Sr. Engineer - Paper

Novolex • Lake Forest, IL • 1h ago

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, 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

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 withinNovolex.

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.

LI-Remote

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 financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com .

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Job Locations US-IL-Lake Forest

ID 2026-35090

Category Engineering

Position Type Full Time

Pay Type Salaried

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