Research and 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. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for a Research and Development Engineer to join our team located at our East Manufacturing Plant in Jacksonville, IL.

Your Role:

The Research and Development Engineer will lead in the design, development, and commercialization of new products, processes, and materials. This role will have the opportunity to influence the business by transforming your own creative ideas into new products or processes for manufacturing extrusion. The R&D Engineer will enjoy providing equipment, process, and materials related technical expertise to the business, while supporting and influencing product sustainability projects. This role will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and the business team to deliver new technologies that can be seen at all major retail stores. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

• Identify and lead projects to support and achieve marketing innovation, material cost saving, and operational efficiency objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
• Qualify & commercialize new processes/materials/technologies to improve product quality.
• Engage with material and equipment suppliers to maintain knowledge of new technologies and identify cost savings opportunities.
• Support new product development through core activities: Defining product scale up strategies, defining appropriate material formulation/blends, defining equipment and process requirements, preparing trial plans, guiding technicians in preparation and execution of trials, providing testing direction to laboratory personnel, applying statistical analysis techniques, using results to provide recommendations to business development teams.
• Support operations by providing technical guidance as a subject matter expert.
• Supervise and direct engineering technicians to accomplish tasks as required.
• Develop, write, implement, submit and/or present various technical reports or capital requests in support of new product, safety, quality, process improvement, or productivity initiatives.
• Perform complex activities related to the design, testing, and evaluation of mechanical and electromechanical devices or systems.
• 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.
• Directly manage small to medium sized capital projects up to $500,000
• Travel to other sites or vendor locations in performance of duties. Travel is project dependent and ranges up to 25%.
• Have the desire to learn and improve through training both inside and outside the company as part of your personal development plan.

We strive to build a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce who will contribute to the Company’s vision, mission, and goals.

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

What Success Looks Like!
You treat every project as an experiment, forming hypotheses, testing limits, and iterating quickly. You’re curious, analytical, and action oriented. You can move from concept to data to recommendation efficiently. You thrive in an environment where ideas turn into trials and trials turn into real products. You take ownership, deliver results, and push the pace of innovation.

We need you to have: 

• BS degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical preferred).

   

• Experience with automation design and integration. 

   

• Proficient in MS Office with high proficiency in Excel. 

   

• High degree of creativity; ability to work independently and with a team. 

   

• Solid communications skills, both written and verbal.

   

• Ability to manage multiple projects and establish priorities. 

   

• Basic understanding of 3D drawing software, solid modeling, or heat transfer modeling.  

   

• Basic understanding of statistical techniques and methods (DOE, SPC, etc). 

   

• Basic understanding of lean manufacturing techniques and methods. 

   

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

   

• Strong analytical and organizational skills. 

   

• Solid project management capabilities, with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution. 

   

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines. 

   

• Must be team-oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams. 

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Icing on the cake: 

• MS degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.

   

• 5+ years of applicable experience.

   

• Proficient in the use of Minitab statistical analysis software

   

• Proficient in the use of Solidworks CAD software

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.