About Us
Nekoosa is the premier manufacturer of specialty print media, with a 60-year legacy of innovation. We offer an extensive portfolio of pressure sensitive films, waterproof synthetic paper, specialty print media, overlaminates, application tapes, and carbonless papers used to produce general-purpose signage; window, wall, and floor graphics; waterproof menus; cut lettering and decals; and multipart forms. Headquartered in Kimberly, Wisconsin, Nekoosa has 6 locations across the U.S. and a partner, iC Group, in Aalter, Belgium. Our expertise spans coating, converting, and custom plastic extrusion capabilities.
We have built an energized culture focused on growth, employee development and market leadership. Our success is rooted in our people, and we are committed to promoting work/life balance and integration by investing significantly in employee-friendly policies and practices. Whether you are looking to start, make a change, or advance your career, find your path at Nekoosa, and leave your mark on the world.
What We Are Looking For
Product Development Engineer
Location: South Plainfield NJ - 6 Ingersoll Rd, South Plainfield NJ, 07080
Hours : Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Please Note: Only applicants who submit a resume will be consider for the position.
Deliver new product growth, technical excellence, and best-in-class quality in our coated products business by driving innovation and execution of adhesive/coatings projects from design to market, sustaining and improving existing product performance, and supporting process improvement across operational and manufacturing functions.
Organizational Development – 20%
• Identify and establish connections with key individuals who are critical to the role's success in the organization - immediate and ongoing
• Develop and sustain clear project and communication plans with scheduled touchpoints to ensure effective collaboration and achieve desired results - immediate and ongoing.
Technical Excellence – 80%
• Deliver $250K/year or more of annual material cost savings across our carbonless, specialty and application tape and extruded films products, creating an actionable pipeline of opportunities.
• Execute upon a project pipeline of opportunities across our application tape and extruded films grades to support a year over year cost savings potential of a $250K/annually.
• Collaborate with suppliers, commercial team and customers to identify, develop and implement emerging materials and processing technologies, maintaining a comprehensive level of understanding of new market technology, innovation and sustainability.
• Collaboration with QE with driving continual improvement and support SP Q-metrics.
• Provide operational support as needed in formulation, coating, and material specifications
• Provide technical expertise to customers to ensure alignment of expectations and meet their needs
• Support all compliance requests and certifications related to product, process, and environmental?
• Proactively work with purchasing to mitigate raw material increases, shortages, and reduce costs?
• Maintain a secure, accessible database of adhesive formulations, including management of change with Quality Assurance
• Ensure safety and environmental stewardship are a top priority
• Support transformative growth initiatives as directed.
• Support project launches from feasibility to commercialization through the Stage Gate Process.
• Lead the evaluation of competitive products, generate product improvement and new product ideas
• Work with suppliers to develop and implement emerging materials
• Collaborate with marketing to understand customer needs and translate those needs into functional product specs
• Support project launches from feasibility to commercialization through the Stage Gate Process.
• Work collaboratively with industry partners, end use customers, and key suppliers to bring forth new ideas that will result in the development of prototype products leading to enterprise growth
Competencies
• Knowledge of chemical coatings and processing on various substrates
• Creative, innovative, communicative, self-motivated, team-oriented
• Adaptable around changing project requirements and priorities
• Ability to manage large workloads at times and to adapt to reprioritization as necessary in a rapidly changing environment
• Proficient in DOE development and execution while using statistical techniques to infer needed information for qualification.
• Cross functional leadership skills with the ability to make critical decisions and influence others
The ideal candidate will have experience in formulation design with emphasis on adhesives, a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Polymer or Material Science related disciplines, and 4+ years of leveraging new and existing technology platforms leading to profitable growth. Advanced degree is a plus. Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally.
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Location: South Plainfield, NJ
Posted: Nov. 3, 2024, 10:10 p.m.
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