Packaging Engineer

How you will make history here...

The Packaging Engineer position has the responsibility of working closely with internal and external teams and stakeholders to identify, develop, and implement new Packaging technologies and applications for the Italian & Frozen category.

This includes, primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging and will require an understanding of multiple packaging materials, configurations, and processing technologies.

The role partners with cross-functional business teams, including Marketing, CCID, and Supply Chain, to evaluate new technologies and applications against the needs of consumers, the brands, and manufacturing capabilities.

The role requires coordination and execution of multiple complex and multi-disciplined projects with some supervision.

What you will do....

• Identify, evaluate, and develop packaging components and systems to meet business, manufacturing, customer, and consumer needs.
• Identify and drive cost savings opportunities, looking both at individual component level as well as process improvements and manufacturing efficiency gains.
• Execute package testing and evaluation, including production line trials, to validate packaging performance.
• Provide support to manufacturing during the implementation of commercialization activities and packaging changes.
• Write technical specifications for packaging components and final package.
• Review technical drawings for packaging components and participate in the packaging artwork approval process.

• Leads and executes multiple simultaneous packaging projects, with some supervision, while building a working knowledge of technologies. This includes projects related to sustaining business base business, cost savings, continuous quality improvements, and innovation.
• Builds cross-functional relationships to identify, evaluate, develop, and deliver packaging solutions.
• Establishes, maintains, and leverages external network of packaging material and equipment vendors and co-manufacturing partners to identify Packaging trends and technology developments and evaluate them against the goals of the business.

What you bring to the table...(Must have)

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field required.
• 3+ years of experience in packaging development roles, ideally in high-volume food, consumer goods, or retail electronics industries. Co-op and / or internship experience strongly preferred.
• Highly organized with great attention to detail and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and unexpected requests.
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.