Technical Packaging Manager

Manager, Technical Packaging

Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company, built from the ground up by thinking differently, innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values, a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives. Founded in 1972, we've grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including White Claw Hard Seltzer, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack.

The Manager, Technical Packaging serves as the enterprise technical leader for beverage packaging systems, materials, and standards across Mark Anthony Brewing. This role is accountable for packaging governance, material qualification, supplier technical performance, package integrity, and packaging technology development while partnering closely with Operations, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, and Innovation teams to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective packaging solutions.

Accountabilities:

• Enterprise Packaging Standards, Governance & Technical Leadership
• Packaging Quality Systems, Supplier Performance & Material Assurance
• Packaging Materials Leadership (Cans, Ends, Corrugate Glass & Closures)
• Material Qualification, Validation & Package Integrity
• Commercialization, Innovation & Packaging Technology Development
• High-Speed Manufacturing Performance, Equipment Reliability & Operational Excellence
• Technical Capability Building, Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

Key Metrics & Financial Targets:

• Packaging COGS Improvement & Cost Avoidance
• Productivity & Continuous Improvement Savings Delivery
• Packaging Material Quality & Consumer Complaint
• Reduction Manufacturing Performance & OEE Improvement
• Innovation & Commercialization Success Rate Capital Project Delivery & Benefit Realization
• Supplier Performance & Service Reliability

Own:

• Packaging specifications, drawings, and standards
• Material qualification processes and test methods
• Supplier technical approvals and performance management
• Packaging defect standards and AQL governance
• Commercialization packaging readiness reviews
• Network packaging best practices and centerlines

Influence:

• Equipment selection
• Operations procedures
• Capital planning
• Supplier/Copacker selection

Veto:

• Supplier Approvals lacking technical qualification
• Material changes with unresolved risk
• Pack designs or Commercialization launches with unresolved packaging risks

Critical Stakeholders & Relationships:

• Plant ops teams (internal and external): align on material and equipment standards
• Procurement teams: Work together on material sourcing strategies and impact cost recovery
• Quality Assurance Teams: alignment on specs, test methods and NCR management
• Equipment OEMs: align on equipment capability and material compatibility
• Copackers and Suppliers: Align on material standards, AQLs/Defect rates and quality standards

Qualifications, Education & Experience:

• BS Degree in Related Subject
• Packaging Operations Management 5 yrs high speed environment
• IBD Packaging Certifications
• Extensive Beverage Packaging Material Expertise

Skills Needed To Be Successful:

• Beverage packaging technologies/Packaging material science and material testing methodologies
• SPC and process capability analysis/Root cause analysis/Power BI and data analytics
• Capital project management
• Cross-functional leadership/Influencing without authority

Extraordinary Leadership Expectations:

• Ability to influence and engage with internal and external customers at all levels of the organization and create cross functional alignment.

Compensation:

Compensation offered to prospective Team Members has taken internal equity into consideration and can vary depending on a positions' location. The final agreed upon wage may vary based on the job-related knowledge, skills, and experience of the individual.

• Competitive annual salary from $97,000 to $121,000 based in Glendale, AZ or Columbia, SC
• Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• Company matching 401(k) contributions
• Paid time off including annual leave, paid sick time and holidays
• Extensive opportunities for training, development, and career growth

At Mark Anthony, we exist to Unearth the Extraordinary:

Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are:

Best in Our Craft We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people.

Ambitiously Curious We stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.

Made With Humility We bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.

Daringly Disruptive We disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.

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