Overview

Solina USA, is a proud Solina Group company, specializing in the creation of customized seasonings and sauces. We take pride in our four strategically located production facilities across the United States which empower us to deliver high-quality, innovative flavor solutions efficiently to our customers. Our focus is on catering to Quick Service Restaurants, Fast casual, Casual dining, and food manufacturers, where our commitment lies in providing exceptional flavor solutions tailored to their unique needs. Solina USA has a proven national reputation of providing an exceptional customer experience by providing a high-quality product at a cost-competitive price point. We create dynamic relationships where our creativity can be visible through our customers culinary vision making “Food Matter.”

Responsibilities

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position.

• Plans and coordinates activities to improve costs and to harmonize the Solina's packaging portfollio's.
• Establishes and maintains liasion between key departments, taking the leadership in tracking cost reduction implications,innovation and sustainability.
• Communicate, formulate and apply mitigation plans to secure the company's targerts within the agreed design criteria and production requirements for proposed packaging sepcifications.
• Initiates and provides technical direction for research and development programs to enhance production methods, improve product, packaging and equipment technology, with a main focus to drive efficency and reduce costs.
• Develops methods and programs to predict, track and reports the overall optimizations, pre and poste delopment and implementations.
• Manages projects, ensuring timely communication and meeting deadlines.
• Provides technical and operational support as needed.
• Interacts with customer and suppliers.
• Plans and coordinates activities to drive the packaging innovation process.
• Deliver the packaging sustainability plans, prioritizing recyclability, material reductions and resubility solutions.
• Establish a co2 baseline and set clear emission reduction targets for Solina's packaging portfolio's, prioritizing Rigid and flexible.
• Initiate and provides tehcnical direction for research adn development programs to enhance production methods, improve product,packaging and equipment technology, with a main focus to drive packaging innovation and sustainanility.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCEAny combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be: *Bachelor's degree in Packaging/Engineering *3 years of related experiencePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*Computer proficiency, Excel, Word, Power Point, LCA Tools* Demonstrates strong time management skills, including planning, organizing, and prioritizingtasks.* Demonstrates the ability to work well under pressure and achieve set goals.* Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and self-motivation to fulfill deadlines.*Strong communication skills, team player and problem solverSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITYNOTRAVEL REQUIREMENTS20% WORKING CONDITIONSWorking conditions described here are representative of those experienced by an employee daily while performing this job's functions.* Typically sits for extended periods at a computer workstation.*May access and work in the manufacturing plant.* Required to travel.*May be required to work weekends to meet department and business demands.*Knows that safety shoes are recommended in the plant area.SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSEmployment is contingent upon successfully passing an employee reference check, criminal background check, and drug screening.Solina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters. If you have a disability and you believe you need reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call toll-free 1-800-461-9330

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