[Hiring] Senior Engineer @Novolex

Role 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.

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.