Senior Packaging Engineer

Location: New Jersey

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 focused on three 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 join our team! This candidate will have hands-on packaging development experience with flexible films, folding cartons, and corrugated packaging. The role will support packaging projects focused on cost savings, quality improvement, innovation, and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support packaging projects from development through implementation

  • Develop and maintain packaging specifications

  • Coordinate and lead production-line trials

  • Conduct lab testing and evaluate results

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and manufacturing partners

  • Manage project timelines and communicate results, risks, and recommendations

  • Identify opportunities for cost savings, quality improvement, innovation, and sustainability

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related field

  • 3–5+ years of packaging industry experience

  • Experience with flexible films, folding cartons, and corrugated packaging

  • Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional organization

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across internal and external teams

  • Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines

  • Creative, innovative, adaptable, and quick to learn

  • Food industry experience preferred; confectionery or candy packaging experience is a plus

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Health Savings Options and Wellness Programs

  • 401(k) 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–$127,000

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.



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