Andrew Tobin
Packaging Engineer at Steuben Foods Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Six Sigma Green Belt in Quality Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology - Manufacturing Engineering Technology ProgramJan, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
ISTA CPLP Technician
ISTA (International Safe Transit Association)Dec, 2014- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Steuben Foods Inc.
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Packaging Engineer
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Jun 2021 - Present
- Works with suppliers to design the secondary pack out options for existing lines and new ones being installed at Steuben Foods. - Performs validation trials for new materials/secondary pack out options, changes to existing materials being proposed by the suppliers, and new suppliers that customers want to work with. Coordinates these trials cross functionally between the suppliers, customers, and internal Steuben teams. - Works with suppliers when potential defective materials are… Show more - Works with suppliers to design the secondary pack out options for existing lines and new ones being installed at Steuben Foods. - Performs validation trials for new materials/secondary pack out options, changes to existing materials being proposed by the suppliers, and new suppliers that customers want to work with. Coordinates these trials cross functionally between the suppliers, customers, and internal Steuben teams. - Works with suppliers when potential defective materials are reported to either identify the root cause or plan for their use in a future production run. - Works cross functionally with Business Development and Commercialization when new customers partner with Steuben by answering questions about the various formats available and explaining processes between development and launch. - Maintains packaging documentation (die line drawings, specification sheets, artwork files, supplier documents) for the company. - Serves as a consultant for Steuben's sister company, Elmhurst, when their teams have questions on projects that involve packaging, such as improving survivability in e-commerce. - Approves artwork files between customers and suppliers for the dual function of checking that the art is laid out with Steuben's equipment in mind (ex. standard location for a date code box) and keeping internal teams in the know that new packaging is coming. - Is the primary contact for programming new pallet patterns into the robot palletization equipment or editing existing ones when changes have to be made. - Continuously looking for new ways to better optimize the role of packaging at Steuben Foods.
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Packaging Quality Engineer
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Jun 2018 - May 2021
- Worked with customers to support their packaging related inquiries, such as product launches in new package formats, questions on Steuben Foods' capabilities, and conducting line trials for changes in material suppliers. - Coordinated with material suppliers about reported defective packaging materials to identify the root cause of the issue. - Maintained packaging documentation (die line drawings, specification sheets, artwork files, supplier documents) for Steuben Foods. - Learned… Show more - Worked with customers to support their packaging related inquiries, such as product launches in new package formats, questions on Steuben Foods' capabilities, and conducting line trials for changes in material suppliers. - Coordinated with material suppliers about reported defective packaging materials to identify the root cause of the issue. - Maintained packaging documentation (die line drawings, specification sheets, artwork files, supplier documents) for Steuben Foods. - Learned how to program pallet patterns into newly installed robot palletizing equipment to understand efficient movements of the robots. - Worked with customers to revise pallet patterns for better efficiency on robot palletizing equipment.
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LiDestri Food & Drink
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Packaging Engineer - Contract Hire
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Jan 2016 - May 2018
• Assisted in line trials of new products, package revisions, quality assurance assessments, and testing of warehouse storage and distribution. • Researched high pressure processing to create guidelines of how packaging materials/containers should be evaluated for the purposes of HPP at LiDestri. • Organized documentation database of specifications for packaging components utilized by LiDestri. • Assisted in line trials of new products, package revisions, quality assurance assessments, and testing of warehouse storage and distribution. • Researched high pressure processing to create guidelines of how packaging materials/containers should be evaluated for the purposes of HPP at LiDestri. • Organized documentation database of specifications for packaging components utilized by LiDestri.
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Rochester Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Dynamics Lab Technician/Materials Lab Coordinator
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May 2014 - May 2017
I began working in both of the packaging science labs during the summer of 2014 and in the materials lab in the fall semester of 2014. As a Dynamics lab technician, I learned how to operate various pieces of equipment used to simulate factors that a package might experience, such as vibration tables, compression testers, and environmental chambers, became familiar with ISTA test formats, and became an ISTA certified lab technician. As the Materials Lab Coordinator, I made sure that the… Show more I began working in both of the packaging science labs during the summer of 2014 and in the materials lab in the fall semester of 2014. As a Dynamics lab technician, I learned how to operate various pieces of equipment used to simulate factors that a package might experience, such as vibration tables, compression testers, and environmental chambers, became familiar with ISTA test formats, and became an ISTA certified lab technician. As the Materials Lab Coordinator, I made sure that the Materials lab was sufficiently stocked with supplies needed for student projects, like plastic films and corrugated board, learned how to operate each machine in the lab, wrote SOPs for the operations, and worked in the lab to help students out with any questions they had. I have worked in the labs while I was enrolled and took off when I was on co-op and had graduated with a Bachelors.
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2014 - May 2017
Worked as a teaching assistant for Dr. K. Nthoiwa in the laboratory section of the Packaging Containers I class. I would give the students lab assignments every few weeks, help them with operating machines or software, such as Artios CAD or various heat sealers, grade physical samples of their work and lab reports, and would submit the grades for Dr. Nthoiwa's review.
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Note Taker
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
Wrote down lecture notes and class discussions during classes and submitted them to the service center on campus. These notes were then used to help NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) students and students with tutors/other services to study from.
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Weekend Baker & Crew Member
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Oct 2011 - Jan 2016
Bake bread rolls and prepare store for opening on weekend, work the front lines making cold sandwiches, cooks on the grill, cleans, and operate the register, Bake bread rolls and prepare store for opening on weekend, work the front lines making cold sandwiches, cooks on the grill, cleans, and operate the register,
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Rich Products Corporation
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Packaging Engineer - Co-op
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Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
Worked with other packaging engineers on distribution inspections, new packaging line set-ups, communication with vendors, and packaging reports. Aided in conducting a corrugated bid process for the company. Solo work - tests and inspections on currently used packaging, wrote standard operating procedures (SOP) for machine operations, and organized information in Excel tables. Worked with other packaging engineers on distribution inspections, new packaging line set-ups, communication with vendors, and packaging reports. Aided in conducting a corrugated bid process for the company. Solo work - tests and inspections on currently used packaging, wrote standard operating procedures (SOP) for machine operations, and organized information in Excel tables.
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Education
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2012 - 2015
Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Packaging Science -
2016 - 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology - Saunders College of Business
Master’s Degree, Management - Product & Service Development
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