Packaging Engineer - Lead Materials & Projects

Boston Beer Corporation; Upper Macungie Township (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Beer Corporation is seeking a Full-Time onsite Packaging Engineer in Breinigsville, PA to drive packaging projects from concept through execution and support new product development.

You will collaborate with breweries, supply chain, quality, and brand teams to evaluate materials, technologies, and packaging processes for safety, quality, cost savings, sustainability, and efficiency, while leading capital projects and optimizing packaging performance across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science or Packaging Engineering.
• 1–3 years of progressive packaging materials development and engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging engineering work for assigned capital projects, including scope definition, budget estimates, schedules, equipment specifications, installation, startup, commissioning, and training.
• Support project managers on larger capital projects by managing defined project phases, technology areas, vendors, contractors, brewery teams, and plant personnel.
• Maintain packaging material specifications and documentation for assigned projects.
• Coordinate packaging material testing with third-party laboratories, pilot breweries, and production breweries.
• Identify, develop, qualify, and commercialize new packaging materials, technologies, suppliers, vendors, and supply locations.
• Drive packaging material cost savings, Gross Margin improvement opportunities, and supply continuity initiatives across Boston Beer’s manufacturing network.
• Support packaging sustainability improvements, including sustainability metrics, Extended Producer Responsibility reporting, and weights and dimensions data.
• Review and approve packaging artwork, trial new packaging materials, manage pack format information, and support packaging material complaints, audits, and qualifications.
• Use root cause, continuous improvement, and problem-solving tools to resolve chronic losses and improve packaging material delivery and performance.
• Work in production environments with frequent exposure to loud noise, non-environmentally conditioned spaces, production equipment, and forklifts; travel up to 25%.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science or Packaging Engineering

Job description

Boston Beer Corporation is seeking a Full-Time onsite Packaging Engineer in Breinigsville, PA to drive packaging projects from concept through execution and support new product development.

You will collaborate with breweries, supply chain, quality, and brand teams to evaluate materials, technologies, and packaging processes for safety, quality, cost savings, sustainability, and efficiency, while leading capital projects and optimizing packaging performance across the network.