Senior Sustainable Packaging Engineer & Tech Lead

Ferrara Candy Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Ferrara Candy Co. is seeking a Packaging Engineering Lead to drive sustainable packaging strategies across global brands.

You will develop and own the design-for-recycle roadmap, manage regulatory compliance, and collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, quality, and marketing teams. The role requires 4–6 years in packaging engineering, strong knowledge of sustainability regulations, and the ability to lead cross-functional projects from concept through commercialization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related discipline.
• 4-6 years of progressive packaging engineering experience.
• Experience leading packaging qualification, validation, and commercialization activities.
• Experience evaluating packaging sustainability regulations and compliance impact requirements.
• Experience with sustainable packaging materials, recyclability initiatives, or circular economy programs.
• Willing to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Develop packaging strategy and roadmaps for sustainability.
• Lead qualifications, validations, and scale-up activities.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams across marketing, sales, procurement, quality, R&D.
• Deliver packaging projects from concept to commercialization.
• Manage annual budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Drive adoption of sustainable packaging practices across the organization.

Skills

Regulatory acumen

Business partnership

Influencing without authority

Stakeholder management

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related discipline

Tools

SAP

PLM systems

TOPS

CAPE

Job description

Ferrara Candy Co. is seeking a Packaging Engineering Lead to drive sustainable packaging strategies across global brands.

You will develop and own the design-for-recycle roadmap, manage regulatory compliance, and collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, quality, and marketing teams. The role requires 4–6 years in packaging engineering, strong knowledge of sustainability regulations, and the ability to lead cross-functional projects from concept through commercialization.