Innovation Industrial Design/Development Manager (Customer Foodservice Packaging Solutions) - Remote Role

About the role

The Innovation Industrial Design/Development Manager is responsible for identifying and solving high-value customer challenges through innovative foodservice packaging solutions. This role partners cross-functionally with sales, customers, and product development to develop differentiated products that create mutual benefit and drive profitable growth. This individual applies Principle-Based Management (PBM) by leveraging customer insight, ownership, and rapid experimentation to move ideas from concept to commercialization with speed and discipline.

Responsibilities

• Create Value for Customer
  • Partner with sales and customers to identify unmet needs and high-value problems in foodservice packaging.
  • Translate real-world customer applications into innovative packaging concepts.
  • Build credibility and trust with customers through deep understanding of application requirements.
• Lead Innovation & Development
  • Lead the custom application development process from concept through hand off to product development.
  • Develop and refine packaging designs that meet performance, manufacturability, and cost objectives.
  • Leverage rapid prototyping and iterative learning to accelerate speed to market.
• Drive Results Through Ownership
  • Take full accountability for project outcomes, timelines, and execution within application innovation.
  • Manage multiple development projects with strong organization and prioritization.
  • Deliver outcomes that translate into commercial success and customer value.
• Collaborate Across Functions
  • Work across sales, R&D, engineering, and manufacturing.
  • Balance independent ownership with collaborative engagement.
  • Communicate clearly to align stakeholders and drive decisions.

Requirements

• Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Product Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in packaging concept development
• Project management experience
• Ability to build relationships with customers and internal teams
• Experience with SolidWorks and Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of plastics and sustainable materials

Qualifications

• Manufacturing or tooling experience
• R&D experience
• Sustainable packaging expertise
• Experience working with sales and customers
• Thermoforming experience
• Portfolio of prior work

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (ADD), disability
• Retirement benefits
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply)

Pay

We anticipate paying $90,000 – $130,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay based on performance.