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TOPPAN Packaging Americas

Manufactures flexible and thermoformed packaging

Process Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry, Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Franklin, OH, USA
In Person100% on-site at the Franklin, Ohio facility.
Manufacturing & Process EngineeringProcess Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or another technical field.
  • Recent graduates or candidates with 1–5 years of industry experience.
  • Knowledge of rotogravure printing, extrusion and adhesive laminating, slitting, and laser scoring.
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with plant operations to implement procedures or processes that improve productivity, reduce scrap, and minimize costs.
  • Work closely with the Quality Manager and laboratory technicians when products do not meet specification.
  • Work in teams to improve product quality, reduce costs, or complete related projects.
  • Understand equipment functionality and troubleshoot equipment when it does not perform to expectations.
  • Work with operators to determine process conditions and maintenance frequencies to ensure consistent operations.
  • Manage process monitoring through Ei3 by defining critical process parameters and establishing acceptable ranges in Ei3.
  • Analyze and facilitate resolution of process problems with process improvement team members.
  • Provide problem-solving support for plant-related production issues.
  • Conduct new business development trials, scale up new packaging structures, develop processes for new items, and document specifications.
  • Support equipment maintenance, operations, optimization, efficiency, maintenance planning and coordination, operator training, and process and procedure documentation.

About the company

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TOPPAN Packaging Americas

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TOPPAN Packaging Americas designs and manufactures flexible and thermoformed packaging for food, retail, medical, and consumer products. Its range includes pouches, rollstock, lidding, blisters, clamshells, and trays for applications such as snacks, pet food, fresh produce, prepared meals, and medical procedures. The business connects materials expertise, package design, printing, and converting to meet customer requirements for protection, presentation, and production performance. Its portfolio includes the Alloyd, TEQ, Highland Packaging Solutions, and Trident businesses. The former Sonoco flexibles and thermoformed packaging operations joined TOPPAN in 2025; the company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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What believers are saying

  • Night work earns a premium: its Elk Grove material-handler role adds a $2 hourly shift differential.
  • Staying brings staged incentives: the same material-handler role pays $2,000 after successful completion of 90 and 180 days.
  • Matched retirement savings are listed: its U.S. development-manager role includes a 401(k) match, with eligibility caveats.

What critics are saying

  • Plant schedules include long nights: its Elk Grove laminator role rotates overnight shifts across alternating three- and four-day weeks.
  • Production involves chemical handling: the same laminator role mixes adhesive and manages hazardous waste.
  • Technical work requires travel: the remote flexibles posting includes domestic and international visits to plants, suppliers, customers, and conferences.

What makes TOPPAN Packaging Americas unique

  • Film and converting capabilities sit together: TOPPAN manages film production alongside packaging conversion.
  • Equipment complements packaging supply: Alloyd adds turnkey heat-sealing machinery and tooling to the portfolio.
  • Paper recycling claims have qualification: EnviroFlex Paper is pre-qualified for North American How2Recycle labeling where curbside recycling exists.

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