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This role combines a strong technical vision, engineering skills and flexible packaging experience to develop liquid packaging solutions for SIG. Direct interaction with suppliers, customers and other industry participants will be necessary to understand the environment and execute the projects. The role develops solutions and conducts trials with blown film extrusion, printing, lamination and bag / pouch fabrication techniques, as well as coordinates lab testing. The ideal candidate can think beyond detailed design issues; and manage complex projects.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Polymer Engineering, or Materials Science from an accredited four-year college or university
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
What we offer:
Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents