TekniPlex is hiring a Technical Manufacturing Manager with deep engineering expertise and strong leadership capability to play a critical role in this exciting new chapter. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of advanced medical packaging by leading technical innovation, materials validation, and cross-functional manufacturing support across our Lien Road Facility.

Your Impact:
In this role, reporting to the Plant Manager, you'll manage technical operations, lead a team of engineers and technical experts, and ensure our materials, processes, and equipment exceed the stringent requirements of the healthcare packaging industry.

You will bring analytical rigor, materials expertise, and a passion for solving complex problems in a highly regulated, fast-paced environment. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, sales, marketing, and customer engineering teams - driving technical excellence from concept to commercialization. The salary range for this role is $93,000 to $128,000 annually. Pay is based on experience.

What You'll Do:

• Lead product and equipment validations, using enhanced data analysis to ensure performance, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Act as the primary technical liaison for customer engineering teams, offering technical documentation, on-site support, and process insights.
• Own the qualification and implementation of alternate raw materials, driving innovation and cost-effectiveness.
• Drive continuous improvement of formulations and production procedures for better performance and repeatability.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in medical packaging - including sustainability, materials innovation, and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing on equipment commissioning, process optimization, and technology integration.
• Serve as a key member of plant leadership teams to overcome technical challenges and meet operational goals.
• Lead the pre-press and graphics function, ensuring high-quality specifications and visual accuracy.
• Manage, mentor, and empower a team of technical professionals - fostering a culture of safety, innovation, and accountability.

Who You Are:

• A technical leader with a passion for precision and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable navigating complex data, solving problems with analytical rigor, and leading technical teams across multiple functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or similar preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in technical roles supporting manufacturing, preferably in regulated industries (medical, pharma, or food).
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing technical or engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of raw materials, validation protocols, and process optimization.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory and customer-specific requirements.

TekniPlex provides a comprehensive and flexible benefits program that you can customize to fit your personal needs. Our programs offer you and your family health care coverage and financial security. You can take advantage of life insurance, disability coverage and voluntary benefits for extra financial protection and peace of mind. Plus, our work-life benefits provide support and assistance whenever you need it.

Some of your benefits are paid in full by TekniPlex and some costs are shared between you and TekniPlex. Other benefits are made available to you at reasonable group rates.

• Medical Coverage
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Telemedicine
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Term Life/AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD
• Voluntary Buy-Up LTD
• Hospital Indemnity
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Daily Pay
• Business Travel Insurance
• Legal Plan
• Identity Protection

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and read blueprints and technical drawings, such as machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to other employees of the organization. Ability to effective present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic, flammable or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.