Foods Packaging Engineer (Bilingual in Chinese Required)

Position- Packaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage new packaging development and initial commercialization to deliver packaging strategy.
• Ensure consistent packaging quality for customers/consumers by regularly monitoring existing packaging.
• Develop detailed packaging specifications to ensure quality and manufacturability of materials for the best value.
• Demonstrate ability to lead and deliver gross margin improvement projects through the optimization of primary, secondary, tertiary package design and logistics efficiency or redesign of components to enhance manufacturing capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and multitask, meeting required deadlines.
• Provide technical support for field issue resolution, packaging performance and cost improvements through proper lab and in-plant testing.
• Qualify new packaging manufacturers, domestic and international, for cost savings opportunities through evaluation of pricing, logistics, food safety guarantee documentations and quality of packaging.
• Support building mid to long term packaging innovation roadmap by creating unique packaging ideas.
• Work with cross-functional teams as well as with external vendors and manufacturing facilities.
• Work with outside agencies (equipment vendors and packaging solution agencies) for sampling, printing, packaging manufacturing and technical spec. approval.
• Communicate with headquarter packaging center to share current activities.

Others:

Position located in Brooklyn, NY office, some traveling to our nearby manufacturing plants in Robbinsville, NJ / Columbus, OH and other affiliated companies in US

Growth opportunities in packaging development in a fast growing diverse food company with brands and products in the following categories: frozen foods (dumpling, noodle and snack), ready meals, wrappers

Requires travel up to 30%

Qualifications/Skills:

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering field (Packaging, Food science, Chemical/Mechanical Engineering preferred)
• Desired: Master’s degree in Science or Engineering field (Packaging, Food science, Chemical/Mechanical Engineering preferred)
• Related Work Experience:
• At least 3+ years of food packaging engineering experience, CPG industry experience preferred
• Must be experienced with a regulated production environment (Food/Health Care) and automated packaging lines
• Experience with materials/converting methods, including corrugated containers, folding cartons, and flexible films
• Experience with testing and validating packaging through ASTM and ISTA standard testing method
• Proficient in packaging software program (palletizing program) such as CAPE or TOPS
• Experienced with trouble shooting and problem solving packaging issues
• Language Skills: Bi-lingual (English and Chinese) preferred
• Other Required Skills: Proficient in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Other Desired Skills:
• Strong self-leadership skills
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills; able to develop strong relationships with internal and external parties
• Good knowledge and familiarity with Korean, Asian foods a strong plus
• Flexibility to work in a resource-challenged, environment
• Capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Creativity desired

Main contacts and Communications:

Internal - Various cross functional team members (R&D, Sales, SCM, Production, and Procurement)

External - Packaging equipment suppliers, packaging material suppliers and co-packers