Packaging Engineer
$78,000–$116,000 year
On-site · Salisbury, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Lead and support multiple Packaging Development projects to design, develop, and optimize packaging solutions that meet business, quality, and performance goals; drive cost optimization and uphold brand standards; execute lab, pilot plant, and plant experiments with minimal guidance; develop specifications for packaging materials, equipment, processes, and finished packages; apply knowledge of packaging development, including materials, equipment, consumer testing, NPD stage-gate process, costing, plant trials commercialization; collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Purchasing, QA, and Operations to implement new product developments; conduct product showings to evaluate packaging against competitive sets; ensure safety and GMP requirements are followed; requires strong written and verbal communication skills and analytical/problem-solving abilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in Food/Meat Science or Food Engineering.
- 3 – 5 years related work experience.
- Knowledge of the packaging development process from idea generation, bench top, scale up and commercialization.
- Ability to influence necessary cross functional partners for successful implementation of projects.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of ingredients including functionality, allergen considerations and cost.
- Understanding of food manufacturing processes and the sequence of events necessary to convert raw materials to finished products.
Desired Qualifications
- BS/MS Degree preferred
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