Packaging Engineer

Ascendion

$90K — $100K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5+ years of experience in packaging engineering
  • Proven background in developing quality programs and product standards
  • Experience with food safety and quality compliance frameworks
  • Strong understanding of materials science, specifically plastics and paper
  • Familiarity with food contact packaging and regulatory standards

Responsibilities

  • Analyze product and supplier quality data to identify and resolve packaging issues
  • Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure timely results
  • Act as a subject matter expert in Retail Food Packaging Product Safety and Quality
  • Lead investigations into packaging concerns raised by customers or regulators
  • Develop and refine packaging initiatives that meet safety and quality requirements

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Paid personal days and vacation time
  • Paid holidays and additional floating holiday
  • Learning and development opportunities through Ascendion Learning Management System
Full Job Description
About the Role
  • Job Title: Packaging Engineer
  • Location:Seattle, 98101

Key Responsibilities
  • Proactively analyze product and supplier quality signals, metrics, audit data, customer feedback, regulator, and workgroup input. Identify trends and lead investigation and resolution of packaging related concerns from regulators, retail stores, field QA partners or internal and external customers.
  • Interface and influence suppliers and cross-functional teams, including internationally based partners, to deliver results within demanding timelines. Acts as a Retail Food Packaging Product Safety and Quality system expert in the development of new packaging initiatives or operating practices.

Minimum Qualifications
  • 3-5+ years of experience
  • Experience developing and implementing quality programs and product standards or manufacturer and supplier quality system and product quality auditing with an emphasis in materials (3-5 years)
  • Progressive experience managing the development and review of information required to comply with product safety and quality (3-5 years)
  • Strong packaging and material science background with emphasis in plastics, pulp, and paper (3-5 years)
  • Basic understanding of Food Safety and Quality GFSI requirements
  • Interpreting QA task protocols as needed
  • Collaborative, strong communication, attention to detail
  • Food contact packaging (paper, plastic, compostable fiber, etc.)
  • Disposable cups and lids

Desired Qualifications
  • MS Office Suite
  • Smartsheet's
  • Quality Management System knowledge including HACCP, GMPs, ISO or GFSI and BRC complaint standards


Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between [$90,000 - 100,000 annually]. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
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  • PACKAGING
  • retail packaging

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