Job Information
Novolex Controls Engineer II in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Company Overview
Why Choose Us?
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.
Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
Job Description
Position Overview
This role exists to provide controls engineering support to assigned product lines. The key customers are the Process CenteredOwner, manufacturing, purchasing and vendors, Technical Service Team, Field Service, and our end customers. The deliverablesfrom this role are electrical engineering design, programming for logic controllers and visualization interface, and technical support.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
For assigned product lines, maintain a fully documented and accurate electrical design and control program that complies with established Novlex and industry standards.
Maintain a cost balance for the electrical design that achieves the lowest base cost with the highest manufacturingefficiency and lowest warranty. This balance should also account for the highest operational efficiency and lowestmaintenance requirement.
Produce electrical design/program changes to support sale orders, product improvements, and change requests/non-conformances for assigned product lines.
Provide timely, complete, and consistent technical support to internal and external business customers as required insupport of assigned product lines.
Support the Engineering Team to increase output, standardization, and repeatability of designs and programs throughdeveloping and continuously improving engineering tools and work processes.
Maintain at minimum a 30-day backlog of all assigned non-conformances.
Skills and Competencies
Action Oriented
Organizing
Priority Setting
Problem Solving
Drive for Results
Time Management
Customer Focus
Interpersonal Savvy
Dealing with Ambiguity
Functional Technical skills
Learning on the fly
Self Development
Education and/or Experience Requirements (Qualifications)
Required
Degreed Engineer (preferably electrical, will consider mechanical or chemical).
2-5 years professional experience related to this position
Proficient with CAD - AutoCad or SolidWorks preferred.
Proficiency with Rockwell Automation controls platform – ControlLogix prefered
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to produce results
Demonstrated ability to work well with people
Demonstrated ability to learn
Desirable
·Manufacturing experience
·Good understanding of mechanical systems
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Physical Requirements and Work Environment: (if applicable)
· Able to travel up to 25%
· Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state andlocal standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
· Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
· Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
Company Benefits
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com .
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen
Job Locations US-IA-Cedar Rapids
ID 2026-33273
Category Engineering
Position Type Full Time
Pay Type Salaried