Engineer III - Flexibles

TOPPAN Packaging Americas; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with match

Wellbeing resources

Paid time off

Insurance plans

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

TOPPAN Packaging Americas seeks an Engineer III for the Flexibles Division. You will be the main technical contact between customers and TOPPAN, handling development and technical service at assigned accounts to deliver sustainable, cost-effective packaging solutions.

The role requires leading cross-functional technical activities, translating customer needs into TOPPAN specifications, managing projects, and coordinating pilot and production trials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics related field.
• 5-10 years of Flexible Packaging Product Development experience.
• Experience with retort, hot fill, and liquid packaging applications.
• Experience with printing, laminating, coating, slitting, and form/fill/seal processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Commercial Team to commercialize flexible packaging opportunities.
• Lead technical activities to expand sales, improve cost savings, and product performance.
• Build and maintain strong technical customer relations.
• Translate customer requirements to TOPPAN specifications and develop manufacturing instructions.
• Ensure portfolio aligns with business priorities and customer needs.
• Define project success, analyze data, and manage high-visibility projects.
• Develop and lead pilot, production, and filling/packing trials; publish reports.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to accomplish tasks.
• Provide routine technical service activity.
• Prepare presentations, project plans, updates, and reports.
• Travel domestically and internationally to plants, suppliers, customers, conferences.
• Maintain complete work records including IP protection documents.

Skills

Material science knowledge

New product development

Project management

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Packaging/Related field

Job description

TOPPAN Packaging Americas specializes in designing and manufacturing sustainable, high-performance flexible and thermoformed packaging solutions for the food, beverage, medical and consumer goods industries. We offer products like transparent high barrier films, pouches, clamshells and trays, utilizing advanced technology to enhance product safety, visibility and environmental sustainability.

TOPPAN Packaging Americas operates as part of the global TOPPAN group, with 22 manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America and Europe.

Want to learn more? Visit us at packaging.toppan.com

Summary Description:

The Engineer III for the Flexibles Division is the main technical contact between the customer and TOPPAN. This position is responsible for all development and technical service activities at assigned accounts/markets. The packaging technology team is constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to develop packaging solutions that are cost-effective, product-safety complaint, more sustainable, and satisfy customers’ needs.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Working closely with the Commercial Team to identify and successfully commercialize flexible packaging opportunities at targeted accounts.
• Leading technical activities to expand sales of existing structures, develop new flexible packaging structures, drive cost savings, and improve product performance.
• Building and maintaining strong technical customer relations.
• Translating customer requirements to TOPPAN specifications and developing manufacturing instructions.
• Ensuring portfolio is aligned with the business priorities and the needs of the customer.
• Defining project success criteria, draw conclusions based on data, make technical recommendations, and manage projects. Projects are often fast paced with high visibility.
• Developing and leading pilot, production, and filling/packing trials. Publishing trial reports for internal and/or external distribution.
• Coordinating activities to accomplish tasks using available internal and external resources.
• Providing routine technical service activity.
• Preparing written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports for internal and external use.
• Traveling domestically and internationally to manufacturing plants, suppliers, customers, conferences, and other innovation partners.
• Maintaining complete and accurate work records, including documentation for intellectual property protection.

This is a REMOTE position. West Coast, Texas, Northeast, Chicago, Midwest area. Easy access to a major airport is required.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Strong material science knowledge (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations)
• New product development, flexible packaging applications, project management, and customer relationships.
• Extensive experience in key growth areas in food packaging such as retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold products, personal care, home care, and consumer healthcare packaging are requirements for this position.
• Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics related field
• 5-10 years of Flexible Packaging Product Development and manufacturing processes. Processes include printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching and form/fill/seal conversion.
• 5-10 years of development of packaging for retort, hot fill, hard to hold, liquid applications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to contribute to their fullest potential. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment processes. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.