onsite medical staff, monthly employee plate store benefits, monthly onsite boot truck, and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. You’ll also enjoy Paid Time Off and holiday pay because we believe a work-life balance is more than just a buzzword – it’s part of our culture.
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What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030.
We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
