Associate Packaging Engineer - Data and Systems

Kinder's Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces; Walnut Creek (CA); Vor Ort; USD 62.000 - 69.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid time off

401k

Bonus eligibility

Equity grants

Health benefits

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

Kinder’s Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces in Walnut Creek is seeking a Senior Analyst, Packaging Specifications & Systems to implement and manage packaging data within TraceGains, building a centralized source of technical data.

You will collaborate with Packaging, Sourcing, Quality, and Operations to ensure data integrity, coordinate with suppliers, and support system testing and ongoing administration during the rollout of the specification platform.

Qualifikationen

• 2-4 years of experience in data management, specification management, packaging, supply chain, sourcing, quality, or a related environment.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in packaging engineering, manufacturing, food science, or related field.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to accurately manage high volumes of data.
• Advanced organizational skills with the ability to track multiple suppliers, documents, and outstanding requests simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Excel and experience working with databases, specification systems, PLM systems, or similar platforms.
• Experience with TraceGains or another specification/supplier management platform is a plus.
• Familiarity with packaging materials, terminology, technical specifications, or drawings is strongly preferred.
• Comfortable communicating with suppliers and proactively following up to obtain required information.
• Ability to identify incomplete or inconsistent information and escalate technical questions appropriately.
• Strong follow-through and ability to work independently within defined processes.

Aufgaben

• Enter, organize, and maintain high volumes of packaging specification data within TraceGains.
• Collect and upload supplier technical data sheets, packaging specifications, drawings, certifications, and supporting documentation.
• Review records for completeness and identify missing or inconsistent information.
• Communicate directly with suppliers to request outstanding documentation, clarify information, and follow up on open items.
• Maintain detailed trackers of specification status, supplier responses, missing documentation, and implementation progress.
• Support the cleanup, standardization, and migration of existing packaging data into TraceGains.
• Apply established naming conventions, data standards, and documentation requirements to maintain consistency across specification records.
• Partner with Packaging, Sourcing, Quality, and other internal stakeholders to resolve data gaps and obtain required information.
• Support system testing, data validation, and other activities associated with the TraceGains implementation.
• Assist with ongoing system administration and specification maintenance as implementation progresses

Kenntnisse

Data management

Specification management

Packaging

Sourcing

Quality

TraceGains

Excel

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree preferred in packaging engineering, manufacturing, food science, or related field

Tools

TraceGains

PLM systems

Jobbeschreibung

BUILT ON FLAVOR. FUELED BY PEOPLE.

What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.

As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work… this is it! Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.

About The Role

The Senior Analyst, Packaging Specifications & Systems will support the implementation, organization, and ongoing administration of Kinder’s packaging specification management processes and systems. This role will play a key part in building a reliable, centralized source of packaging technical data within TraceGains by partnering with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to collect, organize, validate, and maintain packaging specifications and supporting documentation.

This is a highly execution-oriented role requiring strong attention to detail, comfort working with technical data, and the ability to proactively coordinate across suppliers and internal teams. The Senior Analyst will help establish data integrity and scalable processes that support Packaging, Sourcing, Quality, Operations, and other cross-functional partners.

This will be a contract role with the term to be determined.

What You’ll Do

• Enter, organize, and maintain high volumes of packaging specification data within TraceGains.
• Collect and upload supplier technical data sheets, packaging specifications, drawings, certifications, and supporting documentation.
• Review records for completeness and identify missing or inconsistent information.
• Communicate directly with suppliers to request outstanding documentation, clarify information, and follow up on open items.
• Maintain detailed trackers of specification status, supplier responses, missing documentation, and implementation progress.
• Support the cleanup, standardization, and migration of existing packaging data into TraceGains.
• Apply established naming conventions, data standards, and documentation requirements to maintain consistency across specification records.
• Partner with Packaging, Sourcing, Quality, and other internal stakeholders to resolve data gaps and obtain required information.
• Support system testing, data validation, and other activities associated with the TraceGains implementation.
• Assist with ongoing system administration and specification maintenance as implementation progresses

Skills + Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in data management, specification management, packaging, supply chain, sourcing, quality, or a related environment.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in packaging engineering, manufacturing, food science, or related field.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to accurately manage high volumes of data.
• Advanced organizational skills with the ability to track multiple suppliers, documents, and outstanding requests simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Excel and experience working with databases, specification systems, PLM systems, or similar platforms.
• Experience with TraceGains or another specification/supplier management platform is a plus.
• Familiarity with packaging materials, terminology, technical specifications, or drawings is strongly preferred.
• Comfortable communicating with suppliers and proactively following up to obtain required information.
• Ability to identify incomplete or inconsistent information and escalate technical questions appropriately.
• Strong follow-through and ability to work independently within defined processes.

Pay Transparency

As a temporary employee, this role will pay $45-$50 per hour with a 40 hour work week at our Walnut Creek HQ.

Seasoned For Success

• No two days here are the same.
• We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here.
• We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.
• We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk.
• We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart.
• We aren’t trying to be average – we want to do exceptional things, and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.

Benefits That Bring More To The Table

We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, 401k, bonus / incentive eligibility, equity grants, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits, including parental leave. Kinder’s benefits vary based on eligibility and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

Our Recipe For Balance

We believe great culture starts with people. We’re a people-first company built on connection, collaboration, and balance. Most of our work happens in the office to spark creativity and community, but we also offer flexibility so team members have the autonomy to work outside the office when needed to support their work-life balance and personal commitments.

Where Every Ingredient Matters

Kinder's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need any accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, please reach out to us at [e-mail]

Pay Transparency

As a temporary employee, this role will pay $45-$50 per hour with a 40 hour work week at our Walnut Creek HQ.