Product Development Engineer II

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.

Product Development Engineer II

The Product Development team is a division dedicated to leading projects from concept idea through First Validation Run at Niagara. We strive on our strong analytical competencies, detailed knowledge of the product development process, our ability to build and maintain positive relations, and our knowledge of Niagara’s core competencies to help us achieve our goals of bringing products to market.

The Product Development Engineer II will be responsible for providing support to cross-functional groups during the product development process for all of Niagara’s products and opportunities. This is a cross-functional position that will interface with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, R&D, PLM, etc.

Essential Functions
• Maintain and update product specification database, communicate upcoming product introductions, and coordinate activities as it relates to the product development and commercialization process.
• Maintain strategic relationships with internal and external customers using effective communication methods
• Collaborate with the product lifecycle department in the following areas:
• Act as department representative to inform internal organization of engineering department projects
• Approve bill of materials for new and existing products
• Managing new product material set up and product changes in PLM system.
• Monitor and input product information into system
• Manage relationships with Sales group and assist in the customer bidding process, create financial models for acquiring new business, and develop product/ packaging specifications and requirements for potential customers.
• Assist product development team for creating and tracking ECR’s (engineering change requests) that include preforms, closures, bottle types, stretch film, shrink wrap, pallets and other packing materials
• Approve and validate all Engineering Change Requests
• Creation of new configurations, new pack size, new pallet configuration, new pack type, tier sheet addition or removal, stretch film quantity
• Manage new part item for bottles, caps and preforms
• Collaborate with packaging team to validate and create new product specs and product documents
• Assist with financial analyses for cost-savings, light weighting and retrofitting internal projects
• 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:
• 2 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 2 Years – Experience in Position
• 0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 4 Years – Experience working in Position
• 2 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:
• Lead Like an Owner
• Makes safety the number one priority
• Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately
• Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals
• Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly
• Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively
• Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACT
• Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products
• Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances
• Increases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a Way
• Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts
• Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions
• Seeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be Great
• Consistently looks for ways to improve one’s self through growth and development opportunities
• Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across
• Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Education
• Minimum Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Engineering and other related fields or equivalent experience.
• Preferred:
• Master’s Degree in Engineering and Business

Certification/License:
• Required: N/A
• Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language
• Required: None Required
• Preferred: None Required

Typical Compensation Range
Pay Rate Type: Salary

$95,301.00 – $138,186.00 / Yearly

Benefits

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