Senior Packaging Engineer — Innovation & Sustainability Leader

BAZOOKA COMPANIES LLC; Moosic (Lackawanna County); Presencial; USD 100 000 - 150 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

BAZOOKA COMPANIES LLC in Moosic, PA is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to lead development, qualification, and commercialization of packaging across product categories. You will partner with R&D, Operations, Procurement, Quality, Marketing, and suppliers to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions that meet regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

The role requires deep expertise in plastics, flexible packaging, paperboard, corrugates, and artwork management,

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive packaging engineering experience in CPG, confectionery, snack foods, food manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical device, or related environments.
• Strong hands-on experience in plastic injection molding, including mold design, tooling evaluation, resin selection, package development, and manufacturing support.
• Demonstrated expertise in flexible packaging, paperboard, corrugated packaging systems, labels, and packaging equipment.
• Experience leading packaging development and commercialization projects from concept through launch.
• Experience creating packaging specifications, BOMs, packaging standards, and technical documentation.
• Experience developing and executing packaging trial plans, trial protocols, and validation programs.
• Solid understanding of packaging testing protocols including ISTA, transportation, compression, drop, seal integrity, and shelf-life validation.
• Experience developing packaging dielines and structural packaging specifications with suppliers.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or demonstrated continuous improvement leadership (preferred).
• Strong project management, communication, technical writing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the design, development, qualification, and commercialization of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions for new products, line extensions, renovations, and productivity initiatives.
• Manage packaging projects from concept through launch, ensuring delivery against timelines, performance requirements, quality standards, and cost objectives.
• Create, maintain, and approve detailed packaging specifications for all packaging materials, including plastics, films, labels, paperboard, corrugate, and related components.
• Develop and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs), packaging standards, testing protocols, and technical documentation.
• Develop trial plans and create packaging trial protocols for plant testing, line validations, commercialization activities, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
• Plan and execute packaging trials, line validations, transportation testing, shelf-life studies, and commercialization activities.
• Conduct packaging feasibility assessments to evaluate manufacturability, equipment compatibility, material performance, and operational readiness prior to commercialization.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Quality teams to resolve packaging-related production issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support packaging artwork, labeling, and regulatory compliance activities in partnership with Quality, Regulatory, Legal, and R&D teams.

Conhecimentos

Packaging engineering

Mold design

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline

Ferramentas

CAPE

TOPS

Esko WebCenter

CAD software

Descrição da oferta de emprego

BAZOOKA COMPANIES LLC in Moosic, PA is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to lead development, qualification, and commercialization of packaging across product categories. You will partner with R&D, Operations, Procurement, Quality, Marketing, and suppliers to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions that meet regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

The role requires deep expertise in plastics, flexible packaging, paperboard, corrugates, and artwork management,