Process Engineer

Location: On Site, Wisconsin Rapids or Appleton, WI| Department: Sustainability / Operations | Type: Full-Time

Your Impact

As an Industrial Engineer, you will play a critical role in integrating sustainability into our daily operations. Your work will drive energy efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize resource use while supporting key business objectives. By leading data-informed initiatives and collaborating across departments, you’ll help embed sustainability into our culture and deliver measurable environmental and financial impact.

Job Snapshot

• Title: Industrial Engineer
• Reports to: Corporate Sustainability Engineer
• Focus Areas: Operational Efficiency, Sustainability Strategy, Data Analytics
• Role Breakdown:
• Core Results – 70%
• Enterprise Value Creation – 20%
• Organizational Development – 10%
• Environment: Fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing

Core Results (70%)

• Lead projects to improve manufacturing efficiency and environmental performance
• Track and report sustainability metrics in alignment with internal and external frameworks
• Analyze facility energy usage and recommend cost-saving improvements
• Support Scope 3 emissions tracking through supplier engagement and data collection
• Use data visualization tools to analyze trends and support strategic decisions
  
  

Enterprise Value Creation (20%)

• Lead projects that provide environmental impact and cost reduction
• Identify and implement innovative solutions such as renewable energy, sustainable packaging, or closed-loop systems
• Integrate sustainability insights into business planning, highlighting return on investment and risk mitigation
  
  

Organizational Development (10%)

• Build relationships across Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, HR, and Finance
• Help teams identify and prioritize projects that support waste, energy, and water reduction targets
  
  

Example Projects

• Conducting compressed air audits to identify and repair leaks, reducing energy consumption
• Supporting implementation of LED lighting retrofits across multiple sites
• Tracking key metrics to demonstrate progress toward company-wide sustainability goals
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with sustainability metrics, reporting, and data analysis
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with minimal oversight
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Passion for continuous improvement and environmental stewardship
  
  

We Can Offer You

Benefits are the game changer! We value our employee’s health and happiness by providing new hires benefit eligibility on the 1st of the month following date of hire. Our benefits may include:

• Competitive medical, dental, life, AD&D, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous annual time off allotment, including vacation (based on company service), parental leave, paid volunteer time, sick or emergency time, and 12 holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250 per year), scholarships for dependents, monthly cell phone reimbursement, and annual steel toe and prescription safety glasses reimbursement.
• 401(k), Employee Assistance Program (available to employees and their families), annual bonus program, referral bonus program (up to $1,750), STD, LTD, and much more!
  
  

Who We Are

Nekoosa is the premier manufacturer of specialty print media, with a 60-year legacy of innovation. We offer an extensive portfolio of pressure sensitive films, waterproof synthetic paper, specialty print media, overlaminates, application tapes, and carbonless papers used to produce general-purpose signage; window, wall, and floor graphics; waterproof menus; cut lettering and decals; and multipart forms.

Nekoosa has 6 locations across the U.S. and a partner, Fourbases, in Aalter, Belgium. Our expertise spans coating, converting, and custom plastic extrusion capabilities. We have built an energized culture focused on growth, employee development and market leadership. Our success is rooted in our people, and we are committed to promoting work/life balance and integration by investing significantly in employee-friendly policies and practices. Whether you are looking to start, make a change, or advance your career, find your path at Nekoosa, and leave your mark on the world.

The Fine Print

A post-offer background check, and drug screen is required.

Nekoosa provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact human resources at [email protected].