Operations/Manufacturing Engineer
About this role
Grow Boldly and Make a Big Impact on a Growing Network of Manufacturing Innovation!
Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? Pretium Packaging, a leader in custom plastic packaging solutions, is seeking a results-driven and energized Operations Engineer to drive standardization, innovation, and performance across our multi-site manufacturing network. This is your opportunity to be at the heart of continuous improvement, process excellence, and engineering leadership while shaping the future of sustainable packaging solutions.
Who We Are:
Pretium Packaging, founded in 1992, is a leading supplier of injection-blow molded plastic containers, renowned for our commitment to superior quality, value, and customer service. With 21 manufacturing facilities across North America, we provide innovative packaging solutions that meet the diverse needs of brand owners in the United States and Canada.
What You’ll Be Responsible For:
As an Operations/Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll serve as a critical liaison between our plants and corporate engineering leading initiatives that optimize performance, elevate safety standards, and create consistency across the network.
- Interpret PIDs
- Lead site infrastructure such as chilled water, HVAC, compressed air and applicable projects within governing plants.
- Manage CAPEX infrastructure projects across the Pretium network.
- Champion continuous improvement and 5S implementations across all sites with a strong focus on efficiency, safety, and performance.
- Partner with local plant teams to standardize tooling, equipment, and operational processes across sites.
- Serve as the go-to resource for root cause analysis (RCA) and provide hands-on support to plant maintenance teams.
- Build and nurture vendor relationships, ensuring high standards and consistent service from contractors and suppliers.
- Assist each site in building, maintaining, and controlling standardized SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
- Ensure all engineering practices meet safety and regulatory compliance standards.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (required)
- 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and projects
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Experience with AutoCAD (required), SolidWorks is a plus
- Prior exposure to the plastics industry is a strong advantage
Key Competencies:
- Operational problem-solving and delivering sustainable results
- Deep understanding of asset care, infrastructure, and reliability engineering
- Ability to manage large CAPEX projects and execute tactical improvements
- High attention to detail and organizational skills
- Solid business acumen and operational insight
Ready to Engineer a Better Tomorrow?
If you’re passionate about making manufacturing smarter, faster, and more efficient—while being part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team Pretium Packaging wants to hear from you!
Apply now and help us shape the future of packaging innovation.
Company at a glance
Pretium Packaging is a leading plastic container and closure manufacturer with a global footprint of 25 facilities and more than 330 production lines. Capable of producing plastic containers using PET, HDPE and PP, Pretium specializes in sustainable packaging for five key markets:
- Food & Specialty Beverage
- Nutrition & Wellness
- Consumer Chemicals
- Home & Personal Care
- Clinical Healthcare
At the core, Pretium is known for a focus on market knowledge, sustainability, product innovation and highly responsive operations. Pretium emphasizes superior quality, value and customer service, becoming one of the most trusted suppliers of injection-blow molded plastic containers and closures today.
Pretium has the expertise and capability to design, develop and manufacture custom bottle designs for various customer applications. In addition, Pretium offers one of the most extensive libraries of stock bottles (sizes 10CC to 12L) and preforms, providing the ability to satisfy customer requirements in an expedited time frame.
At Pretium, it is our goal to provide customers with industry-leading service, quality-driven products that result in cost-effective and innovative packaging solutions.
Feel free to visit our website for more information about our company and capabilities:
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314-727-8200
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