Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pactiv Evergreen Inc. is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging. The Senior Manager, Operating Unit Engineer – Flexibles is responsible for leading engineering activities in blown film extrusion and converting processes, providing technical leadership, and driving improvements in manufacturing performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering activities across multiple blown film and converting facilities
- Establish engineering standards and best practices
- Support plant engineering teams, drive performance improvements, lead troubleshooting activities, implement continuous improvement initiatives, and support capital project execution and operational readiness
- Provide subject matter expertise for LLDPE, HDPE, MDPE, and barrier film structures including nylon-based constructions
- Support mono-layer and multi-layer blown film extrusion, resin handling, blending systems, extrusion screws and dies, air rings, bubble stability, gauge control, profile optimization, and process standardization
- Serve as the technical authority for inline flexographic printing and roll-to-roll flexographic printing operations
- Improve print quality, registration control, color consistency, ink transfer performance, and press uptime while reducing print-related waste and downtime
- Provide technical leadership for inline converting systems, shuttle bag machines, rotary bag machines, wicket bag operations, sealing systems, perforation systems, stacking systems, registration control systems, and downstream bag converting technologies
- Drive improvements in OEE, throughput, scrap reduction, yield, changeover performance, labor productivity, process capability, and equipment reliability
- Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, and root-cause problem-solving initiatives
- Lead troubleshooting of complex extrusion, printing, converting, controls, and material-related issues
- Develop reliability improvement strategies, support preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and improve operational stability across manufacturing sites
- Develop equipment specifications, project scopes, technical justifications, and implementation plans
- Lead equipment evaluations, FAT/SAT activities, startup support, commissioning activities, and technology implementation projects
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline
- Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience with significant experience supporting multi-site blown film extrusion and converting operations
- Blown film extrusion
- Multilayer coextrusion
- Polyethylene processing
- Barrier film technologies
- Flexographic printing
- Bag manufacturing
- Wicket operations
- Shuttle bag machines
- Rotary bag machines
- Capital project management
- Reliability engineering
- Continuous improvement leadership
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Paid vacation, and sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays and wellness program
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
- Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs
- Facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work
- Skills development to advanced education programs
- Training and development programs and courses available through MyLearning
- Company and industry training curricula
- Support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
- Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization
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