It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. The Plant Engineer leads the installation, commissioning, and startup of new equipment, while supporting the ongoing maintenance, reliability, and facilities teams across Accredo’s manufacturing plants. This role partners with Operations, Maintenance, Facilities, EH&S, and IT to ensure equipment is installed to specification, meets safety and quality requirements, and integrates effectively into building automation and production systems. This position does not own product specification development, vendor sourcing, or contract negotiation. It does serve as the project manager for equipment installation from planning through handoff. Location: Sugar Land, TX Travel: Up to 20% Key
Responsibilities
Manage installation, commissioning, and startup of new equipment, ensuring compliance with OEM specifications, performance guarantees, GMPs, and safety standards. Coordinate and oversee outside contractors and OEM service teams; enforce EH&S and company policies. Partner with Maintenance to develop preventive maintenance (PM) tasks, documentation, and CMMS (SAP) updates. Support troubleshooting of mechanical/electrical issues and recommend improvements for uptime, safety, and reliability. Maintain accurate plant drawings and equipment documentation (AutoCAD, manuals, layouts). Collaborate with IT, MES, and ERP teams to connect equipment for data capture, reporting, and Industry 4.0 initiatives. Work with Building Facilities on utility needs and building automation systems integration. Develop or support operator and maintenance training materials associated with new machine installations. Communicate project status, timelines, and risks to internal stakeholders; manage schedules using Gantt charts or project management tools. Required
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering. 5+ years of experience in plant engineering, equipment installation, maintenance, or manufacturing support (10+ preferred). Hands-on experience with AutoCAD, CMMS systems (SAP preferred), and project scheduling tools. Understanding of mechanical and electrical systems on industrial machinery. Familiarity with packaging or converting equipment; experience with OEMs such as WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER is a plus. Strong communication, problem-solving, organization, and leadership abilities. Ability to work with urgency, manage multiple projects, and collaborate across departments.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience
in flexible packaging, paper bag manufacturing, or high-speed converting operations. Knowledge of MES, ERP, HMI/SCADA, or Industry 4.0 data integration. Prior involvement in FAT/SAT, equipment acceptance, and performance verification. To select a language to apply, please go to the top right of the page and click on the blue globe for a drop-down list. Para seleccionar un idioma para aplicar, vaya a la parte superior derecha de la página y haga clic en el globo azul para ver una lista desplegable. Để chọn ngôn ngữ để áp dụng, vui lòng đi tới phía trên bên phải của trang và nhấp vào quả cầu màu xanh để xem danh sách thả xuống. Thank you for your interest in a career with Accredo Packaging! Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Our continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones that suit you the best. Remember to check back as we are always posting new opportunities that might interest you! Thanks for you interest in working with our team! Accredo Packaging, Inc. located in Sugar Land, Tx manufactures and supplies sustainable high value added, flexible packaging, predominantly for the pre-packaged foods and consumer products markets in North America. We are committed to recycling, water and energy conservation, and many sustainable initiatives throughout our manufacturing process. We achieve state of the art, environmentally responsible, flexible packaging conversions by combining the best people in the industry with the latest available technologies.