Manufacturing Process Engineer - Packaging Forming

Kaiser Aluminum; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Aluminum seeks a Staff Engineer - Advanced Engineering near Evansville, Indiana to own beverage end/tab and food can manufacturing equipment and testing processes. You will lead technical guidance for plant engineers, CPQA, and customers, supporting coating evaluations in Warrick Operations.

This onsite role requires 10-25% travel and emphasizes leadership, safety, and problem-solving across advanced engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or fifteen plus (15+) years of related experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in Tool and Die, Die-set assembly, Stamping Press Operation, Metal Forming, Press Maintenance and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Expertise in beverage end, beverage tab and food can forming processes preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and accountability capabilities.
• Strong written, reporting, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and creatively within program objectives.
• Ability to influence others and collaborate across Advanced Engineering and Warrick.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and safety compliance of all beverage end/tab and food can making equipment and test equipment in the lab and high bay.
• Manufacture beverage end/tabs and food cans as needed for coating evaluation.
• Provide technical guidance and training for plant engineers, sales representatives, technicians, CPQA and customers in beverage end and food can manufacture.
• Key role in Technical Support of Sales to assess customer field issues.
• Use SEM analysis in addition to traditional tools of problem solving for coated products customer field issues.
• Demonstrate a personal responsibility in establishing and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Assists CPQA Team in problem-solving product performance issues at customer locations; may require 10-25% travel.

Skills

Leadership

Written communications

Oral communications

Problem solving

Influence others

Networking

Collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are looking for a Staff Engineer - Advanced Engineering to join the Kaiser Aluminum Warrick team outside of Evansville Indiana!

The principle role of the Staff Engineer is to be an equipment and process owner for beverage end/tab and food can manufacture. Process owner for all package testing equipment, optical microscopes and Scanning Electron microscope. Manufacture beverage end/tabs and food cans as needed for coating evaluation. Provide leadership and guidance to the group as beverage ends, tabs and food cans are manufactured and tested in the AE Warrick lab to support the development programs at Warrick Operations. Provide end making and food can expertise to the manufacturing, commercial and CPQA personnel. This role includes complete responsibility for all Food Can/Food End, Beverage End and Tab making equipment, testing and processes.

This is an onsite position. At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, either now or in the future. Therefore, we cannot move forward with candidates who would require sponsorship and or are on (e.g., H-1B, F-1, STEM OPT, OPT) visas.

What you will work on:

• Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and safety compliance of all beverage end/tab and food can making equipment and test equipment in the lab and high bay.
• Manufacture beverage end/tabs and food cans as needed for coating evaluation.
• Provide technical guidance and training for plant engineers, sales representatives, technicians, CPQA and customers in the areas of beverage end and food can manufacture.
• Key role in Technical Support of Sales (problem solving) to assess customer field issues.
• Use SEM analysis in addition to traditional tools of problem solving for coated products customer field issues.
• Demonstrate a personal responsibility in establishing and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Acts as an integral part of the help chain in assisting the Customer and Product Quality Assurance (CPQA) Team in problem-solving product performance issues at customer locations. May require 10-25% travel.

What you will bring to the position:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or fifteen plus (15+) years of related experience within a similar field.
• Five (5) years of experience in Tool and Die, Die-set assembly, Stamping Press Operation, Metal Forming, Press Maintenance and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Expertise in beverage end, beverage tab and food can forming processes preferred.
• Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated capability in leadership and accountability.
• Demonstrated capability in written, reporting and oral communications.
• Ability to execute tasks independently and without supervision in order to exhibit creativity, but within objectives of program.
• Problem solving skills / ability to think outside the box.
• Ability to influence others.
• Ability to network and collaborate across Advanced Engineering and Warrick.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered based on job-related qualifications and abilities. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

About Kaiser Aluminum: Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing an inclusive culture.