ADEPT GROUP

Engineer

• Lead and execute packaging engineering projects across CPG Food and Beverage categories such as snacks, rigid/flexible foods, refrigerated/frozen foods, beverages, confection, and ready‑to‑eat products.
• Own the development, qualification, and commercialization of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging components.
• Lead specification creation, maintenance, and harmonization activities in client systems (PLM, ERP, or digital spec platforms).
• Conduct advanced packaging testing including transit simulations, shelf-life studies, barrier performance evaluations, machinability reviews, and line trial validation.
• Collaborate with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality to drive packaging initiatives from concept to launch.
• Identify and resolve packaging manufacturing issues, partnering with suppliers and co‑packers as needed.
• Support or lead sustainability initiatives, including packaging optimization, recyclability improvements, lightweighting, and material consolidation.
• Drive continuous improvement across packaging processes, documentation, and data governance.

Packaging Engineer II

Engineering Manager

• Lead and manage packaging engineering projects across medical devices and/or CPG portfolios, from concept through commercialization.
• Own and improve packaging specification management processes, including creation, harmonization, migration, and lifecycle governance of packaging specs across client systems (PLM/ERP/Spec Management platforms).
• Serve as a primary point of contact and strategic advisor for client teams, building strong relationships and ensuring exceptional service delivery.
• Oversee and mentor a team of packaging engineers and specialists, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain accurate packaging documentation, bills of materials, and technical specifications aligned with regulatory, quality, and operational requirements.
• Drive timelines, budgets, and resource planning to ensure successful execution of multi-phase packaging programs.
• Support packaging validation activities (ISTA, ASTM, transit testing, sterile barrier validation, etc.) where required for medical devices.
• Partner with internal practice leadership to strengthen and scale our packaging engineering and specification management offering.
• Champion sustainable packaging practices by identifying opportunities for optimization and environmental impact reduction.

Packaging Engineering Manager

• Support packaging development and optimization projects across a range of CPG Food categories (snacks, beverages, frozen, refrigerated, pantry staples, etc.).
• Assist in creating, maintaining, updating, and harmonizing packaging specifications within client systems (PLM, ERP, or digital specification platforms).
• Conduct packaging evaluations including line trials, transit testing, shelf-life assessments, barrier performance checks, and packaging compatibility reviews under senior guidance.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation such as specs, BOMs, test reports, packaging instructions, and artwork routing.
• Support specification cleanup and migration projects, including data verification, document standardization, and system-to-system transfers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Marketing.
• Assist in sustainability initiatives by analyzing material usage and identifying opportunities for source reduction, recyclability improvements, or packaging simplification.
• Provide timely communication, quality deliverables, and strong attention to detail across all assigned tasks.