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Product Development Engineer-Flexible Packaging

The Company is a Midwestern based manufacturer of advanced plastic flexible packaging products with manufacturing operations in several US and European locations.  The company is expanding, growing by more than 20% in the last three years, and is constantly seeking to improve their ability to design and produce state of the art  film products to meet the most technical needs of customers in the food processing, household and industrial product markets.  If you have experience in Flexible Packaging Film Development and seek opportunity for significant career advancement in an environment where your creativity can be unleashed-Contact us without delay. 

Responsibilities:

The Product Development Engineer will be part of an elite team of Engineering, Marketing, and Manufacturing professionals dedicated to applying advanced technology and innovation to meet the needs of customers for performance packaging products.  The primary contribution of the Product Development Engineer will be to provide technical skills and leadership in the development and testing of flexible packaging film materials and the processes necessary to produce these films.  Focus will be on high barrier coextruded films and custom multilayered films and related coating, laminating, and printing processes.  In addition, the Product Development Engineer will:

• Work as a liaison between customers and internal departments to develop an understanding of customers’ quality expectations and lead the resolution of technical related quality issues.
• Collaborate with customers, marketing, manufacturing and other technical associates to develop and qualify new grades of flexible packaging film
• Initiate and lead projects to strengthen the flexible packaging business via process improvements and optimization
• Help manage customer expectations during the product development process
• Lead and facilitate problem-solving teams
• Use quality techniques to reduce process variation or refine process parameters based on results
• Analyze customer complaints
• Perform root cause analysis and failure investigation

Requirements include:

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• Bachelors in Chemical, Packaging or similar Engineering or Scientific Disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years experience in development of barrier and sealant films for the flexible packaging market.
• Film extrusion – blown polyethylene and polyolefin extrusion and co-extrusion, film additives and polyolefin resins.
• Solid background in converting with an emphasis on flexible packaging, adhesive lamination, flexographic printing, pouch making, HFFS and/or VFFS a plus.
• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean and ISO
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Ability to travel 40 – 60%

Compensation:

• Client offers an aggressive starting salary with significant opportunity for advancement in a fast growing organization.  In addition, the firm offers a comprehensive employee benefit program that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance; generous 401k; paid vacation, personal, holiday time off; and paid relocation. 

• Location in Wisconsin is attractive with a moderate cost of living, a strong regional economy, excellent schools, and a family friendly environment.