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Last Updated 07-22-2010

   
Job Order # SIB0000340
Position Title Master Scheduler
Job Duties Responsible for developing and maintaining the master production schedule for the assigned production lines based on forecasts, orders, inventory guidelines, and facilities availabilities. Provides completion dates for production orders. Manages inventory for key large customers. Updates the business on key logistics metrics. Provides analysis for critical business decisions.
1. Updates and maintains master production schedules for production plants.
2. Provides completion dates for production orders.
3. Constantly reviews the production scheduling process to ensure customer satisfaction while optimizing assets utilization.
4. Works with sales and customer service to understand true customer demand requirements. Works with business directors on setting production priorities and scheduling production trials for new product development.
5. Works directly with key customers to manage inventory according to Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI's), maximums, and targets based on forecasts and production schedules.
6. Works with plant production schedulers to resolve scheduling problems and makes sure customers' orders are completed on time.
7. Leads asset team meetings for the respective assets.
Requirements Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant mfg experience. Should have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft products especially Excel.
Location DE
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Job Order # SIB0000339
Position Title Production Super with CI bent
Job Duties Ground floor opportunity with an industry leader. Spend a couple years leading and improving a production unit and the sky is the limit for career advancement. Plant is located within 30 minutes of downtown Boston.
Requirements Premier global CPG company is promoting one of there production supervisors to lead CI initiatives at the plant and seeks a replacement. The position is a stepping stone (as seen by reason for the opening) so they seek 'High Potential' candidates. Don't need a lot of experience, but do need good credentials and professionalism. * Need to be high potential candidate and relocateable in the future. * First shift position, but need to be able to work all shifts - no shift is ever sacred - we do not rotate but there needs to be coverage during vacations. * Local candidates preferred but relo possible if candidates have good reason that seem conducive to relocation * Salary DOE not to exceed 75ish (there is OT for covering other shifts over 40hrs in a week) plus 6% bonus incentive * Bachelor's degree required - prefer degreed engineers who have supervised a bit * Need to have at least 2 years manufacturing exp - chemicals, foods or liquid processing preferred. * CI experience (Six Sigma or Lean Mfg) training or certs would be a BIG plus.
Location MA
Max Salary 75000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000336
Position Title Sales Exec - SE - Plastics
Job Duties Global plastics manufacturing company seeks a Sales Account Executive for the South East Region. This is a home based position responsible for existing accounts within a territory. There will be some cold calling and upselling, but current account management and support are the main thrust of the role. The company provides a base salary plus commissions and bonus potential as well as a company vehicle, computer, paid expenses and full benefits package (medical, dental, life insurance, matching 401k, etc)
Requirements This position requires someone currently living in the Southeast (preferrably NC, but SC, E TN or N GA are possible for the right candidate). Successful candidates will have a minumum of two years experience selling a technical product. Knowledge of plastics (materials , processing or use of in product assembly) desired. Examples of related experience include polymers, resins, chemical additives, pigments, color concentrates, extruded plastics, injection molded plastics. This is a very technical product sale so another possibility is someone with Technical Service experience and a desire for heavy customer contact. The company is a growing global organization with a track record of promoting performers. As such they are looking for a career minded individual passionate about their work and willing to relocate for career advancement in the future.
Location NC
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Job Order # SIB0000335
Position Title Product Developer - Extrusion
Job Duties * Provides scientific research and development services
* Manufacturing expertise as it relates to engineering and associated sheet processing industries.
* Leads product trials.
* Effectively and collaboratively interacts with the manufacturing shop floor, Business Directors, Technicians, other Scientists, and the Customers.
* Locationed at headquarters near Wilmington, DE
* Travels at least a week a month to production facilities and to customer sites. A passport is required.

Requirements * Familiar with a product development stage - gate process. * Demonstrated management skills for leading successful product development projects. * Skilled in research report development. * Familiar with opaque films. * Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. * Chemical Engineer or Chemist. Master degree or PHD is a plus.
Location DE
Max Salary 115000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000333
Position Title Printing Specialist - Flexo
Job Duties As an industry leading printer for many of the worlds top consumer product companies (Clorox, J&J, P&G to name a few) seeks a flexographic printing specialist to help the organization meet their customers needs. This individual will perform the following duties:

1. Coordination of all specifications and trials for new products and alterations to current products
2. Issue resolution - external and internal
3. Converting process and material technology expert
4. Ink and film qualifications through converting operations
5. Customer interfacing including many calls and face-to-face meetings with customers
Requirements This position requires someone with a strong working knowledge of Flexographic (flexo) printing 5 years minimum. BS degree desired, but non-degreed candidates with exceptional printing experience will be considered. Need a strong project manager and technical resource with good communication skills.
Location OK
Max Salary 75000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000329
Position Title Senior Process Engineer
Job Duties Provide process/production engineering support to this billion dollar plus international producer of specialty chemicals. Support on going operations and new product introductions. Be a go to resource for implementing process improvement projects. Delta V experience a huge plus. Assist in all installs and plant wide upgrades.
Requirements Looking for the go getter with 3-10 years experience with a Chemical Engineering degree. Can come out of any type of Chemical, refining, or pharmaceutical operation. Want that high energy person looking to make a career path. Great location with an outstanding cost of living. 2nd largest community in IL. next to Chicago.
Location IL
Max Salary 80000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000327
Position Title Process Engineer - Printing
Job Duties Newly created role with growing company to drive operational execellence. Plant based role to identify, scope, manage and execute process improvement initiatives. Large, well respected company with top notch benefits.
Requirements Bachelor's degree (preferably ChE or ME) with a minimum of 3 years process engineering experience in web handling (printing or coating desired). Standard problem solving or process improvement system training such as Kepnor Trego or Lean Mfg would be a plus.
Location WI
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Job Order # SIB0000326
Position Title CI Engineer
Job Duties Rock solid World Class CPG company seeks a mid level CI Eng to lead and execute cost saving & productivity enhancing projects. Large company with outstanding benefits and career opportunity.
Requirements This position requires a Bachelor's degree (preferably in an engineering discipline) and 3 years of process engineering experience within a manufacturing plant (consumer products, chemicals or food & Bev preferred) Six Sigma certification or formal training would be a big plus (Green or Black Belt).
Location MA
Max Salary 80000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000325
Position Title Tech Service & Dev Engineer
Job Duties Large and growing specialty plastics company seeks a Technical Service & Development Engineer to support sales in an effort to grow business. This is a hybrid role that will require a jack of all trades comfortable in corporate meetings, researching data, solving problems in production facilities and out in the field (literally) talking with farmers to understand why the film isn't working. The position will have 25-50% travel and manage multi projects simultaneously so we need a well organized self motivated individual who can take charge and get it done (or at least know how to get the necessary resources when needed to do so).
Requirements Candidates must have at least a BS in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or a closely related scientific degree, and at least 3 years of experience with one of the following: the agricultural market; polymers used in agricultural products or polymer film development experience (silage, mulch or landscaping films would be great, but other extruded polymer films could work). I am looking for a business leader with strong communication, excellent technical and product/project management skills and comfortable in front of customers and out in mfg plants.
Location GA
Max Salary 100000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000324
Position Title Sr Extrusion Engineer
Job Duties Newly created role with a growing medical device manufacturer to manage new product projects. The role will work with customers to understand the need, select the right material for the application, run trials and mass produce the product on the extrusion lines and support customers as needed.
Requirements This position requires a strong working knowledge of polymer extrusion for regulated products (med devices preferred). Experience managing the necessary compliance for gov't approval, solving any production problems, being project lead.
Location MA
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Job Order # SIB0000323
Position Title Sr New Product Developer
Job Duties Newly created hybrid role to grow business in medical flexibles market. The position will work closely with sales and marketing to identify areas of opportunity for the company (technology, markets and customers). Prepare technical presentations and support to sell projects internally and to customers. Manage projects once approved including material selection, DOE's, testing, trialing and support to mfg and customers to ensure successful commercialization and utilization.
Requirements 5 years exp in medical flexibles development. Disposable gowns and drapes; wound care products, medical device pouches and/or lidding (cast embossed films or coated papers). Stage-gate project management is desired. Strong project management skills to lead new product development projects from concept to successful commercialization. Prior customer interaction is important - working with customers to understand the need and select the right product for the application or be able to development one based on data collected. Successful candidates should have designed experiments trialed and supported mfg scaling new products up for mass production.
Location IL
Max Salary 100000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000320
Position Title Packaging Engineer
Job Duties Medium sized packaging company seeks a Pkg Eng to manage new food clients. The role will have full project management responsibility including: package design, material selection & testing, package prototyping & trialing, plant and customer support. Based in a college town 30 minutes from a large metro city.
Requirements This position requires a Bachelor's degree (preferably in ChE, Pkg, Eng) and a minimum of three years working in the packaging industry. Prior new product development experience desired. Strong project management skills are required. Knowledge of polymer films, adhesives and inks desired.
Location IA
Max Salary 90000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000318
Position Title Product Development Engineer
Job Duties International plastics manufacturer seeks a New Product Developer to expand their product offering. The role has full project management responsibility from concept to successful commercial launch. Duties range from formulating in the lab to solving production problems in the plant to providing technical support to customers. The position is based in a medium sized college town in the Midwest. Successful candidates will have experience developing and supporting plastic packaging for the CPG industries (bottles, containers, closures, etc).

KEYWORDS: polymer, plastic, color, colorant, masterbatch, additives, packaging, extrusion, compounding, injection molding, formulation, formulating, product development, DOE, technical support
Requirements Successful candidates will have 2+ years experience working with plastics related to above mentioned activities. Color and plastic formulation/development being the key. Strong project management skills. Self-motivated, career minded individual looking for a company that fosters and rewards self development and professional achievement. College degree strongly preferred, but related industry experience can outweigh this.
Location MI
Max Salary 70000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000317
Position Title Quality Engineer
Job Duties Responsible for creating quality assurance policies and procedures for this beverage producer. Be able to perform internal audits, develop manufacturing quality control plans, and be able to perform root cause analysis for all quality related issues. Oversee the quality controls for co=-packers and bottling processes.
Requirements BS degree plus 5 years of quality assurance/quality control experience. Experience coming from the beverage industry.
Location CA
Max Salary 90000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000316
Position Title Lean Six Sigma Leader
Job Duties Paper products manufacturer seeks an accomplished Continuous Improvement professional to champion a manufacturing excellence program. The role will work with the General Manager and Plant Manager to identify areas of opportunity and then create the appropriate game plan to achieve the goals established. This person will choose the best methods and tools ie Six Sigma project, Lean Kaizen event, etc and facilitate the initiative from concept through successful completion. Projects will focus on waste reduction, production efficiency enhancements, quality improvements, etc.
Requirements Bachelor's degree (preferably in an engineering discipline) and a minimum of 3 years using CI methods and tools within a related manufacturing environment(high-speed continuous processing, paper, printing, web handling, packaging best). Lean and/or Six Sigma formal training/certifications strongly desired.
Location OH
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Job Order # SIB0000310
Position Title Sr Product Developer - Films
Job Duties Fortune 500 innovation company seeks a creative polymer film inventor to develop new 'Green' film products. The role will be responsible for establishing technical strategies and leading research projects in the area of polyolefin and value-add films development.

Duties include evaluating research results and provide recommendations to senior management. Developing film and extrusion process platforms using patentable proprietary technologies that are internally developed or externally acquired and champion the translation of these into next generation film based products that drive organic growth in existing or new markets.
Requirements Due to the complex nature of this position successful candidates MUST possess an advanced education. PhD or MS Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science or related (PhD preferred). The right individual will have a minimum of 5 years industrial work experience researching, developing and bringing to life new novel polymer based film products. Medical or solar(photovaltaic) film develop experience desired. Experience with Green or Biodegradeable films would be a big plus. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of idea generation, creativity, managing long term projects from inception to completion that resulted in products developed
Location OH
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Job Order # SIB0000307
Position Title New Product Developer
Job Duties Primary responsibilities include supporting the development of new products relating to the increase of sales and manufacturing efficiency. This will be accomplished by assisting the development group in understanding and resolving the technical, manufacturing, and customer problems inherent in new product development. Particular areas of focus will be in polymer and additive combinations that will yield novel new film products and in supporting supporting development trials in the plant and at off-site facilities for pilot work. The engineer will progress the development projects by interfacing with manufacturing engineers, QC, Sales, Marketing, customers, and suppliers.
Requirements -Minumum of a B.S (M.S. preferred) in Chemistry, Polymer Science/Engineering or related - 5-10 years experience in extruded (blown or cast) film substrate product development in a manufacturing setting required. Knowledge of co-extrusion or oriented film development would be a plus. - Knowledge of polymer materials, polymer processing, and structure property relationships in products such as PET, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, or other traditional thermoplastic materials -Must have excellent English communication skills -Demonstrated successful product development scale-up of multimillion dollar projects required -Knowledge of the US patent system strongly preferred
Location RI
Max Salary 100000                          Apply Now.
   
Job Order # SIB0000299
Position Title PHD Research/Process Chemist
Job Duties Looking for the confident PhD Chemist who will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of process development projects from laboratory through pilot plant synthesis to the commercialization of new products and process improvements.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Operate, and maintain a combination of laboratory synthesis, process development, and analytical equipment.
• Responsible for analytical testing of new products for the successful commercialization of new products.
• Generate new ideas for new products, and new technologies.
• Author and maintain organized legal records of process research including laboratory notebooks, batch reports, and technology transfer documents for patent, regulatory, and other needs.

Requirements Looking for a PhD (MUST HAVE) with 2-6 years experience dealing with the above. Someone who is looking for growth and advancment. MUST have experience in organic chemistry.
Location PA
Max Salary 85000                          Apply Now.

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