Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer; Streetsboro, OH

Position: Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer (Streetsboro, OH, US, 44241)
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact.

That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit

Role Summary

Provide hands-on technical leadership for polyethylene blown film extrusion processes with a strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, waste reduction, and process consistency. This role supports the development and sustainment of standard operating conditions, process capability improvement, troubleshooting of film and equipment issues, and execution of capital and continuous improvement projects.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working on the plant floor and using data to solve problems.

Experience with polyethylene film structures, resin and additive blend development, film trials, statistical analysis, maintenance troubleshooting, and process validation is highly valued. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, and Engineering to deliver measurable manufacturing results.

Role Purpose

Drive process excellence in blown film extrusion by establishing, validating, and sustaining robust manufacturing conditions that reduce variation and improve long-term product quality. Provide engineering and technical expertise to support safe operation, improve throughput, reduce scrap, optimize film performance, and standardize materials, machinery, and methods across the Autobag Division. Support divisional initiatives through the application of Lean, Six Sigma, and other structured problem-solving methodologies.

Principal Accountabilities

* Develop, implement, and sustain Standard Operating Conditions (SOC) for blown film extrusion processes in collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Materials teams. This includes startup conditions, resin and additive handling, process settings, changeovers, and troubleshooting standards for both existing and new equipment.

* Provide day-to-day technical support for polyethylene blown film extrusion lines by identifying sources of variation and driving improvements in safety, gauge control, layflat, bubble stability, output, scrap, and finished film quality.

* Lead and support film trials, new product qualifications, resin and masterbatch evaluations, blend optimization, and process validation activities. Document trial objectives, execution details, results, conclusions, and recommendations in clear technical summary reports.

* Analyze process and quality data using statistical tools to determine process capability, identify trends, investigate defects, and validate improvements. Support the use of Six Sigma, Lean, and root cause problem-solving methods in manufacturing.

* Troubleshoot process, equipment, and product quality issues in partnership with Production and Maintenance. Support corrective actions related to extrusion, feeding, blending, air rings, IBC systems, cooling, winding, gauge variation, blocking, gels, haze, and other film-related defects.

* Initiate and manage projects that improve safety, quality, cost, capacity, reliability, and overall manufacturing effectiveness. This includes capital projects ranging from line upgrades and controls improvements to supporting installation, commissioning, and startup of new equipment.

* Coordinate with cross-functional teams to determine project priorities, communicate status, and ensure timely execution of assigned work. Provide clear written and verbal updates to management and stakeholders.

* Maintain current knowledge of emerging extrusion, polymer, automation, and process control technologies and recommend practical applications that strengthen the performance of the Autobag manufacturing

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Polymer Science, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

* Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment is required. Experience in blown film extrusion, flexible packaging, plastics processing, or a related converting/manufacturing process is preferred.

* Experience with polyethylene film extrusion, resin and additive blend development, and running or supporting structured film trials is a strong plus.

* Working knowledge of polymers,…