Packaging Engineer Manager

Autumn Harp, Inc. is a private-label, custom manufacturer of cosmetics and personal care products. The company’s state of the art facility provides premium service and creative solutions to product development and manufacturing of skincare, color cosmetics and lip care products, in service to the personal care industry. Our OTC facility provides support to clients who range from major global corporations to independent brands. Autumn Harp fosters a diverse company culture and celebrates the uniqueness of our employees and are committed to an inclusive and respectful work environment. Autumn Harp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are seeking a Packaging Engineer Manager to join our New Product Development Engineering Team in an environment with strong commitment to internal and external customer service.  Reporting to the Vice President, Engineering, the Packaging Engineer Manager works with New Product Development Team managing the detailed understanding and transition of package solutions from development to production including testing, creation of product specifications, and trialing.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Provide leadership and direction to the packaging team regarding all aspects of their technical and professional development.

·        Establish standard work practices for the package engineering team.

·        Establish KPI’s for the group and present monthly data at monthly review meetings

·        Manage the package development from start to finish for a variety of customers

·        Coordinates trialing and understanding pack solutions that meet the business and customer’s needs and desires.

·        Accountable for Bill of Material, assembly methods and Finish Product specifications

·        Be part of the front-end development team as the packaging representative to ensure new components are fit for manufacturing, including coordination and analysis of filling testing and trials

·        Understand and suggest internal packaging solutions to the operation and R&D teams

·        Interface regularly with customers and provide exceptional service solutions to packaging needs and requirements

·        Work with packaging vendors to ensure appropriate artwork specifications and deadlines are adhered to

·        Understands and reports line performance on new launches in terms of Quality, Service, OEE and labor

·        Works with Scrum team to provide outstanding customer service

Required Skills and Experience:

·        Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education/appropriate experience

·        Have a proven track record with outstanding leadership skills and professionalism

·        Have the ability to thrive while working in a cross functional team-based environment

·        Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a personal commitment to succeed   

·        Relevant packaging experience preferred

·        Detail-oriented and possess the ability to multi-task