Packaging Engineer Jobs

Avery Products is looking for a Packaging Engineer who will be responsible for the development of packaging structures from concept to implementation in support of new product innovation. You will serve as the Packaging Project Lead who will interface with Marketing, R&D, Plant Operations, Procurement and Packaging Suppliers. The successful candidate will utilize extensive packaging knowledge and supplier capabilities to deliver sound packaging structure that meet business objectives which balance aesthetics, functionality and cost. You must be able to manage multiple projects and adapt to evolving and innovative project requirements throughout all phases of the product/package innovation process.

If you are looking to work at a great company with great people and enjoy development and design as well as project management this is a great match!

What we offer:

• Excellent 401K Retirement Plan with generous company match.
• Competitive salary with quarterly bonus potential
• Dynamic, energetic work environment with an exceptional talented workforce
• Hybrid work week; 2 days in office with option to telecommute 3 days.
• Work Life Balance; 12 Company Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Great comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term & Long Term Disability, Company provided & paid life insurance

What you will be doing:

• Understand internal business strategies, keep abreast of new technologies, and trends in packaging within industry and marketplace.
• Execute tasks as part of standard work such as;
• Packaging structure and die line development via computer aided design programs.
• Manage and facilitate all packaging tasks related to the development or optimization of packaging solutions, effectively partnering and working cross-functionally within the organization and suppliers.
• Develop test protocols and standard operating procedures for package testing either in-house or with external testing facilities.
• Travel to plant facilities (US and Mexico), vendors, and/or customer locations. Travel estimated to be 10-15%.
• Artwork review and documentation.
• Develop cost estimates for new or exploratory product/package initiatives.
• Have experience with direct to consumer packaging (E-Commerce) strategy and packaging development.
• Quickly learn plant manufacturing processes, product assembly, packaging machinery and output in order to support Continuous improvement of the packaging and machine processes.
• Defining weight and dimension information for systems set-up.
• Writing/approving specifications.
• Defining pallet configurations.
• Prepare, stage, and procure product and package components in order to complete in-house preliminary shock and drop testing or preparation for ISTA package ship test with an external testing facility.
• Capable of using Value Engineering to review new or existing products to reduce costs and increase functionality to increase the value of the product.
• Possess and enjoy strong project management skills to develop timelines for all packaging related project deliverables.
• Extracting and manipulating critical packaging information from Avery systems in MS Excel.

What you need to succeed:

• Palletization Packaging Programs: CAPE Systems and/or Tops.
• Must be able to Design Packaging Structures using ArtiosCad or ESKO Studio or Adobe Illustrator
• MS Office - Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Working knowledge for operating a Kongsberg sample cutting table is preferred.
• Bachelor's of Science degree in Packaging Science or related field.
• Intermediate proficiency in the following:
• Packaging material knowledge required focused primarily on corrugate and paperboard.
• Industry Experience: 2 to 5 years preferably in Consumer Product Goods packaging. This position requires a strong grasp of retail packaging needs in regards to appearance and sustainability.

All offers of employment are based on the successful completion of a pre-employment background check. Avery is an at-will employer. Employment is at will and, as such, are free to resign at any time without any reason. The company retains the right to terminate an employee’s employment at any time with or without reason or notice.

Thank you for your time and consideration of this opportunity.