Lead Application Engineer – Flexible Packaging | Remote USA | Travel

Lead Application Engineer – Flexible Packaging

📍 Location: Fully Remote (USA)
✈️ Travel: Up to 60% (primarily US, occasional Canada/Mexico)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

💰 Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $105,000 – $125,000

• Full benefits package

• Bonus eligible

• Relocation assistance possible for ideal candidates

Benefits Include:

• Medical, dental & vision coverage starting Day 1

• 401(k) with company match

• Employee stock purchase program

• Generous PTO & volunteer time

• Tuition reimbursement & career development programs

• Paid parental leave & family support benefits

• Flexible work policies and wellness programs

🚀 Overview

A global leader in adhesive technologies and functional coatings is seeking a Lead Application Engineer – Flexible Packaging to provide technical leadership and customer-facing engineering support across the flexible packaging market.

This role serves as a trusted technical advisor supporting laminating adhesives and coatings technologies, helping customers optimize manufacturing processes, troubleshoot issues, implement new technologies, and drive innovation initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in flexible packaging, coatings, laminating adhesives, or converting processes with excellent customer engagement and project management capabilities.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Technical Customer Support

• Provide technical recommendations, troubleshooting, and application support for customers

• Conduct onsite technical visits including:

• Product demonstrations

• Audits

• Process troubleshooting

• Equipment optimization

• Support complaint investigations and root cause analysis

• Document activities and findings within CRM and laboratory systems

Flexible Packaging & Coating Expertise

• Support laminating adhesives and coatings applications

• Provide expertise in:

• Coating technologies

• Converting processes

• Flexible packaging applications

• Mechanical/application equipment optimization

• Assist customers in improving adhesive-related manufacturing processes

Project Management & Innovation

• Lead customer-focused technical projects from concept through implementation

• Scope and justify customer projects and technical initiatives

• Collaborate cross-functionally with:

• Product Development

• Manufacturing

• Supply Chain

• Sales & Marketing

• Support innovation pipeline initiatives and new technology adoption

Training & Relationship Management

• Deliver technical training to customers and field sales teams

• Serve as the technical liaison between customers and internal teams

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across all organizational levels

• Promote best practices and share technical learnings across accounts

Laboratory & Technical Analysis

• Coordinate and prioritize laboratory testing activities

• Prepare technical reports summarizing findings and recommendations

• Analyze complex technical and application-related problems

• Support troubleshooting and process optimization initiatives

✅ Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in:

• Chemical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Materials Engineering

• Chemistry

• Or related technical field

• 5–10+ years of:

• Technical service

• Application engineering

• Flexible packaging industry experience

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities

• Strong project management and organizational skills

⭐ Highly Preferred Experience

• Flexible packaging industry experience

• Hands-on coating and/or converting expertise

• Experience with:

• Laminating adhesives

• Coatings technologies

• Application equipment

• Converting machinery

• Customer-facing technical service experience

🛠️ Core Skills

✔ Flexible Packaging
✔ Laminating Adhesives
✔ Coatings Technology
✔ Application Engineering
✔ Technical Service
✔ Troubleshooting
✔ Process Optimization
✔ Converting Equipment
✔ Project Management
✔ Customer Training
✔ Root Cause Analysis
✔ Industrial Manufacturing

🎯 Ideal Candidate

• Hands-on technical expert within flexible packaging and coatings environments

• Strong customer-facing engineer comfortable working onsite with manufacturing teams

• Excellent communicator capable of interacting with operators through executive leadership

• Organized and proactive project leader with strong analytical capabilities

• Comfortable balancing technical problem solving with commercial support responsibilities

🌟 Why Join

• Join a globally recognized innovation leader in adhesives and coatings technology

• Fully remote role with significant customer engagement and technical ownership

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge flexible packaging solutions

• Strong career growth and international development opportunities

• Collaborative culture focused on innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence

📋 Additional Details

• Fully remote position

• Heavy customer interaction and travel-based role

• Travel up to ~60% with advance planning and support for work-life balance

• Candidates must be comfortable working independently and managing multiple customer projects simultaneously

Industrial Engineer | Lean Manufacturing | Millsboro, DE | $85K–$125K | Food & Beverage

⚙️ Industrial Engineer

📍 Millsboro, DE | Onsite | Food & Beverages Industry
📅 Full-time | Engineering – Process Optimization

💰 Salary: $85,690 – $125,000
✨ Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
🚚 Relocation: Possible for the ideal candidate
🧳 Travel: Occasional

🚀 About the Role

We’re seeking an Industrial Engineer to take a lead role in process optimization and lean manufacturing initiatives within a protein processing facility. This mid-level position will drive efficiency improvement projects, implement Six Sigma methodologies, and provide technical expertise to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve reliability.

This is a hands-on, impactful role where you’ll collaborate with operations, maintenance, and project teams to deliver measurable improvements in yield, capacity, and overall performance.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Lead efficiency improvement projects, analyzing production workflows and eliminating bottlenecks.

• Conduct root cause analysis and design process modifications for better productivity.

• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Manage cost-reduction and capacity layout projects.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce downtime and improve yields.

• Develop and maintain labor standards and best practices.

• Provide technical guidance and reporting on assigned projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.

• Enforce safety, quality, and ergonomic standards in all projects.

🎯 Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering (preferred).

• 2+ years’ experience working in a poultry or protein processing plant in an industrial engineering role.

• 3–5 years of relevant process engineering/continuous improvement experience.

• Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and process optimization tools.

• Strong AutoCAD skills.

• Demonstrated problem-solving, project management, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to troubleshoot and re-design existing systems in a manufacturing environment.

✅ Preferred Experience

• Direct experience in protein manufacturing, with poultry industry experience strongly preferred.

• Experience with ergonomics, safety standards, and continuous improvement in production settings.

• Background in both office and plant floor environments (processing, hatchery, feed mill, wastewater facility).

📌 Interview Process

• Recruiter Screen

• Hiring Manager Interview

• Onsite Interview

🏆 Why Apply?

This role is a fantastic opportunity for an Industrial Engineer ready to take ownership of efficiency, cost reduction, and lean transformation projects in a fast-paced production environment. If you thrive on problem-solving, driving measurable improvements, and working hands-on in the protein industry, this role will allow you to make a meaningful impact.