Packaging Engineer I

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Packaging Engineer I designs and develops packaging solutions, coordinating with customers, sales, and manufacturing to meet needs and specifications while optimizing cost and productivity. This role involves managing new product development, creating structural designs using SolidWorks, and offering alternative material solutions. Responsibilities include developing drawings, costing products, ensuring data entry, driving manufacturing efficiency, and performing corrective actions. The position requires a Packaging Engineering Degree or equivalent experience in packaging design, distribution, and testing.
Must have:
  • Design and develop packaging products and solutions.
  • Coordinate with customers, sales, and manufacturing.
  • Manage new product development processes.
  • Design structural packaging using SolidWorks.
  • Offer alternative designs or material solutions.
  • Develop drawings and specifications.
  • Cost products and develop bills of materials.
  • Drive efficiency in product manufacturing.
  • Assist production team in efficiency initiatives.
  • Perform corrective actions (ECO, DCR, plant needs).
  • Prepare various reports.
  • Possess a Packaging Engineering Degree or equivalent.
  • Experience in packaging design (crates, boxes, foam).
  • Experience in packaging distribution environment.
  • Experience in ISTA packaging testing.
  • Experience in designing for production workflow and ergonomics.
  • Experience presenting to customers.
  • Experience in intermodal packaging requirements.
  • Experience with project management.
  • Full understanding of material cuts and yields.
  • Ability to understand customer needs and adapt designs.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suites and 3D CAD Modeling.
Good to have:
  • Training in advanced packaging certifications
Perks:
  • Medical insurance
  • Health savings account with company contribution
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Basic and voluntary life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Stock purchase program with employee discount
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Wellness programs and challenges
  • Other supplemental benefits

Job Details

The Packaging Engineer I is responsible for designing and developing packaging products and solutions that meet customer’s needs and specifications with little supervision. Will coordinate with customer to achieve their needs and expectations along with sales strategy and manufacturing operations consistent with cost, profit, and productivity objectives.

Works under general direction of the Packaging Design Manager; who exercises discretion and judgment on work priority and training on a regular basis; a wide degree of creativity is expected.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Proven communication skills with customers, vendors and co-workers and developed long term working relationships.
  • Responsible to manage new product development processes, based on customer needs, design structural packaging basics, utilizing SolidWorks and other computer design programs suitable for the purpose intended.
  • Offers alternative designs of existing packaging or alternate material solutions.
  • Responsible to develop drawings and specifications that meet operations’ and customers’ requirements with cost effective production techniques.
  • Costs products, develops bills of materials and ensures that appropriate information is entered into the system and maintained.
  • Drive efficiency in product manufacturing through design methods and assist production team in efficiency initiatives where applicable
  • Responsible for corrective action as required per ECO, DCR and plant production needs.
  • Prepares various reports as required.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Qualification

  • A person with a Packaging Engineering Degree or equivalent with some work experience related to packaging, designing crates, boxes, corrugated fiberboard or foam packaging.
  • Experience or training in packaging distribution environment.
  • Experience or training in ISTA packaging testing, to design efficient packaging based on test.
  • Experience or training in designing for production workflow and ergonomics.
  • Experience or training presenting to customers, ability to describe product’s benefits and features.
  • Experience or training in intermodal packaging requirements.
  • Experience with project management role.
  • Full understanding of cuts and yields of material.
  • Ability to understand customer comments and needs and pivot if our design is not in alignment.
  • Proficiency in the use of MS Office Suites and 3D CAD Modeling is required.
  • Training will be provided in advanced packaging certifications based on individual needs.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Health savings account with company contribution
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Basic and voluntary life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Stock purchase program with employee discount
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Wellness programs and challenges
  • Other supplemental benefits

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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