Senior Packaging Engineer

Jobtailor; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer in California to develop packaging concepts in coordination with finished products and materials. The role requires evaluating product drawings, ensuring compatibility with manufacturing, and assessing safety and material requirements for packaging.

You will collaborate with sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, sales, and marketing to assess feasibility, costs, and supplier performance, while maintaining packaging specifications and graphics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in consumer goods packaging, preferably food or beverage.
• Advanced knowledge of packaging development flow from concept to launch.
• Creative with proven ability to deliver innovative packaging concepts.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Consumer Research to meet unmet needs.
• Strong knowledge of ASTM/ISTA test methods and BCT vs ECT.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop packaging concepts coordinating with finished products and materials.
• Analyze drawings and specs to evaluate materials and safety needs.
• Assess costs and feasibility of concepts with sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, sales, and marketing.
• Gather and maintain packaging specifications and graphics.
• Provide technical recommendations to reduce supplier risks and costs.
• Support manufacturing during packaging implementation.
• Document engineering protocols and ensure compliance with FDA and ISO.
• Review new tech and prepare designs for integration into process.
• Develop and maintain schedules for packaging supply chain projects.

Skills

Packaging concept development

Cross-functional collaboration

Creative packaging solutions

Communication skills

Packaging flow knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related

Tools

ISTA/ASTM testing knowledge

Box Compression Test (BCT)

Packaging equipment knowledge

Job description

• Develop various packaging concepts in coordination with finished products and materials used, ensuring compatibility of packaging with manufacturing capability
• Analyze engineering drawings and specifications of the product to evaluate physical characteristics of item, special handling, and safety requirements, and type of materials required for packaging item
• Responsible for figuring out costs and feasibility of concept, new and revised packaging, collaborating with sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, sales, and marketing group
• Responsible for gathering and maintaining packaging specifications and graphics ensuring accessibility and control of packaging assets
• Responsible for providing technical recommendations in assessing critical supplier performance and risks, developing aggregate packaging cost improvement strategies and targets
• Provide technical engineering support to manufacturing and implementation processes of product packaging
• Document engineering protocols and develop engineering and manufacturing specifications ensuring compliance to all FDA and ISO regulations
• Review new technology and prepare the design to increase efficiency and ensure effective transition of all designs into the design process
• Develop and maintain activity schedule for packaging supply chain projects

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or a related Engineering degree
• 5+ years of experience in consumer goods packaging, preferably food or beverage, within an end-user or vendor
• Advanced knowledge of packaging development flow from conceptualization to product launch
• Highly creative individual with proven ability to deliver innovative packaging concepts
• Ability to work with Marketing and Consumer Research to understand unmet consumer needs and translate those into successful packaging innovations
• Solid understanding of ASTM and ISTA package test methods as well as Box Compression Test (BCT) vs Edge Crush Test (ECT) as well as a wide variety of packaging materials, automated packaging equipment, and processing equipment
• Strong written and oral communication skills.