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Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Product Development, OEMs, and suppliers to improve existing processes and industrialize new products and technologies.\nAnalyze complex manufacturing problems, establish process controls and operating windows, transfer best practices across manufacturing locations, and provide process-engineering support for capital equipment, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and process qualification. Project management is a supporting responsibility rather than the primary purpose of the position.\nThis position requires significant travel, typically 1–3 weeks per month, based on business needs, to support manufacturing locations, process improvement initiatives, equipment suppliers, commissioning, and other plant-level activities.\n\nPRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES\nProvide corporate process-engineering leadership for paper-based manufacturing, including paper converting, web handling, adhesive application, forming, cutting, sealing, and folding. \nDevelop, optimize, and standardize manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, throughput, OEE, reliability, yield, waste, and cost. \nApply expertise in paper properties and converting behavior, including basis weight, moisture, caliper, strength, dimensional stability, curl, friction, and adhesive interaction. \nTroubleshoot complex manufacturing problems using structured root-cause analysis, data analysis, experimentation, DOE, and process capability methods to implement sustainable corrective actions. \nEstablish critical process parameters, operating windows, specifications, controls, and standard operating conditions for existing and new manufacturing processes. \nPartner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D/Product Development, Commercial, and Engineering to industrialize new products and manufacturing technologies. \nEvaluate manufacturing equipment and processes to improve speed, reliability, OEE, yield, quality, automation, and process simplification. \nDevelop and transfer process standards and best practices across manufacturing locations. \nWork with paper mills, adhesive suppliers, OEMs, and technical suppliers to evaluate materials, equipment, process capability, and emerging technologies. \nProvide process-engineering support for capital projects, including equipment specifications, design reviews, FAT/SAT, commissioning, process qualification, acceptance criteria, and production ramp-up. \nDevelop process documentation and train plant engineering, operations, maintenance, and technical personnel in process fundamentals, troubleshooting, and standardized manufacturing practices. \nMaintain knowledge of advancements in paper manufacturing, converting, adhesives, web handling, automation, controls, sustainability, and e-commerce packaging technologies.\n\nESSENTIAL SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS\nB.S. in Paper Science, Paper Engineering, Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.\nMinimum five years of process-engineering experience in manufacturing, with significant experience in paper, paper converting, corrugated, packaging, envelopes/mailers, or high-speed web-based manufacturing.\nDirect paper or paper-converting manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.\nDemonstrated expertise in process development, optimization, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, DOE, process capability, and continuous improvement.\nStrong understanding of paper properties and converting performance, including moisture, basis weight, caliper, strength, dimensional stability, curl, friction, and adhesive interaction.\nExperience with high-speed web handling, converting equipment, adhesives, and automated/PLC-controlled manufacturing systems preferred.\nExperience developing process specifications and supporting equipment commissioning, FAT/SAT, process qualification, and production ramp-up.\nStrong analytical, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills; knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and SPC. Ability to travel as required.\n\nSTANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE\nDelivers measurable improvements in safety, quality, throughput, OEE, reliability, yield, waste, and cost.\nDevelop data-driven solutions that eliminate root causes and establish robust, repeatable manufacturing processes.\nSuccessfully develops and transfers process standards and best practices across manufacturing locations.\nDemonstrates strong technical expertise and credibility in paper materials, converting processes, manufacturing equipment, and process engineering.\nEffectively supports new-product industrialization, equipment commissioning, process qualification, and production ramp-up while communicating effectively across the organization.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4985,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Consumer Goods","Manufacturing","Packaging & Labeling"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-05T14:35:20Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":60,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.599,"p_room":1,"age_days":10,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-08T05:49:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-09T03:53:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3098,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1902,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2347384},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2347384"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fipg-corporate-project-engineer-protective-packagingprocess-engineer"}]}