pladis Global · 2 months ago
Senior Packaging Engineer
USA | Reading Plant | Reading | Pennsylvania
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years exppladis Global is a fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business that values quality and innovation. As a Senior Packaging Engineer, you will lead the development and commercialization of new packaging materials, focusing on sustainability and efficiency while ensuring product integrity during shipping and display.
Consumer Goods
Responsibilities
Specify and design product packaging to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying shipping and display conditions, applying understanding of the correlation between material performance specifications and final package performance
Develop technical specifications of all packaging components, including paper, board, pads, and corrugated plastic trays
Test, analyze, and select materials for packaging based on durability, sustainability, function, aesthetics, and cost effectiveness
Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of packaging design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control
Analyze and test packages and packaging material in accordance with ASTM and ISTA standards
Contribute to the development of structural and protective packaging components for secondary, tertiary, and bulk packaging
Support/maintain company-wide global specification management system
Estimate and prepare bills of material (BOM) and product master data (PMD) for packaging projects
Monitor new/modified packaging performance on high-speed chocolate packaging machines
Qualification
Required
Minimum education required: BS Packaging Engineer degree/Engineering or related Technical Discipline
Experience: 5+ years within a corporate Package Development environment preferably within CPG/Food industry
Tests, analyzes, and selects materials for packaging based on performance and cost effectiveness
Thorough knowledge of packaging, product, and bills of materials to successfully produce packaging specifications
Functional participant in project teams; capable of working with a large cross section of plant management
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to problem solve and implement solutions with management support
Capable of identifying problems and seeking appropriate resources for solution
Understands situations requiring escalation or need to seek out assistance
Sound organizational and time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple priorities
Proficient knowledge of food packaging material science
Proficient knowledge of packaging converting technology
Proficient knowledge of distribution methods
Fundamental knowledge of printing processes and color management
Fundamental knowledge of profit and loss factors
Functional knowledge of packaging operations
High level of analytical ability
Effective oral and written communication skills with internal and external resources
Preferred
Advanced level degree/qualification Packaging Engineering, or related Technical Discipline
Company
pladis Global
pladis is a global biscuit and confectionery company with operations in 120 countries across Europe. It is a sub-organization of YILDIZ HOLDING.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Taryn-Lisa Molle-McConnell
Vice President R&D UK & I
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