Senior Director, Engineering

Overview

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We currently have an opportunity for a S enior Director, Engineering at our Corporate Headquarters in Lake Forest , IL .

• •Defines and leads engineering and next-generation product development opportunities that support the 3-5 year innovation pipeline and business growth priorities.
• •Integrates consumer, marketplace, technical, operational, and business insights into engineering strategies, technology roadmaps, and project plans.
• •Identifies emerging technologies, concepts, materials, processes, and product features for potential use in existing operations and future products.
• •Establishes the scope, cost, timing, resource requirements, development path, and expected business value for engineering and innovation opportunities.
• •Advances open innovation and external technology scouting to improve products, processes, speed to market, and business performance.

• •Leads the engineering portfolio, including product development, product improvement, cost reduction, and operational initiatives.
• •Refines and implements stage-gate and project governance processes that prioritize opportunities based on strategic fit, technical feasibility, business potential, financial return, risk, and speed to market.
• •Develops and communicates project schedules, milestones, resource plans, risks, decisions, and departmental priorities.
• •Ensures clear reporting on project status, timelines, financial performance, and resource needs to business and senior leadership.
• •Establishes engineering standards and procedures for project management, cost estimating, capital planning, prototyping, technical documentation, and commercialization.

• •Partners with Manufacturing and Operations to improve process capability, product quality, productivity, cost, reliability, and safe operations.
• •Confirms project assumptions and production variables, including run rates, scrap levels, material performance, quality parameters, and capital requirements.
• •Applies engineering, statistical, Lean, and continuous improvement methods to resolve complex technical challenges and improve business performance.

• •Owns departmental capital and expense budgets and ensures performance within approved financial targets and procedures.
• •Develops and manages program economics, including product costs, prototyping costs, project capital, timing, and expected financial returns.
• •Allocates engineering resources across priorities and recommends investments based on business need, technical risk, capacity, and expected value.

• •Leads, develops, and engages engineering and technical professionals responsible for product development, commercialization, and operational support.
• •Establishes aligned objectives, provides ongoing coaching and feedback, and completes performance and development reviews.
• •Drives workforce planning, selection, onboarding, succession planning, and retention while building a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented engineering culture.

• •Builds and manages relationships with vendors, suppliers, technical experts, research partners, and industry innovators to advance priority engineering initiatives.
• •Partners with Legal to develop intellectual property landscapes and strategies and protect confidential technical information.

• •You listen, learn, and evolve
• •You thrive in a fast-paced environment
• •You put safety first, always
• •You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• •You believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
• •You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences

• +Master's degree in Engineering, Product Development, Operations, or Business Administration.
• +PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean, or Continuous Improvement certification.
• +Experience with plastics processing, film converting, thermoforming, packaging, polymer materials, or related manufacturing technologies.

• •Experience leading complex programs from concept through commercialization in a consumer products, packaging, plastics, manufacturing, or similarly technical environment.
• •Broad technical knowledge of product development, engineering, manufacturing processes, prototyping, testing, commercialization, and continuous improvement.
• •Demonstrated ability to establish technical strategy and translate business priorities into executable engineering plans.
• •Strong project and