Packaging Engineer: Lead Flavor Packaging Innovation

Kinder's Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 130.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401k

Bonus eligibility

Equity grants

Health benefits

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

Kinder's Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces in Walnut Creek, CA is hiring a Packaging Engineer to provide engineering support for packaging development from concept to commercialization. You will lead packaging design, coordinate with corrugate and copackers, and work with Brand and Product Development teams to improve packaging performance and costs.

This hybrid role requires 3–5 years in food packaging and travel up to 30%.

Qualifikationen

• BS Degree in Packaging Engineering or related field.
• 3-5 years of food packaging or related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills related to packaging structural design and machinability.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of food packaging design and machinability fundamentals are required.
• Excellent time management skills, sense of urgency, and desire to complete assignments on time.
• Must be able to travel up to 30% of time.

Aufgaben

• Lead design, development, and qualification of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for new and existing products.
• Coordinate parameters with internal team and 3rd party corrugate suppliers.
• Develop and optimize packaging designs with Brand team.
• Collaborate with packaging suppliers to meet criteria for success.
• Conduct packaging studies to ensure integrity while reducing costs.
• Review and approve case coding and packaging specs with copackers.
• Develop and maintain master packaging data and documentation.
• Provide packaging data for finished goods specs and reporting.
• Review artwork proofs for die-line accuracy.
• Work with Product Development on new packaging interactions and shelf-life.
• Drive continuous packaging improvement projects.

Kenntnisse

Problem-solving

Time management

Travel readiness

Collaborative

Ausbildung

BS Degree in Packaging Engineering or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Kinder's Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces in Walnut Creek, CA is hiring a Packaging Engineer to provide engineering support for packaging development from concept to commercialization. You will lead packaging design, coordinate with corrugate and copackers, and work with Brand and Product Development teams to improve packaging performance and costs.

This hybrid role requires 3–5 years in food packaging and travel up to 30%.