Sr. Technical Engineer

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Full Time Salary Blythewood, SC, US

At CNG, we are owners. We empower every individual to make a significant impact — because every moment matters. Whether you’re starting your career journey or aiming for the next level, we foster a supportive environment where your contributions are valued and celebrated.

Employee Ownership: Every employee receives equity shares, enabling you to participate in our company's growth and prosperity.

Work-Life Balance: We support true work-life integration for all CNG employee owners.

Career Growth: Advance your career within our expanding network of manufacturing facilities with comprehensive training and development programs.

Purpose-Driven Work: Help create sustainable packaging solutions that reduce food waste and protect our environment for future generations.

From supporting internal teams to developing next-gen materials, our professional roles span strategy, innovation, and purpose. At CNG, you’ll do work that matters—and own it all.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Flex

Location: Onsite, Blythewood, SC

• Promote safety culture within the plant as a strong representative of the technical team
• Actively engaged in safety procedures, protocols, initiatives, and training requirements

• Ensure item master accuracy specific to sales order requirements, QC checks and customer expectations
• Conduct sample quality review and checks
• Actively involved in Kaizen, A3’s, complaint reviews and data discovery
• Support various quality and product safety audits
• Daily walkthrough of the plant with a focus on reviewing quality, improvement ideas and specific KPI criteria

• Support and attend appropriate plant meetings
• Support and drive to improve all specific operational KPI’s
• Support sample runs at the production line with assistance from appropriate technical personnel
• Support new raw material investigation and substitution efforts
• Develop specific troubleshooting strategies to positively impact production floor process and product

• Develop a link between resin and additive properties and how they perform on the production line and the final film
• Product Life Cycle Support: lab testing, data analysis, begin to develop the tools for product recommendation with support, quote, ERP item set up, sample support
• Understand current resin usage, resin back-up status, identify potential gaps and make recommendations for improvement
• Develop understanding of film grades manufactured at other plants – > identify differences and technical reason for differences
• Foster relationships with customers
• Participate in weekly and monthly technical team calls
• Under direction of manager, begin to identify and engage in specific cost avoidance projects and initiatives
• Support corporate and plant-specific scrap initiatives by identifying and reporting actionable goals

• Proactively seek educational opportunities to expand knowledge of manufacturing processes, resins, films, & customers
• Other duties as assigned by direct manager or corporate leadership
• Be able to manage & prioritize multiple projects/tasks in order minimize response time
• Demonstrate a continuous professional attitude with all levels of internal and external personnel

• 1 – 2 years as Technical Development Engineer or Equivalent Development Engineer Experience
• BS in Engineering:
  Chemical, Packaging, Plastics or Industrial with an emphasis on Plastics/Polymers. BS in Chemistry or Polymer Science with appropriate emphasis may also qualify.…