Product Development Engineer I or II

Requirements:

• Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Chemical or Materials preferred), Packaging Science, or equivalent work experience.

• Travel commitment: 35% (Customer/Printpack plant trials)

Preferred Background and Skills:

• Experience in a flexible packaging industry

• Direct customer interaction experience

• Demonstrated project management skills

• The ideal candidate will be a good fit with our culture which treats all people with respect, is customer-focused, and values collaboration, responsiveness, and personal integrity.

• Product Development and/or Application Development and/or Process Engineering experience

• Printing, laminating, bag/pouch-making experience

• BOPP/PET/PE films, polymers, adhesives, inks experience

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating directly with customers, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and operations planning for rapid, successful commercialization of new converted products. An ability to build good relationships with a wide variety of people is key to success.

• Identifying opportunities for innovative growth including developing recyclable paper or plastic packaging to achieve our customers' sustainability goals. Disseminating such information appropriately within the Printpack technical community.

• Designing new product specifications to be fit-for-use for our customers and fit-for-make in our manufacturing processes.

• Effective and proactive technical communication with our sales team and customers to maintain and grow our flexible packaging business.

• Working directly with our Sourcing Team and external suppliers to identify and qualify alternative raw materials to improve supply reliability and reduce costs.

• Supporting manufacturing with on-site support of trials and be an external resource for materials-related root cause investigation.

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