Overview

Product development engineer for PE based multilayer cast and blown films utilized for products involving flexo printing and wicketed bag converting.

Work will involve new product development, customer product and project management, and technical leadership with production resources.

Multilayer film products will be used primarily for personal care, consumer packaging applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop coextruded film solutions that can be successfully commercialized for packaging applications
• Maintain customer satisfaction through project alignment and timeline management activities
• Work with marketing, sales, and technology leadership to identify new product solutions for customer needs
• Recommend existing product solutions for new customer applications
• Assist customers with product-related questions
• Assist in troubleshoot process and product issues on new development activities.
• Identify material and processing cost reduction opportunities
• Present project status reports to management using both written and verbal communication
• Work independently and in a cross-functional team environment
• Direct and coordinate trials as well as analytical and physical property testing

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Engineering, Material Science or Polymer Science

• 5 years of relevant work experience

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to work independently and with teams.

• Comfortable learning and using software used in day-to-day business operations, e.g. ERPs, Excel, Word, MS Teams, etc.

• Ability to travel when required. Estimated at <30%.

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

• Experience in the flexible films industry, especially with PE coextruded cast and blown films
• Solid understanding of polymers and properties used in multilayer PE film applications; HDPE, LLDPE, EVA
• Experience in providing direct customer project management leadership
• Knowledge of PE PCR incorporation into coextruded structures
• Understanding of printing and converting processes utilized within the flexible films industry
• Ability to understand regulatory requirements or concerns associated to developed products
• Experience using statistical methods and complex data analysis
• Flexibility to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Skilled in presentation and written communication