Pay Range: $45/hr. – $50/hr. , the pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.

Featured Benefits:

• Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA
• 401(k)
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws

Job Description

• As a Packaging Senior Scientist in Research & Development, you will be a part of a team responsible for the technical development of products across the entire portfolio.
• You will develop new packaging from concept to launch, using technical leadership to deliver solutions that delight consumers.
• You will work closely with Product and Process scientists as well as Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Regulatory.
• From the development of prototypes for cost savings initiatives to delivering new and improved packaging for commercialization, you will play a significant role in driving innovation.
• Additionally, you will own the sustainability roadmap for packaging, driving executional progress against our goals and will be responsible for placing strategic technical bets/recommendations in the areas of new materials, suppliers, and processes.

In this role, you will:

• Refine and implement multi-year sustainability plan that meets goals
• Package development lead for projects to ensure technical rigor and deliver against project deliverables
• Design and execute technical testing to converge on and validate package design and performance, including developing new test methods with support when necessary
• Use established processes to deliver projects and identifies potential improvements
• Create consumer and customer facing specifications and processing standards
• Lead risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Apply fundamental technical and packaging knowledge
• Collaborate with internal/external experts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent number of years of relevant industry experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading the execution of packaging solutions to market, including development from idea to launch on at least several projects
• Demonstrated project planning skills
• Ability to work independently and implement multiple projects in a timely manner