Materials Engineer Job at HotRun Inc., Indianapolis, IN

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  • HotRun Inc.
  • Indianapolis, IN

Job Description

Materials Engineer job opening with a global leader in packaging development and sustainable business practices.  This position resides at the plant level.  

The individual will have the responsibility to develop the next generation product materials.  Next generation materials is a subset of two of our six strategic corporate values (sustainability and innovation) for our business and a key part of our future success.  Next generation plastic polymer materials include cost savings initiatives, technology enablers and sustainability improvements.  Technology enablers are material developments that allow our company to achieve new value-added product properties and are critical for growth in new markets. This company is a leader in commercializing sustainability solutions for the closure industry. The individual will have the responsibility for concept to deployment support of R&D projects.  In this role, one will get experience working closely with sales, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, process and performance laboratory, and procurement, as well as external partners such as suppliers and third-party laboratories.  The projects will focus on processes and materials used in the manufacture of our products. The skilled candidate will design and develop methods to understand underlying principles, such as polymer structure-property relationships, that dictate the performance of the materials in the product.   The candidate will demonstrate initiative and creativity and will develop materials platforms by formulating and commercializing new polymer blends. The individual will interact across a broad range of levels, expertise, geographic regions as well as stay up-to date on the new developments in technical and patent literature.

There will be a focus on project management and deployment for the North America business. The candidate will be responsible for commercialization of key materials initiatives.  The candidate will drive materials qualifications at our plants and our customers, including planning, coordination and execution of molding trials, product performance testing, and materials testing.  The individual will be responsible to help with root cause analysis of material quality issues. Degreed candidates are given first consideration in plastic polymer material development.

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