Senior Engineer, Flexible Packaging Innovation

SIG Group; Northlake (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 healthcare

401K matching

Vacation & PSL

Paid holidays

Performance bonus

Job summary

SIG Group in Northlake, IL seeks a Senior Engineer, Product Development to lead flexible packaging development and trials. You will coordinate blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag/pouch fabrication, and drive lab testing with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Chemical/Mechanical/Polymer Engineering or Materials Science, 3+ years in packaging, and travel up to 25%. SIG offers healthcare, 401(k) matching, paid holidays and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Polymer Engineering, or Materials Science.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in blown film extrusion, printing (flexo, roto and digital) and lamination (solvent-less and solvent).
• Experience in flexible packaging development and trials.
• Knowledge of food science and filling equipment are preferred.
• Experience in operating blown film equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manages flexible packaging development activities.
• Creates a vision for the assigned segments and implements it.
• Establishes self as a technical subject matter expert in food and non-food packaging via interaction with suppliers, customers and other industry participants.
• Researches advanced polymers and processing technologies with unique properties, to create the next generation value proposition.
• Performs literature and patent searches, scouts for new technologies and actively identify intellectual property and patentable inventions.
• Coordinates blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag / pouch developments and trials; as well as lab testing.
• Leads cross-functional teams, including members from the commercial, operations and supply chain departments, to commercialize the vision.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time. International travel may be required.

Skills

Film extrusion

Printing

Lamination

Packaging development

Lab testing

Travel 25%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Polymer Engineering or Materials Science

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

SIG Group in Northlake, IL seeks a Senior Engineer, Product Development to lead flexible packaging development and trials. You will coordinate blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag/pouch fabrication, and drive lab testing with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Chemical/Mechanical/Polymer Engineering or Materials Science, 3+ years in packaging, and travel up to 25%. SIG offers healthcare, 401(k) matching, paid holidays and performance bonuses.