Senior Process Engineer – Global Extrusion & Polymer

Hi-Cone; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug

Dental

Wellness

Life and Disability Insurance

Job summary

Hi-Cone, a division of ITW, is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead extrusion, material conversion, and labeling processes across its global manufacturing network. You will drive process capability, equipment reliability, and cost improvements while partnering with operations, maintenance, quality and product development teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience in plastics, polymer processing, and flexible packaging, with hands-on expertise in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, plastics, industrial engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience with plastics extrusion, polymer processing, or related industries.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting film extrusion and related processes.
• Experience supporting capital projects, equipment installations, and process validation.
• Strong knowledge of process capability analysis, SPC, root cause analysis, and Lean principles.
• Experience with recycled materials and sustainability initiatives preferred.
• CAD/SolidWorks/AutoCAD experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as global SME for extrusion, conversion, and labeling operations.
• Establish global process standards, operating windows, and control plans across facilities.
• Lead troubleshooting of manufacturing issues impacting safety, quality, throughput.
• Develop global equipment inventory and maintenance strategies for extrusion, conversion, and labeling assets.
• Support capital planning and technology implementations with technical evaluation.
• Drive continuous improvement using ITW Toolbox principles.
• Lead root cause investigations for extrusion and labeling quality.

Skills

Process engineering

Extrusion

Polymer processing

Film manufacturing

Troubleshooting

Lean Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Plastics Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

CAD

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Hi-Cone, a division of ITW, is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead extrusion, material conversion, and labeling processes across its global manufacturing network. You will drive process capability, equipment reliability, and cost improvements while partnering with operations, maintenance, quality and product development teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience in plastics, polymer processing, and flexible packaging, with hands-on expertise in