Sr Packaging Engineer

Overview

JOB SUMMARY:  Leads development and design of packaging equipment and materials for safe, convenient and attractive transport of goods under a variety of conditions and ensures compliance with GSF manufacturing and customer service objectives and standards.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

• Lead and oversee prioritization and performance of direct reports.

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

• Productivity/quality standards:  project management
• Productivity/quality standards:  responsiveness and reliability
• Productivity/quality standards:  new product packaging and handling
• Productivity/quality standards:  packaging equipment requirements and handling
• Effectiveness and reliability of packaging processes
• Budget
• Cost containment and reductions
• Teamwork within the department and across departments
• Project/assignment standards
• Customer satisfaction
• Vendor relations
• Safety standards and procedures applicable to packaging processes and systems

Qualifications

Education and experience equivalent to:

Education/Certification:

Bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering from an accredited college or university

Experience:

5 years of relevant work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):

• Existing and emerging packaging technologies (E)
• Package engineering (E)
• Management concepts and techniques (E)
• Relevant division or department policies and regulations (J)
• Statistical process control concepts and data analysis (E)
• Regulatory requirements for packaging and labeling (E)
• Technical characteristics of packaging and measurement techniques (E)
• PC word processing/spreadsheet software applications (J)

Skill and ability to:

• Read and process written information with a high degree of accuracy
• Conduct benchmark studies of relevant packaging technologies
• Interpret packaging systems anomalies or irregularities and identify appropriate solutions
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with employees and direct reports verbally and in writing
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers
• Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
• Negotiate effectively with suppliers, vendors and McDonald representatives
• Travel via airplane
• Act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed