Plastics Plant Engineer

RG&T Solutions; Wytheville (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RG&T Solutions in Wytheville, VA is seeking a hands-on Process Engineer to drive design, troubleshooting, and optimization for plastic pipe manufacturing. You will partner with maintenance, production, and quality teams to boost uptime and throughput.

The role emphasizes safety, environmental compliance, and long-term manufacturing performance, with leadership of capital projects and support for new equipment start-ups and process implementation.

Qualifications

• Strong process engineering and problem-solving ability.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• Project leadership.
• Deep commitment to safety, quality, and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee process design, troubleshooting, and optimization for plastic pipe and related components.
• Partner with maintenance, production, and quality teams to improve uptime, product consistency, and throughput.
• Lead capital and continuous improvement projects.
• Support new equipment start-ups and process implementation.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Apply engineering judgment to strengthen long-term manufacturing performance.

Skills

Process engineering

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Safety compliance

Quality compliance

Job description

for on-site plastics manufacturing, driving reliability, safety, and efficiency.

• Oversee process design, troubleshooting, and optimization for plastic pipe and related components.
• Partner with maintenance, production, and quality teams to improve uptime, product consistency, and throughput.
• Lead capital and continuous improvement projects.
• Support new equipment start-ups and process implementation.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Apply engineering judgment to strengthen long-term manufacturing performance.

Key qualifications/skills: strong process engineering and problem-solving ability, cross-functional collaboration, project leadership, and deep commitment to safety, quality, and environmental compliance.