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[Remote] Sr. Engineer - Paper

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Novolex is a manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging products serving multiple industries. The Sr. Engineer - Paper role leads an Engineering Center of Excellence, developing engineering capabilities, standards, technologies, and technical depth across business and operating units while mentoring specialized engineers and driving continuous improvement.

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

Skills

  • 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
  • Travel: Up to 50%
  • 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

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Comprehensive medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Paid vacation
  • Sick days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Wellness program
  • Mental, physical, and financial well-being resources
  • Constant opportunities for advancement
  • Skills development
  • Advanced education programs
  • Training and development programs and courses through MyLearning
  • Company and industry training curricula
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
  • Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization

Company Overview

  • Novolex is a packaging and food services company that serves customers in retail, grocery service, institutional, and industrial markets. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.novolex.com/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Novolex has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.