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Materials Engineer

ORBIS Corporation
Orion, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/10/2025
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About Us (and Our Exciting Future)

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.

Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here.

Join us and become part of the power behind possible.

About The Opportunity

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Define reliable test protocols for incoming materials/resins/products and material experimentation.
  • Perform testing on various instrumentation including FTIR, DSC, TGA, Instron, injection molding, etc. Analyze and write accurate lab reports based on gathered data, including charts and pictures.
  • Develop and implementation of new test methods for material characterization.
  • Serve as technical liaison between ORBIS cross-functional teams and suppliers for joint development opportunities related to materials.
  • Plan and carry out project responsibility with limited direction.
  • Guide and support other lab personnel in lab, as needed.
  • Provide technical guidance to engineering, manufacturing, and other internal/external customers, as needed.
  • Engage employees in continuous quality process improvement activities.

Education/Certification

Level Required: Bachelor’s degree in science-related field

Level Desired: Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry

Required

Work Experience:

  • 3 years of related lab experience
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, advanced level of Excel

Desired

  • 3 years of related lab experience in previous employment

Additional Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Safety sensitive position - ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner
  • Ability to work in and promote a culture of safety
  • Ability to handle the stress of working with others
  • Ability to be available outside of normal work hours
  • Ability to assess employee performance and coach and develop others
  • Ability to lead by example
  • Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles – verbal and written
  • Ability to demonstrate proficiency in chemical data analysis and assessment with the ability to explain the complex scientific issues to a non-technical audience
  • Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Office Suite

Travel Requirements

  • 5-10% travel

Physical Requirements

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical and environmental demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Motion Parameters

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

Work Environment

80% laboratory environment; 20% office environment

Strength Guidelines

Up to 40 pounds

Vision/Hearing Requirements

Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Other

May experience high temperatures while in manufacturing environment; extended periods of standing

#ORBIS

Two companies, one vision.

Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.

Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.

Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability.

Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries.

Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you’ll have opportunities to grow.

The possibilities are endless. The power is yours!

Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.

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