About NFW

NFW is a material science innovation company giving industries plastic-free material platforms to create responsibly. NFW invents and manufactures shockingly sustainable products from nature. Beginning with naturally circular ingredients, NFW is making a material-rich, plastic-free future possible. NFW was founded in 2015 and is based in Peoria, Illinois.

NFW is a company of trailblazers, innovators, and bold thinkers, committed to reinventing the way things are made. We never stop learning. We are fiercely curious about the world and how to improve it for everyone. We offer competitive salary, paid vacation and sick time, flexible work-life balance, great colleagues and more!

Responsibilities:

• Works with equipment designers and manufacturing teams to develop product production processes to integrate new products or product modifications into existing processes.
• Partners with Operations and Product Development teams to improves process and product capabilities while maintaining and improving quality standards.
• Conducts tests under operational conditions to explore design proposals for improving performance or to obtain data for development, standardization, and quality control.
• Determines nature of technical problems and possible solutions, such as product redesign, substitution of material or equipment, or rearrangement of process workflows.
• Research new manufacturing technology and works in collaboration with the engineering and maintenance to improve production equipment functionality.
• Develops and tests new products, applying knowledge of engineering.
• Develops technical product and process documentation to support operational consistency.
• Collects, records, and analyzes data, and provides operational reports to Product team to advance product development and design.
• Works closely with other professionals such as scientists and other engineers on development and research projects.
• Provide planning, direction, and coordination for all technical activities while achieving optimum use of workers, machines, materials, and facilities.
• Assesses safety requirements and ensures that these are integrated into the process; maintains reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production efficiencies, yields, and changeovers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science, polymer science or related field of study required.
• At least 3 years of industry experience or an equitable combination of education and experience as required to successfully perform the job responsibilities.
• Experience with increasing responsibility in manufacturing or industrial development activities that support process improvement strategies and product development.
• Ability to work autonomously but also lead teams through complex root cause analysis will be critical in this role.
• Experience with rubber compounding.
• Experience with plastic processing and understanding of polymers.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to manage various responsibilities simultaneously required.
• Hands-on experience and knowledge of industrial equipment used for mixing, calendering, and milling material preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to generate compounding alternatives to fix product challenges.
• Experience in experimental design and results analysis.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
• A start-up mentality as well as the ability to wear multiple hats.
• Fluency in office productivity tools (Microsoft Office, Google suite).

Physical Requirements

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. This position primarily operates within an office or manufacturing environment, which may be loud, dusty, hot, or cold. Additional physical requirements include frequent talking, hearing, and seeing. Frequent use of hands to grasp, handle, or feel objects. Pushing and pulling on work objects with hands. Working with hot and cold surfaces. Safely working with job related sharp objects. Regular standing, walking, sitting, and reaching. Regular stooping, kneeling, crouching, occasional climbing, typically on a stepladder or stairs. Frequent lifting of up to 35 pounds; and occasional team lifting up to 50lbs. Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), ability to focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus). Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and walkie-talkies. Regularly required to use PPE.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Company is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive team in which members of all backgrounds can contribute and thrive. In compliance with state and federal law, the Company does not discriminate in employment or administration of its programs and policies based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, or military service. Our policy reflects and affirms the Company’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all unlawful discriminatory practices.

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