Senior Packaging Engineer

Location: Remote - United States
Department: CPG

Job Description

Adept Group offers an award-winning workplace for exceptional packaging industry talent. We work on a range of innovative projects for iconic brand owners. Our technically gifted team collaborates to produce unparalleled results.
 
We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human.
 
We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future!
 
The Opportunity
 
Adept Group is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to add to our team! This candidate would have 5+ years of full packaging development and engineering experience within Food Packaging. They would have experience with rigid plastics, ideally Trays & PET Bottles, and Caps/Closures.
 
They would also have project management, technical leadership, spec development/management, and PLM experience.
 
Sustainability and ERP experience a plus!
*This candidate must be located in EST or CST*
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Leads complex projects or assignments within large projects with minimal supervision. 
  • Lead packaging qualification activities by generating packaging protocols, overseeing test execution, analyzing test data, and authoring qualification reports.
  • Provide technical expertise for packaging risk assessments and failure mode/root cause analyses.
  • Lead the improvement and standardization of packaging on existing products with focus on performance and cost effectiveness
  • Plan and execute a design of experiments. Perform statistical analysis on data generated from experiments and write final reports.
  • Initiate and coordinate packaging line trials including planning, conducting and post-trial activities.
  • Partner with purchasing and production departments to determine costs and feasibility of producing proposed packaging
  • Lead internal and external relationships to effectively influence and gain support for initiatives.
  • Able to identify areas of cost savings or improvements to new and on market products
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in packaging engineering.
  • 5-10 years packaging engineering experience.
  • Technical depth on a packaging material, format, or process.
  • Advanced understanding of the full packaging development and qualification process (or stage gate process).
  • Advanced knowledge of resource planning for trials. 
  • Advanced knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
  • Advanced understanding of project timeline development.
  • Demonstrated effective communications (verbally and in writing) across internal and external teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage time efficiently and effectively across multiple activities and tasks simultaneously.
Benefits:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Health Savings Options and Wellness Programs
  • 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Generous Company Match
  • Paid Parental Leave and Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Sick and Mental Health Days
  • 11 Paid Company Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Professional Development Opportunities       
Compensation Range: $85,000+
 
Adept Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
 
Adept Group participates in the E-Verify program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit the official website at https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify


Apply Now