Packaging Engineer
Appleton, WI US
Job Description
Pay Rate: $85,000-$105,000 annually based on performance
Benefits available include medical, dental, vision, 401k, etc.
Global multi-billion-dollar packaging company is seeking a Product Development Engineer for their flexible packaging team! This role will provide technical and product support in a core market and will work with key customers.
- Apply an understanding of customer needs and internal technology capabilities to recommend, design, develop and implement products and/or processes aligned to customer/market needs and business strategy.
- Represent the company’s technical voice with internal stakeholders and customers.
- Stay apprised of externally relevant technology changes and trends that may impact the company.
- Drive the critical to quality specifications.
- Leverage additional problem-solving skills and methodologies. E.g., Technical Research, Technical Library, Networking.
- Responsible for leading or supporting programs through stage gate.
- Plan, execute and analyze production trials with Design of Experiment, Lean Six Sigma, and statistical analysis methodology.
- Ensure proper documentation of work and contribute to knowledge library – don’t reinvent what has been invented elsewhere.
- Protect Intellectual Property while meeting stakeholder needs with proper information sharing.
- Develop and support training on standard procedures to advance company operation.
- Leverage an understanding of material / polymer properties and equipment capability in order to meet customer needs.
- Use understanding of cross-functional connectivity of business processes to improve performance across the organization.
- Continuously learn and share knowledge in order to advance capability across the organization.
- Lead technical process developments and improvements in order to generate new technology and value to the company.
- Engage with a global technical community for information sharing relevant to assigned area(s).
- Collaborate with areas such as Engineering, Operations and Quality to resolve technical challenges, supporting sustained solutions. This may include inputs on machine installations, initiating vendor programs and participating on new capital project teams.
- Collaborate with others to generate new, workable ideas to contribute to filling the pipeline.
- Contribute to, present and follow-up on research proposals.
**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Tory Mack at tmack@cps4jobs.com.
JO: 319.24TM
#LI-TM1
Job Requirements
- Undergraduate degree required (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science preferred)
- 4-7+ years technical experience, preferably in a manufacturing R&D or Process role across multiple technical processes
- Demonstrated ability to leverage design choices positively impacting market position.
- Experience leading product and process development projects with demonstrated sustained results.
- Demonstration of synthesizing information across a range of inputs and applying to business results
- Demonstrated expertise in multiple technologies/processes leveraged to deliver value to the organization and business relationship.
- Demonstrated ability applying tools within Project Management, Design of Experiment, Design for Lean Six Sigma and Statistical Analysis
**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Tory Mack at tmack@cps4jobs.com.
JO: 319.24TM
#LI-TM1
Meet Your Recruiter
Tory Mack
Technical Recruiter
What I Do:
I am proud to be part of the CPS flagship division, Industrial Laboratory. Our company started in order to serve the industrial chemicals industry, one of the backbones of the U.S. economy, by bringing together talented technical specialists with the companies that need them. I recruit and place people in the following positions:
- Formulation/Product Development
- Organic and Polymer Synthesis
- Application Chemistry
- Technical Service
- Process Chemistry
- Analytical/Method Development
- Regulatory Compliance
- Quality Assurance/Quality Control
- Group Leader/R&D Manager
My Recruiting Philosophy:
When working with you as a candidate I have 3 goals:
Listen and ask questions to find out what the right opportunities look like for you
Connect you with active openings and interested companies based on your criteria
Educate you throughout the interview process to help you become a standout candidate for each individual opportunity
About Me:
I grew up in Southern Indiana and moved to the greater Chicago area 10 years ago. My education is in opera and music, so I enjoy anything and everything related to the arts! I love helping people through recruiting – I believe the right career move is one of the most important decisions a person can make and it is a privilege to be a part of that process.