Location: Hoboken, NJ
Industry: Food & Beverage (FMCG/CPG)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3–4 days onsite)
We are seeking an experienced Packaging Development Engineer to support packaging development initiatives for a leading Food & Beverage organization. This role will be responsible for managing packaging development projects from concept through commercialization, collaborating with suppliers, conducting packaging trials, and ensuring packaging meets technical, functional, and quality requirements.
Develop packaging briefs and communicate technical requirements to existing packaging suppliers.
Identify, evaluate, and onboard new packaging suppliers.
Coordinate packaging trials, including preparation of trial materials and documentation.
Review and maintain packaging material technical specifications.
Finalize and validate packaging specifications with suppliers.
Conduct packaging assessments, benchmarking, and competitive evaluations.
Assess packaging for fit-for-use, performance, and functionality.
Execute packaging action standard tests and document results.
Develop and maintain packaging specifications and action standards.
Create and maintain Packaging Attribute Management (PAM) specifications within the PLM system.
Design pallet configurations and pallet patterns based on finalized case dimensions.
Utilize palletization software such as TOPS (preferred) or CAPE
Diploma, Bachelor's, or Postgraduate degree in Packaging Engineering or a related field.
1- 5 years of packaging development experience within the Food & Beverage, FMCG, CPG, or related manufacturing industry
Strong understanding of packaging materials, specifications, testing, and supplier management.
Experience coordinating packaging development projects and commercialization activities.
Familiarity with PLM systems and packaging specification management.
Experience with palletization software such as TOPS or CAPE is preferred.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Fluent in English with the ability to communicate effectively in a global business environment.
Equity Packaging, Inc. is a global provider of packaging service solutions. Our holistic suite of "Power Your Package" solutions are designed to achieve three main objectives:
Enhance Your Customer's Experience in Packaging
Achieve More Through Sustainability
Turn Packaging into Profit
Whether you are using one service, or the entire scope of the Power Your Package suite of solutions, you can be sure that our services will be provided with the highest quality possible, at the most competitive price available.
Packaging is an integral part of our world. We are not just here to be a supplier or a vendor to the packaging industry; we are consumers too. We realize how important the packaging process is, not just from the perspective of protecting the product, but more importantly, in terms of the consumer (or end-user) experience.
The majority of our services fall under three main categories:
Packaging Development
Packaging Engineering
Packaging Design
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