Packaging Development Engineer

The Wellness Pet Company is on a mission. Every day, we strive to make the best pet food scientifically proven to deliver a difference pets will feel and pet parents will see. We are a team united by a shared passion for pets and the people who love them. As a community of people working together, Wellies start and end with the consumer – always.

At Wellness, we bring our best, stay on the scent of what matters most, get hungry and dig deep to uncover new possibilities, and move with agility when opportunity arises. Above all, we believe the strongest results come from working together and winning as a pack. Sound good to you? Come for a walk with us today!

The Wellness Pet Company is on a mission. Every day, we strive to make the best pet food scientifically proven to deliver a difference pets will feel and pet parents will see. We are a team united by a shared passion for pets and the people who love them. As a community of people working together, Wellies start and end with the consumer – always.

At Wellness, we bring our best, stay on the scent of what matters most, get hungry and dig deep to uncover new possibilities, and move with agility when opportunity arises. Above all, we believe the strongest results come from working together and winning as a pack. Sound good to you?

Our Team is based out of our office in Burlington, Massachusetts, where we work in-office Monday through Thursday each week, and remotely on Fridays. Team members must reside within or be willing to relocate to a commutable distance from our Burlington office.

The Packaging Engineer will allow growth and development within the packaging team by working with a breadth of packaging materials from concept to launch while investigating sustainable solutions within the portfolio and supporting trials/qualifications.

• Take the lead in managing multiple projects while maintaining deadlines
• Support new product launches, updates to existing portfolio, and sustainability initiatives
• Develop and set standards around specifications and specification management, introducing innovation and design to value solutions, and sharing these solutions with our customers and business partners.
• Ensure on-time execution of packaging activities for projects
• Solid knowledge of different packaging structures and applications
• Support supplier transitions for new packaging and/or materials
• Manage packaging information inputs for finished goods
• Support trials and first production runs with manufacturing plants
• Work with and support 3rd party manufacturers and copackers
• Create protocols/success criteria for trials and first production runs
• Properly plan, coordinate, and report each trial, while providing technical support & expertise as needed to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity

Team Wellie is a group of people who are all in on winning for the consumer and the pets they love. And so, we are seeking an individual who:

• Brings their best
• Stays on the scent
• Gets hungry and digs deep
• Is quick on their paws
• Wins as a pack

In addition, we are looking for someone who meets the following criteria:

• Degree in Package Engineering, Packaging Science or related
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a packaging role required
• Packaging experience in FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) preferred
• Experience with pet food packaging is a plus
• Experience in packaging development from concept to launch
• Experience leading the design of packaging solutions, while keeping in mind sustainability, shelf presence, machine-ability, and shelf life/product protection
• Established expertise in food packaging materials, technologies, and pricing models
• Business-minded, rigorous problem-solving…