Lead Packaging Engineer: Innovate, Optimize & Scale

Del Monte Foods; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Employer-paid life & disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

7 Company Paid Holidays

Telemedicine & EAP

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is seeking a Lead Packaging Engineer in the United States to provide technical packaging expertise for new product development, cost optimization, and sustainability projects.

This role leads cross-functional initiatives, validates packaging designs, and guides deployment of new technology platforms across business units. The position involves travel to plant and vendor locations domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or comparable field.
• 5-10 years of experience in an analytical function.
• Strong understanding of packaging materials, processes, and equipment.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot problems.
• Proficient with SAP, specs, and bill of materials.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily packaging design and optimization projects for assigned product categories.
• Oversee package development and validation, and manage project work plans.
• Lead packaging development (primary/secondary/shipment) and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations and Procurement to achieve objectives.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

SAP

MS Office

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

CAD software

Job description

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is seeking a Lead Packaging Engineer in the United States to provide technical packaging expertise for new product development, cost optimization, and sustainability projects.

This role leads cross-functional initiatives, validates packaging designs, and guides deployment of new technology platforms across business units. The position involves travel to plant and vendor locations domestically and internationally.