Packaging Development & Technical Services Leader

President Container Group; Moonachie (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

President Container Group is seeking a Vice President of Packaging Development & Technical Services in the United States. This senior leadership role leads the technical packaging resources, guiding sales, customer service, design, tooling, graphics, and manufacturing from concept through production.

The role ensures packaging solutions are innovative, practical, and repeatable, aligning customer requirements with manufacturing capabilities and driving continuous improvement across design and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience within the corrugated packaging industry.
• Strong knowledge of corrugated manufacturing, printing, graphics, structural design, tooling, and converting operations.
• Experience working directly with customers in a technical, operational, or packaging development capacity.
• Ability to review packaging concepts and ensure successful manufacturing execution.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively across multiple departments and organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Support sales representatives on complex packaging opportunities.
• Serve as the primary liaison between sales, customer service, design, tooling, quality, and manufacturing to ensure successful execution of customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of packaging design, graphics, tooling, and manufacturing processes to enhance customer satisfaction, operational performance, and profitable growth.
• Support customer service, design, and tooling departments on structural layouts, graphics, specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Review structural layouts, graphics, tooling, and production specifications prior to release to manufacturing.
• Coordinate with plant supervision and production management to ensure jobs are properly designed for manufacturability, efficiency, and runnability.
• Oversee technical support for high-graphic packaging applications.
• Participate in pre-production reviews for new and complex projects to identify potential manufacturing, quality, and performance concerns.
• Conduct post-production wrap-up meetings on significant projects to review successes, identify opportunities for improvement, and communicate lessons learned throughout the organization.
• Provide leadership and direction to the design department.
• Assist customers with packaging automation projects, including case erectors and packing line integration.
• Support customer complaint investigations and technical problem resolution.
• Stay current on packaging trends, graphics technologies, manufacturing methods, and industry best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Customer relationship management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Packaging Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

President Container Group is seeking a Vice President of Packaging Development & Technical Services in the United States. This senior leadership role leads the technical packaging resources, guiding sales, customer service, design, tooling, graphics, and manufacturing from concept through production.

The role ensures packaging solutions are innovative, practical, and repeatable, aligning customer requirements with manufacturing capabilities and driving continuous improvement across design and