Position: Packaging Engineer (Contractor)Department: EngineeringReports To: Director Location: Irwindale Pay: $105-155kGroupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impactGroupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-based food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-based diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health. Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate four processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-based meal solutions. Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant based food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-based food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 12,000 Associates globally. Join us at Bonduelle Fresh Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first and makes contributing to a better future through plant-based food our top priority.Position Summary:This position will be responsible for the development and optimization of all packaging materials for the Ready Pac organization. This will include developing innovative packaging formats in conjunction with the sales and marketing teams from concept through implementation, optimization of existing packaging materials to drive value and developing and implementing consistent processes and management of packaging material revisions. The individual in this role will be required to effectively interface cross functionally across the Ready Pac organization (Sales, Marketing, R&D, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement etc.) as well as with customers and packaging materials and equipment vendors. It will be necessary to partner with packaging materials vendors to understand their capabilities, challenge their processes for improvement and leverage their capabilities to deliver continuous improvement and innovative solutions.Minimum Qualifications:
- BS Degree in Packaging and Materials Sciences. Advanced degree or an MBA is preferred.
- 7 - 10 years experience in a CPG company (preferably food manufacturing)
- Multiple roles that have been both plant and corporate based with a strong track record of Packaging Materials Development and Optimization
- Proficient in MS Office suite (particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint), MS Project. Basic skills or proficiency in AutoCAD is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills required
Desired Qualifications:
- BS Degree in Packaging and Materials Sciences. Advanced degree or an MBA is preferred.
- 7 - 10 years experience in a CPG company (preferably food manufacturing)
- Multiple roles that have been both plant and corporate based with a strong track record of Packaging Materials Development and Optimization
- Proficient in MS Office suite (particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint), MS Project. Basic skills or proficiency in AutoCAD is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills required
- Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate up and down the organization
- A proven track record of results with a bias for action
- A passion for learning and a craving to work in a fun culture