Global Process and Support Engineer

Sealed Air; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 103,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions worldwide. The Global Process & Support Engineer serves as the global expert for the New Air inflatable bubble extrusion process and the capital equipment platform, optimizing performance and leading initiatives to improve quality, safety, and cost effectiveness across sites.

The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Global Engineering to ensure consistent platform performance and rollout of best

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of process, capital equipment, or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with extrusion, film processing, or related continuous manufacturing.
• Experience with capital equipment design, installation, and commissioning.
• Strong analytical skills and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the global subject matter expert for the New Air extrusion process and related equipment.
• Lead process optimization to improve throughput, yield, and scrap reduction.
• Own platform standards, parameters, and equipment specifications.
• Support design, installation, commissioning, and qualification of new capital equipment.
• Drive reliability, uptime, and maintenance through root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with sites to troubleshoot issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Lead or support capital projects, line relocations, and process transfers.
• Develop SOPs, training materials, and technical documentation.
• Partner with suppliers and internal teams to improve machine design and controls.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities and guide improvements.

Skills

Process engineering

Capital equipment

Manufacturing engineering

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Automation

Equipment design

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

Position Summary

The Global Process & Support Engineer serves as the global subject matter expert for the New Air inflatable bubble extrusion process and the associated capital equipment platform. This role is responsible for optimizing process performance, improving equipment reliability, supporting global manufacturing operations, and leading technical initiatives that enhance quality, productivity, safety, and cost effectiveness.

This position combines deep process engineering expertise with capital equipment ownership, requiring strong technical leadership across product development, manufacturing operations, equipment design, commissioning, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Global Engineering teams to ensure the platform performs consistently across all locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the global subject matter expert for the New Air inflatable bubble extrusion process and related capital equipment.
• Lead process optimization efforts to improve throughput, yield, product consistency, energy efficiency, and scrap reduction.
• Own technical standards, process parameters, and equipment specifications for the platform.
• Support the design, development, installation, commissioning, and qualification of new capital equipment.
• Drive equipment reliability, uptime, and maintainability through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Partner with manufacturing sites to troubleshoot process and equipment issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Lead or support capital projects, equipment upgrades, line relocations, and process transfers.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, training materials, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve machine design, controls, and automation.
• Evaluate and recommend process or equipment changes to improve safety, quality, and total cost of ownership.
• Support global rollout of best practices, standards, and lessons learned across all applicable sites.
• Analyze process data and performance trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership during trials, validations, and scale-up activities.
• Leads the industrialization of HRC efforts globally, understanding formulations and their impacts on the plants.
• Identifies Maintenance best practices and defines global maintenance standards including predictive, preventative, and reactive.
• Creates roadmap of KPIs to be tracked and monitored as well as industry4/5.0 roadmap for the platform.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, and corporate engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in process engineering, capital equipment engineering, or manufacturing engineering.
• Strong background in extrusion, film processing, converting, or related continuous manufacturing processes preferred.
• Experience with capital equipment design, specification, installation, and commissioning.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex process and equipment issues.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive process improvement.
• Experience working in a global manufacturing environment preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functions and levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel significantly, including globally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of PLCs, controls, automation, sensors, and machine safety systems.
• Experience in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Familiarity with project management for capital equipment and manufacturing expansion projects.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $102,600-$176,755

The range disclosed complies with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Offers within this range will be determined by considering relevant factors including education, experience, and internal alignment. This position may also be eligible for annual performance bonuses and other incentive programs. Sealed Air offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and other benefits designed to promote well-being.

Relocation:Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability -it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success -meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.