Product Safety Quality Advisor Senior Retail Packaging

Globenet Consulting Corp; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Job summary

Globenet Consulting Corp in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced Senior Product Safety & Quality Advisor with a focus on retail packaging. You will support packaging innovation, sustainability, product safety, and supplier quality programs across materials such as plastics, paper, and pulp.

The role involves leading investigations, developing packaging quality standards, and partnering with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and exceptional product safety.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in retail packaging QA or materials quality.
• Strong knowledge of plastics, pulp, paper.
• Experience with food-contact packaging materials.
• Experience creating and implementing quality programs.
• Experience conducting supplier and product audits.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, ISO, GFSI, or BRC.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical packaging knowledge across food-contact and non-food-contact packaging materials.
• Support testing, product assessments, supplier assessments, packaging specifications, and quality programs.
• Analyze product and supplier quality signals, audit findings, metrics, field feedback, and regulatory information.
• Identify quality trends and lead investigations and resolution of packaging-related issues.
• Develop and implement packaging quality programs, product standards, and supplier quality requirements.
• Partner with suppliers and cross-functional/global teams to support new packaging initiatives and operating practices.
• Support manufacturing and process capability assessments.
• Ensure packaging products meet applicable product safety, quality, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Quality auditing

Supplier quality

Materials science

Packaging knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Job Title: Product Safety & Quality Advisor Senior – Retail Packaging

Location: Seattle, WA – Onsite preferred; remote considered for exceptional candidates

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Product Safety & Quality Advisor Senior with a strong background in retail packaging, packaging quality, supplier quality, and material science. This role supports packaging innovation, sustainability initiatives, product safety, quality programs, supplier performance, and packaging specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply technical packaging knowledge across food-contact and non-food-contact packaging materials.
• Support testing, product assessments, supplier assessments, packaging specifications, and quality programs.
• Analyze product and supplier quality signals, audit findings, metrics, field feedback, and regulatory information.
• Identify quality trends and lead investigations and resolution of packaging-related issues.
• Develop and implement packaging quality programs, product standards, and supplier quality requirements.
• Partner with suppliers and cross-functional/global teams to support new packaging initiatives and operating practices.
• Support manufacturing and process capability assessments.
• Ensure packaging products meet applicable product safety, quality, and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of retail packaging, packaging QA, supplier quality, or materials-focused quality experience.
• Strong packaging/material science knowledge with emphasis on plastics, pulp, and paper.
• Experience with food-contact packaging, disposable cups, lids, paper, plastics, compostable fiber, and related materials.
• Experience developing and implementing quality programs and product standards.
• Experience performing manufacturer, supplier, or product quality audits.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, ISO, GFSI, and/or BRC-compliant quality management systems.
• Experience reviewing information required for product safety and quality compliance.
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.

Packaging Materials Experience

Preferred experience with:

• Poly-coated paperboard / hot cups
• Polypropylene (PP) cups and lids
• PLA and PHA
• Molded pulp/fiber
• Corrugated and containerboard
• Disposable utensils and related packaging

Nice to Have

• Lean Six Sigma
• Smartsheet
• Manufacturing/process capability experience