Printpack is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Product Development Engineer II or Senior Product Development Engineer I for a large and critical customer account team.
The position will ideally be in Atlanta, GA, Minneapolis, MN, or another Printpack facility.
Responsibilities include :
- Deliver an exceptional customer experience to one of our largest customers alongside a dynamic team;
- Collaborate with commercial teams and large CPG customers directly to identify customer challenges and areas for growth, delivering value through innovation, project leadership, and continuous improvement;
- Successfully partner with internal and external customers to meet Printpack’s objectives, traveling to execute trials at suppliers, Printpack manufacturing sites, and customer packaging locations;
- Apply a combination of material, manufacturing process, and quality knowledge and experience to develop and optimize superior flexible packaging offerings that meet customer needs and expectations;
- Participate in strategic account planning and product management of customer specifications;
- Ensure rapid, successful project completion including commercialization of new products through cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing and operations with a specific emphasis on our customers’ sustainability goals;
- Able to work both independently and with groups to provide solutions to novel challenges
- Drive initiatives across the organization, delivering value to the customer and our manufacturing sites
- Establish and maintain strategic relationships with customer contacts and suppliers with full autonomy
- In-office data analysis, innovation brainstorming, mock-up creation, and sales support, including bid / quote creation, technical data sheet development, and regulatory reviews;
- In-plant trial support, including technical guidance, sample collection, coordinating testing, standard operating condition (SOC) creation, and identifying continuous improvement opportunities;
- At-customer responsibilities, including supporting trials to ensure machinability requirements; being a consultant on the existing portfolio and new opportunities;
presenting technical details to target audiences; leading innovation sessions.
Travel commitment : 20 - 40% (U.S. Customer / Printpack plant trials)
Required Qualifications / Experience :
Four-year degree in a related technical field (Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Polymer or Material Science, Packaging Science, etc.
or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of direct manufacturing experience, flexible packaging (printing / laminating / bag-pouch making / etc.), blown or cast film, or a related industry in the capacity of process engineer, and / or a process engineering, quality, or production leadership role
- A minimum of four years of experience in the flexible packaging industry preferred
- 2+ years of product development experience in flexible packaging
- Experience with continuous improvement driving cost savings, process improvements, raw material sourcing initiatives
- Product development experience in both innovation and onboarding execution
- Evidence of relationship building with customers and internal / external stakeholders
- Evidence of presentation skills and business awareness
- Experience leading cross-functional teams with business results
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