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Sr. Engineer - Paper

Job in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, 60045, USA
Listing for: Novolex
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-15
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Management, Process Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 130000 - 140000 USD Yearly USD 130000.00 140000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our

Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

The Engineering Center of Excellence Lead is responsible for developing and leading a team of Engineers focused on developing enterprise capabilities, consistent standards, and technical depth across multiple Business Units and Operating Units within Novolex .

Responsibilities
  • Drive innovation, establish technical standards, and mentor Center of Excellence experts across the team
  • Oversee definition, documentation, and socialization of standardized workflows and best practices to increase organizational maturity
  • Lead evaluation, prototyping, and integration of new technologies into the business
  • Drive continuous improvement and structured problem-solving
  • Mentor, coach, and develop a team of specialized engineers
  • Manage knowledge sharing and hand-off of capabilities to BU Engineering teams
  • Ensure shared ownership of tools and processes between the Engineering Center of Excellence and BU Engineers
  • Monitor compliance, operational efficiency, and identify opportunities for optimization
  • Perform additional duties as assigned
Qualifications Essential
  • 5+ years of manufacturing engineering, process engineering, reliability engineering, or technical operations experience
  • 3+ years of leadership experience leading engineering or technical organizations
  • Strong management and prioritization skills
  • Deep understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Executive communication and stakeholder alignment capability
  • Proficiency using common office technology and tools
Preferred
  • Experience supporting packaging, plastics, extrusion, thermoforming, molded fiber, paper, and/or related manufacturing operations
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline highly preferred

Travel:
Up to 50%

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $130-000 + $140,000 bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 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.

The benefits for this role include 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 and wellness program.

Company Benefits What You'll Get From Us Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and…

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