Senior Packaging Engineer

Job Title: Senior Packaging Engineer

Position Summary: This role is responsible for the Engineering and development of innovative packaging solutions that meet product protection, sustainability, and cost-efficiency goals. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure packaging designs align with manufacturing capabilities and regulatory requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

● Engineers and develops innovative packaging solutions that meet product protection, sustainability, and cost-efficiency goals.

● Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including product development, manufacturing, and marketing, to ensure packaging designs align with overall project objectives.

● Conducts material selection and testing to ensure packaging meets quality and regulatory standards.

● Develops and maintains packaging specifications, documentation, and standards.

● Leads packaging projects from concept through implementation, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.

● Analyzes and improves existing packaging processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

● Stays updated on industry trends, new materials, and technologies to incorporate best practices into packaging designs.

● Provides technical support and guidance to junior engineers and other team members.

● Performs other related duties as assigned.

● Tests packaging systems and components for new and existing products.

● Researches and introduces prototypes.

● Drafts specifications for new packing materials that will adequately protect finished products.

● Collaborates with staff from manufacturing and shipping departments to optimize products.

● Drafts and recommends procedures to establish or improve quality standards, standard repairs, process controls, and inspection methods.

● Analyzes, reviews, and approves manufacturing engineering policies, processes, documentation, and operations.

● Develops and implements strategies to increase quality and customization of products.

● Provides quality engineering support for in-progress and final acceptance projects.

● Provides technical and administrative support and guidance to direct and indirect reports.

● Performs other duties as required.

● Travel as necessary to suppliers, trade shows, etc.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures.

Project Management - Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities. Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Problem Solving - Develops alternative solutions. Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Identifies problems in a timely manner. Resolves problems in early stages. Works well in group problem solving situations.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

● Bachelor's degree, (preferably in Package Engineering or another Engineering discipline) from four-year college or university;

● Two to five years related experience.

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)