Head of Product Design & Development — Packaging & Thermoforming

Georgia Pacific; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

flexible spending and health savings a

life insurance

ADD

disability

retirement

paid vacation/time off

educational assistance

infertility assistance

paid parental leave

adoption assistance

Job summary

Anchor Packaging in the United States is seeking a Product Design & Development Director to lead our Product Design team and drive continuous improvement across product development capabilities. You will partner with cross-functional teams to accelerate innovation and commercialization, applying deep thermoforming, tooling, and manufacturing expertise to deliver value for customers.

The ideal candidate has a track record of transforming processes, coaching high-performing teams, and delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Packaging, Materials Science, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in product design, product development, packaging development, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Leadership experience supervising and developing technical professionals.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving organizational change.
• Experience developing products from concept through commercialization.
• Experience working directly with customers to identify needs and develop solutions.
• Understanding of product realization, manufacturing processes, and commercial product development.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing Product Design team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive transformation initiatives to improve product development processes, tools, communication, and effectiveness.
• Partner with multiple teams to improve speed, quality, and effectiveness of product commercialization.
• Champion best practices in product design, realization, and new product introduction (NPI).
• Lead cross-functional efforts to remove barriers that slow innovation or increase complexity.
• Apply expertise in thermoforming, tooling, materials, and manufacturing to solve technical challenges.
• Ensure product designs are manufacturable, scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with customer requirements.
• Establish and improve technical standards, development methodologies, and design processes.
• Support product development projects from concept through commercialization, including prototyping, testing, tooling development, trials, and production launch.
• Work with customers and commercial teams to translate needs into innovative packaging solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, productivity, manufacturability, and speed-to-market.
• Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders to achieve business objectives.

Skills

Thermoforming

Product design

Tooling development

Manufacturing processes

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Packaging, Materials Science, Manufacturing, or a related technical field

Tools

Mold design

Tooling development

Job description

Anchor Packaging in the United States is seeking a Product Design & Development Director to lead our Product Design team and drive continuous improvement across product development capabilities. You will partner with cross-functional teams to accelerate innovation and commercialization, applying deep thermoforming, tooling, and manufacturing expertise to deliver value for customers.

The ideal candidate has a track record of transforming processes, coaching high-performing teams, and delivering