Wellness Pet Company · 3 hours ago
Senior Packaging Engineer
Burlington, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$102K/yr - $148K/yr
7+ years expWellness Pet Company is on a mission to help the next generation of pet parents fulfill a shared life of wellbeing with their pets through proven nutrition. The Senior Packaging Engineer will oversee a portfolio of packaging activities, manage complex projects, and lead trials while contributing to product innovation and sustainability efforts.
Animal FeedConsumer GoodsFood and BeveragePetWellness
Responsibilities
Develop and set standards around specifications and specification management, introducing innovation and design to value solutions, and sharing these solutions with our customers and business partners
Be the voice of Packaging in the creation our near and long-term product innovation and packaging sustainability roadmaps
Lead multiple projects, including support for new product launches, existing portfolio updates, and sustainability initiatives while building a reputation for on-time execution of packaging activities for projects
Develop a solid knowledge of different packaging structures and applications
Build industry relationships through supporting supplier transitions for new packaging and/or materials and by supporting 3rd party manufacturers and co-packers
Hold expertise in the management of packaging information inputs for finished goods
Be involved in and support trials and first production runs with manufacturing plants
Flex your process management skills by creating protocols and success criteria for trials and first production runs
Hone your excellent project management skills: Properly plan, coordinate, and report each trial, while providing technical support and expertise as needed to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity
Qualification
Required
Degree in Bachelor of Science, Packaging Science or related
Minimum 7-10 years of experience in a packaging development and engineering role
Packaging experience in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, ideally human or pet food flexible packaging
A well-developed business acumen and external packaging supplier network combined with an established expertise in new product commercialization related to packaging development, established experience in food packaging materials, technologies, and pricing models
A business-minded, rigorous problem-solving mindset that considers leadership qualities (vision setting, prioritization, influence) and functional competencies (manufacturing, transportation, sustainability, cost, design, shelf life, and sales) in the final packaging solutions
Passion for packaging sustainability with experience collaborating with external partners
Experience in packaging development from concept to launch
Experience leading the design of packaging solutions while keeping in mind sustainability, shelf presence, machine-ability, shelf life, and product protection
Experience managing a portfolio of packaging projects, creating synergies
Possesses a working knowledge of Cape and TOPS software
Comfortable working independently and with cross functional team members
General knowledge and understanding of package testing methodologies, such as ISTA and ASTM
Experience building out, organizing, and managing specifications within a database
Experience with commercialization projects, and managing multiple projects while maintaining deadlines
The ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Benefits
Best-in-class benefits package
Company
Wellness Pet Company
Wellness Pet Company is an independent branded premium natural pet food company.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100M2025-05-30Debt Financing· $100M
2020-11-18Acquired
2020-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Reed Howlett
CEO
Sanjay Singh
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Pet Age
2025-11-01
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