Research & Development Engineer

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. Are you looking to build a strong career? Then we have an opportunity for you!  We are searching for a Research & Development Engineer to join our team located at our facility in Temple, TX.

Your Role:

The Research & Development Engineer will lead design, development and commercialization of machine and process changes. This role will have the opportunity to transform their creative ideas into new products or processes for manufacturing. The Research & Development Engineer will enjoy having the opportunity to influence the business through their ideas, research, and development of solutions to increase manufacturing performance across new products, safety, quality, process, automation and productivity. This role will collaborate with engineering, operations, marketing, and the business team to deliver results that can be seen at all major retail stores. 

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Coordinate process development and commercialization activities especially for automation in all areas of the Hefty Business unit including waste and storage bags.
• Active projects include large capital investments at two different sites and an expansion opportunity.
• Identify and commercialize new automation opportunities.
• Startup new or modified bag making conversion and PE blown film extrusion manufacturing equipment.
• Apply statistical analysis techniques to trial data and develop key observations and conclusions.
• Collaborate on improvements to production methods, implementing new production techniques, and determination of manufacturing capacities.
• Ability to understand control sequences of operations and work directly with electrical engineers and technicians to troubleshoot equipment controls problems and achieve efficient operation of new or modified equipment.
• Travel to other sites or vendor locations in performance of duties. 
  
  

You will love it here if…

• You put safety first, always.
• You listen, learn, and evolve.
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals.
• You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity.
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities.

We need you to have: 

• BS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical) required.
• 5+ years of experience with automation design and integration
• Proficient in MS Office with high proficiency in Excel.
• Basic understanding of 3D drawing software, solid modeling, or heat transfer modeling.
• Understanding of statistical techniques and methods (DOE, SPC, etc) as well as Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Proven project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Icing On The Cake: 

•  Familiarity with physical and analytical test methods for polymer films and resin is desirable.

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

• Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?
• Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on? 
• Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?
• Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first? 
• Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?
• Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo? 

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn! 

Apply today to join a fast-growing innovative company! 

            Not a good fit but know someone who is? Please refer them! 

  Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available 

Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.