Beverage Packaging Engineer: Innovation & Compliance

Jasper Products; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasper Products is seeking a detail-oriented Packaging Engineer for beverage packaging initiatives. You will lead development, optimization, and execution of packaging projects to protect products, enhance customer experience, and ensure regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, and Customer Service to meet performance, cost, and sustainability goals while maintaining documentation and vendor relationships. Travel is possible 5%-15%.

Qualifications

• Education in packaging engineering or related field required.
• Minimum 2+ years in packaging design and development.

Responsibilities

• Drive all packaging engineering projects to completion.
• Design, develop, and validate new packaging systems for existing and new products.
• Maintain knowledge of packaging equipment and materials to optimize efficiency.
• Conduct setup, inspection, and validation for release to production planning and inventory.
• Drive innovation in packaging materials, design, setup, and processes for cost and sustainability.
• Collaborate with product development, R&D, Operations, Customer Service, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain.
• Oversee vendor relationships in collaboration with procurement.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, ISTA, ASTM packaging standards.
• Develop and monitor KPIs for packaging operations and coordinate corrective actions.
• Create and maintain SOPs and MOCs for packaging processes.
• Source and evaluate new packaging materials or suppliers.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices.

Skills

CAD software

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Packaging materials knowledge

Cross-functional team work

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Packaging Engineering or related field

2+ years packaging design and development experience

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk

Job description

Jasper Products is seeking a detail-oriented Packaging Engineer for beverage packaging initiatives. You will lead development, optimization, and execution of packaging projects to protect products, enhance customer experience, and ensure regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, and Customer Service to meet performance, cost, and sustainability goals while maintaining documentation and vendor relationships. Travel is possible 5%-15%.