Salary
💰 $155,126 - $168,000 per year
About the role
- Apply advanced knowledge of packaging engineering principles across complex projects in design, analysis, and release of packaging and container systems through the product life cycle
- Provide technical and project management guidance to Packaging Engineers and other Stakeholders
- Prepare and manage packaging inputs into the annual operating plan, including expense, resources, and capital
- Develop, monitor and report packaging improvement project work plans and cost reduction targets
- Solve problems and drive continuous packaging improvement in the supply chain using six sigma technologies including DMAIC
- Develop primary, secondary and tertiary packaging designs for industrial products to ensure product protection across the supply chain
- Apply knowledge of manufacturing process, equipment and physical flows to establish industrial packaging methods and equipment that integrate into operations
- Evaluate performance validation tests, interpret test reports, and ensure packaging performance meets transit and handling conditions
- Work cross-functionally and with customers and suppliers to identify and deliver improvement strategies to packaging quality, total cost, and waste
- Identify organizational packaging training needs and manage development/deployment of training plan
- Deliver on sustainable packaging strategy and provide guidance to sites
- Ensure direct suppliers’ conformance to Global Packaging Standards
- Provide functional support to Corporate Indirect Purchasing in negotiating agreements specific to packaging materials and services
- Monitor packaging environmental and regulatory requirements and ensure compliance
- Manage implementation and operations integration of returnable container management systems and processes
- Coach, develop, and empower team; monitor and measure team effectiveness against key process indicators
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, or related field and 3 years of experience as a Packaging Engineer or related position
- Alternatively, Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, or related field and 5 years of experience as a Packaging Engineer or related position
- Experience managing annual operating plans
- Experience driving continuous improvement utilizing six sigma technologies including DMAIC
- Industrial Packaging Design experience
- Packaging Testing to ensure compliance with Global Packaging Standards
- Knowledge of Packaging Distribution Conditions and Dynamics
- Environmentally Sustainable Packaging Principles
- Returnable Packaging Management experience
- Operations Integration in Industrial Packaging
- Monitor key process indicators