Senior Mechanical Engineer - Hefty EnergyBag™ Program, Lake Forest, Illinois (IL)

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer - Hefty EnergyBag™ Program

City: Lake Forest / State: Illinois

Job Description

Join Reynolds Consumer Products...a world of opportunities! At Reynolds Consumer Products we are passionate about achieving results and have fun winning as a team! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. Are you looking to build a strong career and make a positive impact? Then we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to support our EnergyBag program at our headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Your Role:

This role is a critical member of the high-profile, sustainably-oriented Hefty EnergyBag™ program. The goal of the program is to advance the development of circular economy by enabling responsible end-of-life solutions for post-consumer plastic waste. The primary responsibility of this Sr. Mechanical Engineer position is to identify and develop end-market usages for the stream of hard to recycle plastics collected from consumers in the Hefty EnergyBag. The residential stream of hard to recycle plastics presents quality challenges that adds complexity to developing profitable, consistent end usages. This individual will play a vital role in identifying possible end markets, vetting all possible usages and developing partnerships with selected end markets.

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop alternative end-market usages for collected post-consumer hard to recycle plastics (primarily PS, PP, PE) and vet them for applicability of using the EnergyBag collected materials.
• Develop the most environmentally preferred end usage in multiple locations
• Identify the required ideal processing conditions for each usage of the materials
• Identify and create any necessary pre-processing required for the optimal use of the material in the selected end market which may vary by location and processor
• Oversee the implementation and startup of any pre-processing required at each facility
• Working with marketing and legal departments, recommend and develop partnerships with selected end market processors.
• Develops, writes, implements, submits and/or presents various technical reports or capital requests in support of new product, safety, quality, process improvement, or productivity initiatives.
• With Manufacturing & Engineering, analyzes program costs, i.e. product costs, prototyping costs, project capital etc.
• Supporting the Sampling effort requires direct "on-the floor" coordination at the manufacturing facility.
• While "on the floor", analyze project variables i.e. run speeds, scrap rates etc., and confirm that established quality parameters have been achieved and the product has been approved for sale.
• Responsible for the maintenance and confidentiality of the project file systems i.e. databases, project plans, product technical drawings etc.
• Projects will require up to 50% travel to support each program i.e., manufacturing facilities, end market plants, etc.

You will love it here if...

• You are great at troubleshooting and enjoy solving problems
• You are a great leader
• You are analytic and precise
• You can juggle multiple tasks at once

We need you to have:

• BS degree in an Engineering discipline
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• Prior project management experience
• Exceptional skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel

Icing on the cake:

• Plastics manufacturing background, especially in Blown Film Extrusion
• Process engineering experience with operational improvements
• Understanding of SAP and CMMS system software

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!

Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company!

Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them!

Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available

For applicants or employees who are disabled, or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by calling us at (847)482-3550 or email Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com .

No recruiter calls or emails please.

Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability.

Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The Pay Transparency Policy Statement can be found on this link:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/PayTransparencyNondiscrimination.html

The poster and the supplement can be found on this link.

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

For applicants or employees who are disabled, or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by calling us at (847)482-3550 or email Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

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