Staff Product Engineer

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Staff Product Engineer

The Staff Engineer role is responsible for independently managing the coordination of designing new and existing products. This position is responsible for being the technical resource for major commercialization activities while providing technical experience for new and existing product related issues. This position collaborates with different internal departments for prototyping, testing procedures, manufacturing capabilities/ specifications, and CAPEX creation.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with various internal departments and customers on launching new products and packages to help achieve customer goals while managing Niagara’s objectives and policies.  
  • Responsible for managing the front-end development scope of projects.
  • Responsible for creating the CAPEX budget for new development projects
  • Provide leadership and technical recommendations for product/packaging requirements and solutions for any issues raised by the customers. 
  • Manage the project planning and product commercialization process through detailed project management and technical guidance.
  • Collaborates regularly with internal department teams. 
• Research new technologies, packaging opportunities and be the lead on exploratory projects to drive more revenue growth for the business. 
• Provide training and educate new sales team and internal department team members on the engineering department scope and product capabilities across Niagara network.
• Extensive experience in Beverage capabilities, internal equipment landscape and packaging products to independently build financial business proposals for sales opportunities.
• Provide direction and input for project planning and provide technical and design recommendations in project evaluation.
• Develop beverage equipment and process specifications to satisfy requirements of current products and future products.
• Initiate RFQ and collaborate with other teams to establish required specifications/parameters for beverage process equipment, including batching, thermal processing and filler.
• Collaborate with vendors, corporate project managers and operations to support beverage equipment installation and ensure successful commissioning.
• Work with appropriate cross functional teams to identify and implement process improvements to streamline equipment reliability.
• Identify cost savings opportunities and develop business plans to realize the savings.
• Manager, motivate, coach, and continually develop a team of New Product Development Engineers.
• Travel requirement of 0% to 25% (domestic and international).
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 6 Years – Years of Experience in Beverage Manufacturing / Engineering or other related fields.
  • 6 Years  – Years of Experience in Product Development or other related fields
  • 6 Years  – Experience managing people/projects

              *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years – Years of Experience in Beverage Manufacturing / Engineering environment
  • 10+ Years – Experience managing people/projects

Competencies

• Advance Microsoft Office Skills
• 5+ years background leading new project management in product launches and/or product changes from planning to execution
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills
• Detail oriented; able to work independently and with limited direction
• Excellent understanding of product development processes and different manufacturing processes like hot-fill, cold-fill, aseptic, etc.
• Strong attention to detail, organized and thorough with a desire for continuous improvement.
• Ability to work well in collaborative cross-functional team environments
• Ability to work independently and with limited direction
• Able to problem solve and use discretion in dealing with proprietary and confidential information.

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Identifies safety issues and takes prompt corrective action
  • Coaches/corrects unsafe team behavior
  • Effectively prioritizes quality, productivity, and cost
  • Encourages honest feedback from direct reports, peers, and up-line manager
  • Uses customer feedback to improve service levels and internal/external customer relationships
• InnovACT
  • Understands the concepts of process consistency and waste minimization
  • Modifies goals based on changing business needs
  • Promotes sharing of opposing viewpoints
• Find a Way
  • Anticipates problems and opportunities within functional area, and recommends proactive solutions
  • Uses technical knowledge to coach team performance and educate others
  • Leverages technical know-how to solve challenging problems
  • Encourages and models teamwork to demonstrate behavioral expectations for Team Members
  • Builds relationships up, down, and across effectively
• Empowered to be Great
  • Provides effective coaching and feedback to improve individual and team performance
  • Provides positive recognition for Team Member results
  • Assigns responsibilities to maximize team strengths
  • Resolves team conflicts with a calm demeanor and skill
  • Effectively communicates team and individual expectations and follows up appropriately

Education

• Minimum Required: 
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Product Design, Business and other related fields or equivalent experience.

• Preferred: 
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Product Design

Certification/License:

• Required:           N/A
• Preferred:          N/A

Typical Compensation Range

Pay Rate Type: Salary

$117,858.39 – $167,948.22 / Yearly

Bonus Target: 10% Annual

Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

* *Los Angeles County applicants only** Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

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