Schwan's Company · 23 hours ago
Packaging Engineer
Marshall, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$71K/yr - $122K/yr
2+ years expSchwan’s Shared Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Schwan’s Company, is seeking a Packaging Engineer for their Asian Food Product Line in Marshall, Minnesota. The role involves supporting packaging development projects, researching and implementing innovative packaging solutions, and collaborating with various departments to optimize packaging costs and drive revenue.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingRetailWholesale
Responsibilities
Responsible for the support of packaging development projects to meet business unit needs
Responsible for researching, developing, documenting and testing innovative packaging solutions that are new to the company or new to the world
Supports Product Development, Packaging Sourcing, Packaging Equipment Engineering and Purchasing to optimize and reduce total packaging costs
Execute packaging projects (new to Schwan’s, new packaging equipment, line extensions, etc.) in alignment with business units and new product platforms to drive company revenue and profitability with moderate supervision
Identify and implement innovative packaging solutions resulting in improvements in performance of existing packaging and features, reduced packaging costs from new materials/processes, and faster execution and simplified processes
Support marketing and consumer research initiatives to contribute to the understanding of why consumers buy products and how packaging innovation can affect purchase decisions
Execute concept tests around new and innovative packaging concepts that help fulfill unmet consumer needs and drive the company into new, white space
Provide innovative packaging concepts and prototype packages in support of Business Unit consumer research
Contribute to ideation sessions, qualitative consumer research, and deep dive initiatives to further understand consumers and market opportunities for the purpose of driving innovation throughout the company
Identify opportunities for relevant new packaging technologies and present them to the Business Unit Innovation and Marketing Managers to create awareness and understanding of the evolving world of packaging technology
Recommend test protocols, coordinate and conduct packaging performance testing for the purpose of determining shelf life, product protection, merchantability and specification tolerance
Key player working with Packaging, Sourcing and Engineering in identifying packaging suppliers
Fully embrace and support Schwan's Culture of Innovation initiative
Interact with vendors and outside developers to raise technology standards within the packaging organization
Document all work according to established procedures and guidelines and prepare various test reports for business and technical leaders to ensure complete communication of project status, progress, issues, solutions, timeline, and accountability with general supervision
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Chemical Engineering, Packaging Engineering or a closely related field
Two years of experience as a packaging engineer or similar position at a food manufacturer and distributor for an Asian food line
Must have proof of legal authority to work in the U.S
Benefits
Standard employee benefits
Company
Schwan's Company
Schwan's Company is a food and beverage manufacturing company.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Bain Capital Special Situations
2019-05-23Private Equity
Leadership Team
Dimitrios Smyrnios
Chief Executive Officer
Bill Reilly, MBA
Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer
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