MATERIAL ENGINEER

TITLE: Material Engineer

POSITION OBJECTIVE: To enhance product performance, sustainability, and cost-efficiency while ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer requirements. Aim to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive research, improve manufacturing processes, and deliver high-quality BOPP materials that meet the evolving needs of the packaging, labeling, and industrial sectors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Material Engineer degree or equivalent degree preferred
• Good computing skills
• Good organizational skills
• Good oral and written communication skills

• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Material Development: Research, develop, and optimize BOPP film materials to enhance properties such as opacity, barrier performance, UV resistance, and mechanical strength.
• Process Optimization: Collaborate with production teams to improve manufacturing processes, including extrusion, orientation, and surface treatment techniques.
• Quality Control: Conduct material characterization using advanced techniques such as optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to ensure film quality and performance.
• Testing and Validation: Perform and analyze tests to evaluate film properties, including UV resistance, barrier performance, and mechanical durability.
• Innovation: Identify and implement new materials, additives, or processing methods to improve film performance and reduce production costs.
• Documentation: Prepare detailed reports, technical documentation, and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, production, and quality assurance teams to troubleshoot issues, improve processes, and develop new products.
• Project Management: Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project goals.

WORK ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS SUBJECTED TO IN THIS POSITION:

• Inside, protected from weather
• Temperature controlled
• Subject to noise, moving machinery, and/or electrical currents
• Possible exposure to some chemicals, gases, high heat
• Subject to unregulated atmospheric conditions caused by odors, and dusts

Inteplast Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at applicantaccommodation@inteplast.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information, about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.

• 101 Inteplast Blvd, Lolita, TX 77971, USA