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Local Manufacturing Company located in VA is looking for a
PACKAGING DESIGN ENGINEER
POSITION IS LOCATED IN RICHMOND VA AREA
SUMMARY: This position will be a part of the Research and Development group and will be responsible for providing technical support for food packaging development. Areas of focus will be based in supplier consistency, packaging quality innovation, efficiencies, cost savings and sustainability research
Education and Experience:
Bachelor of Science in Packaging Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3-5 years experience in packaging industry with emphasis on sustainable packaging solutions.
Additional Skills/Experience:
Project management, Technical analysis, Statistical process control, injection molded plastics, extruded polymer films, substrates. Knowledge of AutoCAD.
Reports to Director of Research and Development
Key Responsibilities:
Develop packaging performance standards in line with packaging equipment tolerances and vendor capabilities. Develop and maintain packaging specifications in partnership with Supply Management and packaging vendors.
Perform life cycle analysis on packaging materials and develop metrics for measuring progressive improvements in consumption and waste stream reduction.
Design experiments; distribute test reports and packaging technical assessments in support of operations and new business objectives.
Lead root-cause analysis teams in the resolution of packaging material defects and operational impacts.
Identify and implement analytical procedures used in the assessment of packaging quality attributes, tolerances and design specifications.
Work in collaboration with Operations, Marketing, Supply Management and vendor partners in the development of innovations and custom packaging design solutions.
Research emerging technologies in the packaging
