Engineer - Product Development

About the role

The Product Development Engineer at ProAmpac is responsible for ensuring new products and trials are smoothly developed and executed within the Clinton, MO facility. This role operates under the direction of the Product Development Director.

Responsibilities

• Ensure development projects are on track to meet expected delivery dates, keeping tabs on critical milestones, and updating management.
• Attend trials on the production floor, assist in troubleshooting, and make technical decisions during the run.
• Prepare post-trial documentation for the innovation and development teams, including machine process-ability and analysis of test data.
• Schedule and run post-trial debrief meetings with appropriate stakeholders.
• Work closely with R&D, Sales, Manufacturing, Customers, Product Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, and leadership to support product innovation and cost reduction initiatives.
• Be a technical resource for the plant regarding product and process.
• Assist in new material qualification based on structure definition from Lead Project Manager.
• Develop trial plans and testing protocols for new business opportunities to meet customer CTQ parameters.
• Work with Quality Department to design trial runs to identify potential quality issues and resulting in a quality plan aimed at preventing non-conformances.
• Keep ProAmpac current with new raw materials and processing technologies.
• Work with the procurement team on qualifying new and alternate materials.
• Avoid waste and optimize usable production by performing other assignments as required by ProAmpac Management.

Qualifications, Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in engineering, quality, or another technical field.
• No less than three years of experience in packaging processing.
• Strong working knowledge of development processes and related manufacturing.
• Preferred: Strong project management skills (good organization, time management, problem-solving, meets deadlines, work independently and as part of a team).
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, Teams, and Outlook.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and protect privacy of confidential/sensitive information.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.