Principal Packaging Engineer
Description
Adept Group offers an award-winning workplace for exceptional packaging industry talent. We work on a range of innovative projects for iconic brand owners. Our technically gifted team collaborates to produce unparalleled results.
We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human.
We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future!
The Opportunity
Adept Group is seeking a Principal Packaging Engineer to add to our team in the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington area! This candidate would have strong experience with full packaging development, including innovation and quality management. This candidate would be a paper-based materials subject matter expert (SME) and have experience with lab/testing support. They would also have experience with other materials such as adhesives, coatings, tapes, and/or labels.
This is a hybrid role, 2 days a week onsite with up to 50% travel.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads multiple complex projects or assignments within large projects with minimal oversight.
- Lead packaging qualification activities by generating packaging protocols, overseeing test execution, analyzing test data, and authoring qualification reports.
- Lead the improvement and standardization of packaging on existing products with focus on performance and cost effectiveness
- Facilitate the resolution of the problems during the developmental process to meet the customer's needs
- Provide technical expertise for packaging risk assessments and failure mode/root cause analyses.
- Lead the improvement and standardization of packaging on existing products with focus on performance and cost effectiveness
- Maintain and establish ongoing communication with global counterparts and packaging vendors to support cost-savings initiatives
- Influence over internal and external stakeholders to have strategic, meaningful & lasting improvement
- Able to identify areas of cost savings or improvements to new and on market products
- Able to interact directly with high level stakeholders
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in packaging engineering. Advanced degrees or certifications preferred.
- 8+ years in a specific focus area of packaging and/or considered a Subject Matter Expert in field.
- 12+ years as a Packaging Engineer
- Advanced understanding of the full packaging development and qualification process (or stage gate process).
- Advanced knowledge of resource planning for trials.
- Advanced knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
- Advanced understanding of project timeline development.
- Advanced communications (verbally and in writing) across internal and external teams.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Health Savings Options and Wellness Programs
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Generous Company Match
- Paid Parental Leave and Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Sick and Mental Health Days
- 11 Paid Company Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development Opportunities
Salary Range: $125,000 - $165,000
Adept Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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