Chief Process Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence

Pregis; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Pregis is seeking a Director of Process Engineering to lead the enterprise strategy across a multi-site manufacturing network. This role partners with Operations, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Product Development, Supply Chain and Finance to align standards, drive safety, quality and EBITDA improvements.

The candidate will establish vision, governance, and roadmaps for process capability, automation, and technology adoption, while developing organizational capabilities and succession plans to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing, process engineering, or operational excellence leadership experience.
• Experience leading engineering organizations within a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Proven success developing and deploying enterprise-wide engineering strategies.
• Experience supporting large-scale operational transformation, capital investments, and manufacturing modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise Process Engineering strategy aligned with Pregis growth objectives.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and best practices across the manufacturing network.
• Build a multi-year roadmap focused on process capability, automation, technology adoption, and operational excellence.
• Serve as the Process Engineering subject matter expert to executive leadership.
• Develop organizational capabilities, technical standards, career paths, and succession plans.
• Create consistency in engineering practices while supporting the unique needs of individual business units.
• Deploy technical resources against the company's highest-value improvement opportunities.
• Lead network-wide initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost reduction.
• Drive Process Engineering support for the Pregis Production System (PPS).
• Identify and scale best practices across manufacturing locations.
• Champion data-driven problem solving, process optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Develop enterprise process technology and automation roadmaps.
• Partner with Operations and Finance to identify, prioritize, and justify capital investments.
• Provide leadership for major capital projects, equipment upgrades, and manufacturing modernization efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and manufacturing solutions that support long-term growth.
• Partner with Business Unit Presidents, Operations Directors, Plant Managers, and Functional Leadership teams.
• Lead through influence to drive adoption of standards and initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across the manufacturing network to accelerate change and execution.
• Ensure engineering initiatives deliver measurable business impact.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Pregis is seeking a Director of Process Engineering to lead the enterprise strategy across a multi-site manufacturing network. This role partners with Operations, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Product Development, Supply Chain and Finance to align standards, drive safety, quality and EBITDA improvements.

The candidate will establish vision, governance, and roadmaps for process capability, automation, and technology adoption, while developing organizational capabilities and succession plans to