Engineering Product Specialist: PET Packaging and Processing

KHS is a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG. As one of the world's leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for beverages and liquid food we are a world-class player. Our customers have trusted in our passionate pioneering spirit and first-class technologies for over 150 years. However, we can only remain world class if we continue to find new employees who make just as high demands of themselves and the quality of their work as our customers make of us at KHS. Are you one of them?

The primary job function of the Engineering Product Specialist – PET Packaging and Processing - Bottles & Shapes is to support KHS equipment for PET sales. The Engineering Specialist will work closely with customers and project management colleagues in analyzing customer needs and packaging technology developments, preparing customer presentations and supporting KHS equipment that has been deployed to the field.

Your Responsibilities

• Analyses of packaging requirements for various segments of the local market to identify PET substitution potential, including the use of barrier technology potential
• Analyses packaging technology developments in the local market to identify PET potential
• Derives packaging requirement profiles for PET substitution in the various local market segments
• Defines PET packaging concepts, including barrier packaging concepts.
• Supports PET sales activities in providing packaging technology advise to customers by means of conferences, presentations and direct customer contact
• Realizes packaging development projects by developing preforms, bottles, SBM machine speed, process, and oven configurations
• Responsible for PET lab
• Supports sales by the clarification of packaging specifications and machine relevant parameter selection in the offering process and order execution.
• Provides processing support during product development and ramp-up of PET packaging lines @ customer sites, through bottle sampling and/or SBM processing.
• Follows KHS USA processes and procedures to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications; integrates European and American standards.
• Interacts with production to verify and test equipment; provides technical assistance and support to sales, service, and purchasing as directed; supports parts sales by identifying correct replacement parts.
• Prior to shipment, verifies performance of equipment to meet customer needs.
• Troubleshoots performance issues in the field with field service and the customer’s technical representatives; analyzes KHS components, determines if equipment is functioning properly; takes action needed to ensure proper functioning.
• May use computer aided design tools to review drawings, using the enterprise resource planning system to maintain Bill of Materials, processing Engineering Change Orders and maintaining drawing database.
  
  

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• Knowledge through education (engineering degree) or business experience (5 yrs minimum) in (PET) packaging technology
• Knowledge through education (engineering degree) or business experience (5 yrs minimum) in plastic processing techniques
• Basic engineering knowledge of mechanics, electrics and pneumatics.
• Good communication skills
• Analytical mind set, oriented to practical problem solving
• At least three years’ experience in engineering processing equipment in a food or beverage packaging/processing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Mastery of MS Office applications
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency within reasonable period of time in KHS USA ERP system
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Valid Passport and driver’s license are required.
  
  

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance offered at 30 days of employment
• Generous Educational Reimbursement program
• Company sponsored Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year
• 401K with Company Match