Senior Project Engineer - Packaging industry

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries / territories and distributing products in 115 countries / territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

Job Description

OVERVIEW :

We are seeking a strong Innovation Engineer to join our team. Use your engineering design and project management skills, along with your knowledge of manufacturing to develop breakthrough processes and equipment. You will be involved with large and small projects and will have the ability to make a significant impact on our global operation. This would be a great opportunity for broad exposure and professional growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This engineer will be responsible for the conception, design, installation, and startup of production and process equipment in any of the global SEE manufacturing plants.  Candidates must have 5 years with design and project engineering.  These skills will be applied to the development and improvement of process equipment on extrusion and converting production lines.   The project assignments may also include modifications and retrofits to existing equipment.  International travel is required.  Primary responsibilities include the following :

• Creative problem solving using emerging technologies to reinvent our existing processes, and to develop new processes and products that will maintain our company’s position as a leader in the markets that we serve.
• Electromechanical machine design using your knowledge of mechanical systems and industrial controls to develop high throughput, high quality, efficient production equipment.
• Project management.  Work with a cross functional team to develop scope, budget, and schedules and then execute projects to exceed customer expectations.
• Must be able to collaborate with multi-discipline teams consisting of engineering, EH&S, management, internal customers, and suppliers to ensure solutions are cost effective and meet the desired design criteria.
• Effectively communicate and coordinate with internal manufacturing resources, internal product development resources, external suppliers, and contractors to complete projects on time and budget.
• Apply strong technical skills to all facets of the project to include planning and solution development, equipment specification, design, and startup.
• Identify / evaluate new technologies that can be incorporated into the existing processes to improve yield, increase throughput, and / or reduce cost.
• Communicate and document design intent
• Develop contingency plans to ensure that there are ‘no surprises’ on projects.

Qualifications

Applicants

must

be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship, as we are unable to offer or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Requisition id :   48093

Relocation :   No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify,  infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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