Manager of Packaging R&D
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Company: Suthers and Associates
Contact Name: Terri Suthers
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PO Box 981
Monticello Minnesota 55362
- Phone: 888-200-2084
- Fax: 763-878-2547
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- Job ID:compr&d
- Date:06/30/2008
- Location:
- State:Colorado
- Degree:B.S./B.A.
- Major:Packaging or related
- Salary:Not Specified Why?
- Job Types:
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Engineering Manager, Packaging Engineer
Job Description
Our client is looking for a Manager of Packaging R&D to join a dynamic team dedicated to creating exciting new packaging concepts and establishing process, protocol, and procedures in their growing packaging group. This position is responsible for designing, developing and specifying primary and secondary packaging materials for new/existing products to meet customer objectives and launch timing. This person will: • Determine testing protocol and requirements to ensure quality performance of packaging materials. Conducts testing and provides reports on shipping, stability, environmental and production line testing to management.
• Work closely with R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement and other logistics groups to supply specifications, samples, line trial materials and information to assist them in executing project work on a timely basis, while maintaining quality conscious, cost effective packaging solutions.
• Identify and initiate cost savings projects. Establishes time lines and steps needed for project implementation. Reports on all project activity and progress on a timely basis while monitoring responsiveness of suppliers to meet respective dates for production start-up.
• Work with suppliers to engineer/develop new prototype molds, dielines and start-up systems to support/justify capital expenditure. Approve all related specifications, drawings, testing and production start-up qualification of these related items.
Travel is 10-25%. The position requires a degree in Packaging and at least 8-15 years experience in food packaging R&D. the ideal candidate will have experience in managing multiple priority projects, a strong packaging engineering and development knowledge and expertise, and a knowledge of flexible and rigid polymer/paper packaging structures. Some dairy experience is preferred.
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