Packaging Engineering Manager

Packaging Engineering Manager

The duties and responsibilities of the Packaging Engineering Manager will include :

Lead the packaging engineering team and oversee the development, design, and optimization of packaging processes, ensuring full compliance with quality, regulatory, labeling, and safety standards.

Manage packaging initiatives with a hands-on approach, collaborating closely with headquarters in Korea and with suppliers to ensure flawless project execution.

Partner with cross-functional teams – including Marketing, Operations, vendors, and suppliers – to develop packaging that aligns with brand and product objectives, providing ideas, solutions, and alternatives to support product excellence.

Oversee new product development and product improvements from concept through commercialization, with a primary focus on packaging specifications, machinery, and processes.

Work with internal partners to bring innovative packaging concepts from ideation to commercialization, factoring in quality, shelf life, sustainability, regulatory compliance, cost, product protection, and consumer experience.

Design sustainable packaging solutions that minimize environmental impact while remaining functional and cost effective; stay current on sustainability trends, equipment innovations, and packaging regulations, working with the regulatory team as needed.

Support product excellence for co-packed items, including process improvements aimed at enhancing quality and reducing costs.

Maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) for all assigned products.

Assist in researching and evaluating new packaging materials for cost, sustainability, food safety, quality, performance, and compatibility, and identify potential co-packers for NPD projects.

Monitor emerging industry trends and competitive products, providing recommendations to maintain compliance and ensure market competitiveness.

Conduct scale-up tests and activities from R&D through full-scale production, ensuring seamless transitions and maintaining packaging integrity.

Provide regular project updates and progress reports for R&D initiatives using MS Project, following established NPD processes.

Apply knowledge of food microbiology and chemistry to identify root causes of packaging-related product defects and recommend preventative measures.

Support special projects as needed.

• If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Mike Ribando at mribando@cps4jobs.com.

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Salary

$115,000 - $130,000

Benefits Available