Job Description
The Packaging Engineer will allow growth and development within the packaging team by working with a breadth of packaging materials from concept to launch while investigating sustainable solutions within the portfolio and supporting trials/qualifications.
What You'll Accomplish
- Take the lead in managing multiple projects while maintaining deadlines
- Support new product launches, updates to existing portfolio, and sustainability initiatives
- Develop and set standards around specifications and specification management, introducing innovation and design to value solutions, and sharing these solutions with our customers and business partners.
- Ensure on-time execution of packaging activities for projects
- Solid knowledge of different packaging structures and applications
- Support supplier transitions for new packaging and/or materials
- Manage packaging information inputs for finished goods
- Support trials and first production runs with manufacturing plants
- Work with and support 3rd party manufacturers and copackers
- Create protocols/success criteria for trials and first production runs
- Properly plan, coordinate, and report each trial, while providing technical support & expertise as needed to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity
Who We're Looking For
- Is consumer focused in all they do
- Continually challenge themselves to go the extra mile to get the job done, and ensure it's done the right way as opposed to the easy way
- Hold themselves and others accountable
- Embraces continual development through the sharing of feedback and investment in learning opportunities.
- Is a true collaborator, sharing resources, and engages in healthy debate
- Celebrates differences and strives to learn from others who are different from themselves
- Gives back to their community and supports sustainable practices
In addition, we are looking for someone who meets the following criteria:
- Degree in Package Engineering, Packaging Science or related
- Minimum 2-3 years' experience in a packaging role required
- Packaging experience in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) preferred
- Experience with pet food packaging is a plus
- Experience in packaging development from concept to launch
- Experience leading the design of packaging solutions, while keeping in mind sustainability, shelf presence, machine-ability, and shelf life/product protection
- Established expertise in food packaging materials, technologies, and pricing models
- Business-minded, rigorous problem-solving mindset that considers manufacturing and transportation, sustainability, cost, design, shelf life, and sales in our packaging solutions
- Working knowledge of Cape and TOPS software
- General knowledge and understanding of package testing methodology (ISTA/ASTM)
- Building out, organizing, and managing specifications within a database
- Experience with commercialization and managing multiple projects while maintaining deadlines
- The ability to travel up to 25% of the time