Sr. Packaging Development Manager

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5M3 City of Industry, CA, US

9 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Add Flavor to Your Career – Explore New Opportunities at Lee Kum Kee!

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 300 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients.

Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in City of Industry, CA with more than 500 employees (Americas Zone). We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!

• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan through Principal
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays
• Five (5) Sick Days

This position leads AMS zone’s direct food contact, secondary & tertiary package innovation initiatives under circular ecosystem principles. Must be able to drive innovation; leads package development team in west coast and east coast facilities and develops team talents with a strong sense of ownership and leadership. Searches for new applicable technologies both within and outside food industry to continuously evaluate best practice and support product innovation, company’s sustainability and extended producer responsibility goal.

It also provides technical inputs and support to other functions as needed. This position is in a fast-paced environment of changing priorities, multiple projects, and short deadlines.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead and manage package development team in food direct contact package, secondary & tertiary package development for America zone markets and other applicable markets. Lead and execute Zone’s package development strategies aligned with global package strategies;
  Keep abreast of the latest package technology development and be able to maximize their application in products; partner with internal functions within supply chains, sales, marketing, and project management teams, managing new package capability development, value improvement initiatives, and supply chain sustainability. Manage annual budgets, and KPI for package development team.
• Maintain close linkage and networking with global packaging community for global package initiatives and competence development as well as specific package projects cross zones based on capability.
• Close partnership with the west coast and east coast plant multi-function teams, and project team to scale up new pack types and pack formats for production and relocate packages across facilities.
• Lead package development process in accordance with company guide/requirements that best suit for zone applications; propose ideation and realization (I&R) package solutions and deliver the working quality that fulfill the business objectives and expectation from internal/external stakeholders.
• Provide in depth technical expertise in designing and defining package and packaging specifications, including test methods; package/machine capability studies and their impact on package performance and specifications. Approve design of concept/experiment/test methodologies/technical specifications on zone package materials.
• Engage with government agencies, trade associations, vendors, package development groups, and testing services to develop and manufacture components…