Senior Packaging Engineer
Motive Companies Fullerton
Senior Packaging Engineer
Position OverviewA growing, established food manufacturer is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to support packaging innovation, process improvement, and optimization across a diverse portfolio of food products. This role will focus on packaging design, material selection, cost management, validation, and continuous improvement, while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to support both new and existing products.
This is a highly cross-functional role within the broader product development organization and is ideal for someone who can balance technical packaging expertise with strong project coordination and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
Support new product development and product improvement initiatives from concept through commercialization, with primary responsibility for packaging specifications, packaging processes, and packaging equipment considerations.Develop and help implement innovative packaging solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, considering quality, shelf life, sustainability, regulatory compliance, cost, product protection, and consumer experience.
Manage packaging-related activities tied to material selection, package design, cost optimization, and analytical testing for continuous improvement.
Conduct packaging evaluations, trials, and testing to assess performance, compatibility, food safety, and functionality.
Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support packaging development, technical troubleshooting, and implementation.
Assist with material testing and packaging application analysis in coordination with external vendors and global/internal teams as needed.
Stay current on packaging materials, sustainability trends, equipment capabilities, and regulatory requirements, and collaborate with quality/regulatory partners to maintain compliance.
Support product excellence initiatives involving co-manufacturing / co-packing partners, including packaging-related process improvements for quality and cost reduction.
Maintain and update quality and documentation systems for assigned products and packaging projects.
Research and evaluate new packaging materials for cost, sustainability, food safety, performance, and compatibility, and support identification/evaluation of outside manufacturing partners for new product launches.
Monitor market trends and competitive packaging solutions to help ensure compliance, product quality, and market competitiveness.
Lead or support scale-up testing and commercialization activities, ensuring smooth transition from development to full production while maintaining packaging integrity.
Provide regular updates on project progress in alignment with internal product development processes.
Apply technical and scientific problem-solving to identify root causes of packaging or product defects and recommend corrective/preventive actions.
Support additional technical or cross-functional projects as needed.
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