Packaging Engineering Manager

Do you enjoy packaging design and development? Are you looking for an opportunity to influence and own the packaging structure strategy for a well-known CPG brand? Can you use your expertise to help adapt packaging design requirements and success metrics as the business evolves, expands and grows its eCommerce channel? Do you want to work at a great company with friendly, talented and energetic people?

Then you would be a great fit at Avery Products!

Avery Products Corp. is seeking a Packaging Engineering Manager to lead the Packaging Engineering team. The Packaging Engineering Manager will use her / his packaging background to direct Avery’s packaging development and optimization strategy for products in traditional retail and wholesale channels, as well as the rapidly growing and quickly evolving direct-to-consumer and eCommerce marketplaces. Our Packaging Engineering team develops retail unit, shipper case, and direct-to-consumer parcel packaging structures from concept to implementation in support of new product introduction initiatives and works with Product Marketing, Packaging Marketing, R&D, Plant Operations, Procurement and Packaging Suppliers.

The successful candidate will utilize packaging and supply chain knowledge to deliver packaging structures that meet business objectives and balance aesthetics, functionality and cost. You must be able to manage multiple projects and adapt to evolving and innovative project requirements throughout all phases of the product / package innovation process.

• Manages, mentors and provides technical guidance to the Packaging Engineering team to achieve operational objectives. Assigns projects, delegates activities and provides personnel development goals.
• Manages and facilitates all packaging tasks related to the development and optimization of packaging solutions, effectively collaborating and working cross-functionally within the organization and with suppliers.
• Accountable for the long-term packaging technology roadmap, organizational capability development, and achievement of annual cost savings, sustainability, quality, and operational performance targets.
• Partners with Supply Chain, Procurement, Regulatory, Quality, and Sustainability teams to proactively assess and address emerging packaging compliance requirements and industry trends.
• Serves as the organizational subject matter expert for packaging sustainability, environmental compliance, and regulatory developments, providing guidance to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on potential business impacts. Including environmental labeling, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), recycled content requirement, and other regional, state, and federal packaging legislation
• Drives cost effective, environmentally conscious, tested and qualified packaging designs based on customer and product requirements.
• Establishes and executes the packaging engineering strategy, driving innovation, standardization, scalability, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Ensures project and department objectives are completed on time and on budget.
• Acts as a point of escalation for packaging issues reported by customers and operations and drives root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Observes, analyzes, and researches current team standard work processes to develop and implement efficient processes, including design, development, testing, evaluation, and final package structure validation.
• Evaluates manufacturing, assembly, automation, and packaging equipment capabilities to identify opportunities for operational excellence, capacity improvements, and future growth.
• Partners with executive leadership to support strategic business initiatives, new product introductions, market expansion opportunities, and customer-specific packaging requirements.
• Understands internal business strategies. Keeps abreast of new technologies and trends in packaging within industry and marketplace.
• Builds and maintains strategic relationships with key suppliers, testing laboratories, industry organizations, and customers to drive innovation and strengthen technical partnerships.
• Possesses strong…