Packaging Systems Engineer

Position Summary

As a key member of the Engineered Solutions Group the Packaging Systems Engineer will design and implement engineered service solutions and processes designed to competitively meet our customers’ requirements while also meeting the need of the company and our people, thereby driving operational excellence and improvements.

The Packaging Systems Engineer will operate as outlined in the Crescent Way- 3 P’s:

• Purpose
• Process
• People
  
  

While building on our culture of:

• Doing it Right
• Doing it Safe
• Doing it Well.
  
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Safety

• Drive the Crescent Safety culture to ensure a Work Environment which is safe and maintained where our people can safely grow and develop.
• Observe all plant layouts to ensure production can operate safely.
• Ensure a preventive maintenance program is in place and complied with across all our sites.
• Always consider Safety as the first priority in design, purchase and installation of Engineered Solutions
• Continually seek out and remove all forms of risk.
  
  

Quality

• Ensure Quality is built into the procurement of all new equipment, production floor and facility designs.
• In partnership with Site GM’s and Maintenance personnel, drive Continuous Improvement making it foundational to our Culture.
  
  

Productivity

• Continually explore the competitive use of technology and capital, providing Crescent and customers with flexibility and improved productivity.
• Participate and lead as required plant/site design/layout/flow/equipment of new or existing plant/site operations with consideration to:
• People, product and facility safety
• Quickest flow and least amount of handling
• Applicable building and fire codes
• Ensure all facility layouts are current and all PM’s are current.
• Ensure the transfer of all best practices across all site operations.
  

People

• Provide technical leadership and direction to the Maintenance personnel at all sites
• Participate in the selection of the best competent people to grow and be part of Crescent
• Train – Establish training as a core value within Crescent.
• Assess to ensure the fair and accurate evaluation of each person’s performance and potential.
• Recognize to ensure each person feels appreciated for the value they provide.
• Lead people to encourage maximum performance and dedication.
  

Customer Value

• Drive Solutions which ensure Crescent is branded as an innovative service provider.
• Ensure the completion of all required PM’s – Crescent and Customer owned equipment.
• When designated, provide project management leadership, and communication with customers.
  
  

Financial

• Responsible to specify, source and select cost effective capital equipment capable of improving our ability to deliver the highest quality and a competitive price.
• Responsible to meet or exceed annual and project-based budget targets
  
  

All other duties as assigned, including but not limited to identifying and training an individual capable of successfully completing all stated Essential Duties and Responsibilities as appropriate to maintain integrity of position for progression planning and coverage during times of absence.

Cultural Competencies

Do It Right

Doing what is right for our customers, doing what is right for our company and doing what is right for our People. Continually improving the quality of our products and services. Monitoring and measuring every key ingredient which could negatively impact our quality. Doing it Right ensures we are always becoming a Premier Service Provider.

• Identifies and counters resistance to change
• Advocates continuous improvement
• Forges teams and provides direction
• Provides constructive performance feedback
• Willingly adjusts the make-up of the team
• Plans, delegates, and follows up
• Guides others to improve collaboration
• Entrepreneurial initiative
  
  

Do It Safe

Creating a safe environment and supporting our People to reach their highest potential. A safe environment where all forms of risk are assessed and controlled. A safe environment open to new ideas, where our people’s opinions and overall well-being count. A diverse environment where everyone fits and can be successful.

• Self-assured yet humble
• Able communicator—good clarity, balanced talker and listener
• Patient
• Effectively assertive and able to handle conflict and confrontation
• Solution vs. blame oriented
• Mixture of firmness and flexibility
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Holds self and others accountable
• Willing to take calculated risks
  
  

Do It Well

Optimizing all our resources to efficiently and effectively perform all tasks well. Our overall productivity as a company is a reflection of the thousands of activities performed well each and every day by everyone. At Crescent, our ability to Do it Well is a real source of pride valued by our customers.

• Systematic trainer, willing and able to develop people
• Good work ethic, task focused and willing to extend extra effort
• Able to follow structure where it exists and create structure where it does not
• Resilient—able to deal with the unexpected, not easily flustered
• Maintains sense of urgency
• Follows up to ensure quality task completion
• Disciplined Self Starter
  
  

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Fast paced environment, requiring one to adapt to continuous changes in schedules, volumes, staffing and shift requirements.
  
  

Management Reasoning and Organizational Skills

• High average to above average general intelligence, good common sense and an ability to learn and apply lessons from direct experience
• Practical problem solver
• Ability to anticipate and look ahead
• Mental agility and the capacity to handle an up-tempo work pace
• Idea generator
• Has viable administrative, organizational and time management skills
• Can shift focus as needed
• Thorough, accurate, detail-oriented
• Effective time manager and prioritizer
  
  

Systems Usage

• CAD
• Nulogy
• Microsoft Project
• UKG
• Microsoft Office Suite – strong Excel
• Other Equipment software applications
  
  

Performance Metrics and Trends

• Safety
• Quality
• Productivity
• People
• Customer Value
• Financial
  
  

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Engineering Degree
• Multiyear experienced in the design and implementation of engineering-based projects
• Multiyear experienced in packaging systems design and implementation
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced and proven engineering and maintenance leader strongly desired
• Lean manufacturing and/or continual process improvement experience
  
  

We will absolutely know the Packing Systems Engineer is successful if they can:

• Optimize the use of all Crescent’s plant/facility resources and equipment
• Leads world class PM program – system, tasks and metrics
• Improve productivity through the implementation of automation and process flow
• Cutting edge use of Engineered Solutions throughout the operating business units
• Successful implementations of Setup/Startup of equipment and new operations