Packaging Engineer

About the Group

From a small store in Turin to a large, internationally recognized group: we are present in 90 countries around the world, with over 5,000 employees and 30 companies, managed directly and indirectly by the Luigi Lavazza Spa parent company, which distribute and market our products and coffee machines. In addition to Lavazza, the following brands are also part of our Group:
Carte Noire, Merrild, Kicking Horse, Eracleaand Whittington tea.

Joining Lavazza means doing business with passion, knowing that the impact of our work goes beyond the quality of the production chain. We are a big family and are constantly looking for new talents who share our values and can enrich our team. We combine competitiveness with social and environmental responsibility as we create superior quality products available for consumption both at home and out of home, and distributed through all channels:
Retail, Food service, Office Coffee Service (OCS), and Vending. Our strong, diversified presence enables us to offer consumers and clients perfectly suited solutions, for any occasion and time of day.

At Lavazza North America, the Packaging Engineer II is responsible for identifying packaging initiatives and solutions to meet the business needs to deliver growth, efficiency and sustain performance in the market. They will manage the design, development, and engineering process for packaging of new and existing products and packaging from concept design through production launch to ensure customer satisfaction. The Packaging Engineer II will also ensure package designs optimize marketing objectives, exhibit robust quality, functionality, provide product protection integrity, are logistically efficient, and meet manufacturing expectations in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Location:

West Chester, PA

• Accountable for the delivery of assigned packaging projects.
• Directs testing and evaluation of new and existing components and secondary packaging systems to ensure compatibility of design, machineability, and shipping distribution.
• Collaborates with Quality Assurance, Product Development, and Manufacturing to implement appropriate procedures for qualifying new package designs, incorporating product compatibility, functionality, performance, and low-cost easy manufacturing suitability, with emphasis on cost savings, quality, and marketability.
• Solicits and applies feedback from internal and external customers; responds promptly to customer needs and strives to understand current and future expectations.
• Interacts with marketing, manufacturing, product development, equipment engineering, graphics, and shipping/transportation personnel to optimize package design and development efforts.
• Prototypes packaging and models using appropriate materials: flexible, rigid, corrugated and folding carton manufacturing, plastic film and pressure sensitive labels, and other materials as appropriate.
• Develops, implements, and maintains an innovation portfolio of packaging concepts and prototypes.
• Organizes, catalogues, and maintains an up-to-date inventory of packaging materials and supplies in support of Package Development programs.
• Attends professional activities and events to acquire and expand expertise to keep current and advise on emerging trends in packaging technologies, and environmental/ regulatory requirements.
• Initiates cost reduction projects and cost avoidance opportunities that include packaging redesign initiatives, package component consolidation, and production line efficiencies.
• Develops and maintains documentation and communications for specifications database that supports package component specifications, pallet configurations, packaging procedures, and interdepartmental packaging processes to facilitate management of change for Package Development activities.
• Identifies materials of construction for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging components and point of purchase displays. Assists in development of Bills of Materials and cost analysis.
• Interviews suppliers of packaging materials and, in concert with purchasing manager, selects most appropriate materials and suppliers for…