About this opportunity
Pacific Packaging lists this Senior Packaging Engineer opportunity in st. louis, Missouri. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Company Description
Pacific Packaging (PPC), founded in 1970, is a pioneering packaging distributor in Southern California. We offer a wide range of quality products from various manufacturers, including plastic and glass bottles and jars, metal and plastic closures, and custom mold fabrication. PPC is known for providing reliable, competitively-priced packaging components, supported by an experienced sales staff. We stay at the forefront of innovative packaging technologies, sustainable packaging solutions, offering state-of-the-art tool-making and mold-building capabilities.
Role Description
This is a full-time remote role for a Packaging Engineer. The Packaging Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing packaging solutions, conducting research and development (R&D), and managing projects from concept to completion. Day-to-day tasks include collaborating with cross-functional teams, optimizing packaging designs for materials and cost, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
We work with manufacturers that make the following packaging items: glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and jars, pumps, airless, tubes, paperboard boxes, flexible plastic packaging, aluminum bottles and tubes, and more! Experience with a variety of packaging formats is important for this role, but expertise is all areas is not necessary, as long as there is a strong ability to find solutions with other packaging engineers when technical expertise is needed.
Qualifications
Packaging Engineering and Packaging Design skills
Specific experience with Beauty / Personal Care packaging
Significant experience with primary packaging, design, testing, QC/QA.
Experience in Research and Development (R&D)
Project Management skills
Mechanical Engineering skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively within a team and communicate directly with clients
Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Experience with engineering beauty and personal care packaging
Who can apply
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