Sr. Engineering Manager, Beverage

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Operating Unit Engineering – Beverage is responsible for providing technical leadership and engineering support across multiple gable-top carton manufacturing facilities. This role drives safety, quality, operational performance, equipment reliability, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the operating unit.

This position serves as the technical authority for Lithographic Offset Printing, Flexographic Printing, HD Flexographic Printing, rotary and flatbed score-and-cut tooling, and water-based, UV, and Electron Beam (EB) ink technologies.

• Lead engineering activities across beverage carton manufacturing operations;
• Drive safety, quality, throughput, yield, uptime, and scrap reduction initiatives;
• Provide technical leadership to plant engineering and operations teams;
• Support capital projects, equipment commissioning, and process optimization efforts.

Specialized Technical Leadership

Provide subject matter expertise in Lithographic Offset Printing, Conventional Flexographic Printing, HD Flexographic Printing, Rotary Die Cutting and Scoring, Flatbed Die Cutting and Scoring Tooling, Gable-Top Carton Converting, Water-Based Ink Systems, UV Ink Systems, EB Ink and Coating Systems, and Color Management Processes.

Process Engineering Responsibilities

Optimize print quality, color consistency, registration control, tooling performance, carton dimensional accuracy, coating performance, and manufacturing efficiency.

Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for process defects and quality issues.

Manufacturing Excellence

Drive OEE improvement, downtime reduction, yield improvement, scrap reduction, changeover optimization, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

Capital Projects & Commercialization

Develop scopes of work, equipment specifications, business cases, and implementation plans.

Support FAT/SAT activities, commissioning, startup, and commercialization of new products and technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline;
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience with at least 5 years supporting carton converting, packaging, printing, or paperboard manufacturing operations;
• Experience with gable-top beverage packaging preferred.

Travel

Up to 75% travel to manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and customer locations as required.

Success Metrics

• Safety performance;
• Print quality;
• OEE improvement;
• Scrap reduction;
• Downtime reduction;
• Capital project execution;
• Tooling optimization;
• Successful implementation of engineering standards across manufacturing sites.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $145,000-$165,000 + bonus + benefits.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match;
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance;
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts;
• Paid vacation, and sick days;
• Paid parental leave;
• Paid holidays;
• Wellness program.

Company Benefits

At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Community Engagement

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.