Senior Technologist, Packaging Research & Development

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** Your Opportunity as a Packaging Senior Technologist in Research & Development (R&D) on our Sweet Baked Snacks R & D Team
** In this role you will use your understanding of Packaging Science or Engineering to perform basic and critical experimental work of applied research and/or development including planning experiments, generating and analyzing data, and sharing recommendations to a cross-functional team.  Senior Technologists plan and execute a broad range of technical tasks and must be able to work effectively independently or within a team.  

Your work is typically “hands on” in a lab, in a plant or pilot plant, at a critical site, on a computer, or with consumers for all Sweet Baked Snacks (Hostess Brands).
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* Location:

** R&D Offices at our Corporate Offices in Orrville, Ohio
** Work Arrangements:
** Enjoy a
** hybrid and extremely flexible work environment**, with only about
** 40%-50%*
* ** in-office requirements annually
** that are designed to ensure meaningful, impactful collaboration when on-site.
** In this role you will:
*** Collaborate with Product R&D, Creative Services, Brand Management, and Suppliers in early-stage new package and/or new product design.  Assist with designing the brief for packaging material and functionality
* Design, develop and implement new packaging based upon consumer and business needs, utilizing formats such as film/laminate, thermoforming, injection molding, paperboard, and corrugated with some independence.
* Define and conduct package development testing to ensure readiness for production, distribution, package stability, shelf life, sustainability, and consumer use with  limited guidance
* Design and execute package qualifications with Suppliers and production facilities per manager's direction with limited guidance
* Plan, execute, analyze and summarize plant trials with limited guidance, collaborating with manufacturing and site technical resources.
* Create performance-based specifications for upload into electronic database specification system.
* Assist in advising and recommending material and equipment suppliers and service providers to the cross functional organization in support of new product launches.
* Provide innovative ideas leading to the application of new packaging, sustainable technologies, cost savings/efficiency, and solving packaging-related challenges.
* Support packaging technical support organization as needed to resolve packaging supply chain or production technical issues.
* Create close contacts with strategic packaging suppliers
** The Right Place for You
** We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
** What we are looking for:
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* Minimum Requirements:

* B.S. Degree in Packaging Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Material Science
* 2+ years in packaging development or operations technical support within Consumer Packaged Goods (food, beverage, or medical)
* Knowledge of basic package qualification test procedures
* Project management experience is highly valued, as individual will collaborate cross functionally to manage costs, schedules, and resources for the work
* Strong organizational, critical thinking, and creativity skills
* Effective presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
* Comfortable in ambiguous situations
* Confident and proactive person open to constant learning
* Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
* Ability to travel up to 30% on an ongoing basis (travel frequency dependent on projects and product launch pipeline).Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
* Experience in Food Packaging industry
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* Our Total Rewards benefits
* Continuous opportunities to learn, grow and develop
* Our continued progress to become an inclusive and diverse organization.
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