Innovation Industrial Design​/Development Manager; Customer Foodservice Packaging Solutions - R

The Innovation Industrial Design/Development Manager is responsible for identifying and solving high-value customer challenges through innovative food service packaging solutions. This role partners cross-functionally with sales, customers, and product development to develop differentiated products that create mutual benefit and drive profitable growth. This individual applies Principle-Based Management (PBM) by leveraging customer insight, ownership, and rapid experimentation to move ideas from concept to commercialization with speed and discipline.

• Partner with sales and customers to identify unmet needs and high-value problems in food service packaging.
• Translate real-world customer applications into innovative packaging concepts.
• Build credibility and trust with customers through deep understanding of application requirements.

• Lead the custom application development process from concept through hand off to product development.
• Develop and refine packaging designs that meet performance, manufacturability, and cost objectives.
• Leverage rapid prototyping and iterative learning to accelerate speed to market.

• Take full accountability for project outcomes, timelines, and execution within application innovation.
• Manage multiple development projects with strong organization and prioritization.
• Deliver outcomes that translate into commercial success and customer value.

• Work across sales, R&D, engineering, and manufacturing.
• Balance independent ownership with collaborative engagement.
• Communicate clearly to align stakeholders and drive decisions.

• Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Product Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in packaging concept development
• Project management experience
• Ability to build relationships with customers and internal teams
• Experience with Solid Works and Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of plastics and sustainable materials

• Manufacturing or tooling experience
• R&D experience
• Sustainable packaging expertise
• Experience working with sales and customers
• Thermoforming experience
• Portfolio of prior work

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please  for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information , aquí, or tu).

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