| Job Description: Looking for a Senior Packaging Engineer to
work at company headquarters. He, or she, will get to identify and drive new-to-market strategic technology platforms.
In addition, they will manage through ambiguity to build technical points of view to align recommendations, working both
independently and indirectly through others.
Responsibilities: - Advise and collaborate with
leaders, strategic suppliers, customer stakeholders, and gatekeepers to build alignment against strategic initiatives.
- Independently lead packaging development initiatives in-line with the needs and expectations identified
by key stakeholders. Identify innovative solutions with attention toward benefit, sustainability, risk, and cost.
- Build and present business cases for packaging programs supported by financial assessments, technical
feasibility, customer benefit impact analysis, and risk assessments.
- Acting technology leader in
the field of fiber-based packaging technology OR thermoformed plastics, aligning strategic direction with suppliers,
managing and maintaining technical networks, coordinating new technology immersions, and providing mentoring
support for others.
- Proactively drive future consumer and market needs, structuring planned technology
evolution and changes through collaboratively developed detailed roadmaps and pipelines.
- Develop
and maintain knowledge of critical consumer and operational issues as well as key packaging technologies relevant
to customers’ packaging.
- Continue to expand your technology skillset through developing technical depth
while continuing to work with a breadth of materials and processes.
- Build your business and leadership
skillsets through developing business knowledge and awareness while working toward developing leadership skills to
further progress the organization.
- Demonstrate technology leadership by managing supplier technical
relationships, coordinating new technology immersions, and providing mentoring support to other engineers.
- Assist with department continuous improvement, identifying and driving opportunity for departmental
changes which enable speed to market, innovation, and growth through improvements to training, technology transfer,
and process.
- Active membership representative in strategic consortiums and networking organizations,
influencing market changes in positive alignment with customer objectives, maintaining a pulse on the evolution
of technology, and leveraging relationships and insights to drive strategic packaging initiatives.
- Develop
and maintain appropriate packaging specifications within the designated specification system.
- Display
thought leadership with conviction and ability to take managed risks, and demonstrate aptitude for innovation,
inspiring others to align against a strategic vision.
Desired Skills & Experience: - Bachelor’s
degree in Science/Engineering (packaging, material science, paper science, chemical, or mechanical, polymer
science preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in packaging development & engineering
- Experience in the foodservice, food, consumer goods, or packaging material supply industries
- Analytical approach to problem-solving and decision making
- Strong communication and presentation
skills
- Customer relationship management experience
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Strong organization and project management skills
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