The Senior Manager, Operating Unit Engineering – International is responsible for leading engineering activities across international manufacturing operations, providing strategic and technical leadership for thermoforming, PP, HIPS, PET/RPET extrusion, foam extrusion, polyethylene bag manufacturing, flexographic printing, labeling, and converting operations. This role supports manufacturing facilities in Santa Fe Springs, CA; Monterrey, MX; Tlaxcala, MX; Zapopan,MX and is accountable for safety, quality, reliability, operational performance, capital deployment, engineering standardization, and continuous improvement.

Main activities:
- Operatin Unit Engineering Leadership

Lead engineering strategy and execution across multiple international manufacturing facilities.
- Thermoforming Operations

Provide technical leadership for thermoforming operations producing food packagins products including trays, containers, domes, clamshells, cups, and specialty foodservice packaging.
- Extrusion Technologies

Support PP, PS, PET and RPET sheet extrusion, foam extrusion,



polyethylene extrusion, and specialty packaging processes
- Printing and Lebling Technologies

Serve as technical authority for flexographic printing, bag printin g, roll-to-roll printing, labeling, and pad production operations.
- Manufacturing Excellence

Drive improvements in OEE, throughput, yield, scrap reduction, labor productivity, conversion costs, schedule attainment, and energy utilization. Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Quality and regulatory compliance

Partner with Quality and Operations teams to improve process capability and product quality while supporting food packaging regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and certification standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Plastics, Manufacturing, Packaging, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline. Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering or techni

📌 Senior Manager, Operating Unit Engineer (Zapopan)
🏢 Pactiv Foodservice México
📍 Zapopan