Package Development Coordinator

Alcora Corporation; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcora Corporation is seeking a Package Development Coordinator in a hybrid role based in Miami, FL. You will support the Director of Package Development & Innovation in developing and commercializing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging, coordinating projects, samples, testing, artwork, suppliers, and production activities.

You will manage documentation, trackers, and timelines to ensure packaging meets aesthetic, functional, quality, cost, and timing objectives while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline.
• 2–4 years of experience in packaging development, manufacturing, quality, or project coordination.
• Experience in beauty, personal care, or consumer packaged goods preferred.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and follow-up skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project-management tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate packaging development activities for new products, existing-product updates, kits, and samples.
• Maintain trackers, timelines, milestones, and action items; communicate risks or delays.
• Coordinate packaging samples, artwork, color standards, pre-production samples, and approvals.
• Support tooling projects by tracking drawings, prototypes, qualifications, validations, and production readiness.
• Maintain packaging specifications, approved standards, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and distribute Product Specification Sheets and Fill & Assembly Instructions.
• Coordinate packaging testing and document results across multiple tests.
• Provide approved artwork and specs to Quality for inspections and manuals.
• Collaborate with suppliers, contract manufacturers, fillers, and internal teams.
• Support line trials, scale-ups, and first production runs; participate on-site when required.
• Partner with Product Development and Quality to resolve packaging or production issues.
• Assist in developing shippers, case packs, and transit-packaging configurations.
• Maintain organized records of approvals, test results, and project documentation.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Documentation

Written and verbal communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Artwork/spec management platforms

Job description

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Product Development Doral, FL, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1072

Job Title:Package Development Coordinator

Reports to:Director of Package Development & Innovation

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Summary

The Package Development Coordinator supports the Director of Package Development & Innovation in developing and commercializing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging. This role coordinates packaging projects, documentation, samples, testing, artwork, suppliers, and production activities to help ensure that packaging meets MONAT’s aesthetic, functional, quality, cost, and timing objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate packaging development activities for new products, existing-product updates, kits, promotional programs, and samples.
• Maintain project trackers, timelines, milestones, and action items; communicate risks or delays to the Director.
• Coordinate primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging samples, artwork, color standards, pre-production samples, and approvals.
• Support custom-tooling projects by tracking technical drawings, prototypes, qualifications, validations, and production readiness.
• Maintain component drawings, packaging specifications, approved standards, range boards, and supporting technical documentation.
• Prepare and distribute Product Specification Sheets and Fill & Assembly Instructions.
• Coordinate packaging testing, including compatibility, fill-weight, UV, functionality, adhesion, and transit testing; document and communicate results.
• Provide approved artwork, specifications, and standards to Quality for incoming inspections and technical manuals.
• Coordinate samples, documentation, and testing activities with component suppliers, contract manufacturers, fillers, and internal teams.
• Support line trials, scale-ups, first production runs, and packaging investigations, including on‑site participation when required.
• Partner with Product Development and Quality to investigate and resolve packaging or production issues.
• Support the development and validation of shippers, case packs, internal partitions, and other transit-packaging configurations.
• Maintain organized records of approvals, signed standards, test results, and project documentation in accordance with MONAT protocols.
• Perform other packaging-development responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Design, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline preferred.
• Two to four years of experience in packaging development, manufacturing, quality, project coordination, or a related field; beauty, personal care, or consumer packaged goods experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of packaging components, materials, artwork, decoration methods, specifications, testing, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong organizational, project-management, documentation, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with suppliers and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project‑management systems; experience with specification or artwork‑management platforms is preferred.
• Ability to travel to suppliers, contract manufacturers, fillers, and production facilities when required.

Core Competencies

• Detail‑oriented and highly organized
• Collaborative and solutions‑focused
• Strong sense of urgency and accountability
• Effective project coordination and follow‑through
• Technical curiosity and problem‑solving ability
• Clear communication and documentation
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement