Packaging Dev Engineer II

About the role

KanPak® is seeking a Packaging Engineer II to develop, optimize, and improve packaging systems in a high-speed food manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring packaging solutions are safe, compliant, cost-effective, and visually appealing while meeting KanPak’s manufacturing, quality, and customer service standards.

Responsibilities

• Provides recommendations to management on new and modified packaging options, including evaluating packaging needs; analyzing alternatives; setting specifications and standards; developing cost analyses and preparing an implementation plan to ensure the safe, convenient, cost-effective and attractive transport of goods under a variety of conditions.
• Drives the development of prototype systems and package designs by defining tasks, assessing risks, establishing parameters, identifying materials and analyzing transporting methods to prevent potential damage or contamination of shipments and to ensure compliance with GSF standards.
• Works cross-functionally and with customers to identify packaging requirements that align to internal standards and provides optimal solutions for the customer.
• Manages and provides requirements, conducts primary and secondary packaging audits, including conducting packaging trials, setting specifications needed for incoming and finished packaging materials, and establishing pallet configurations to ensure compliance with GSF safety and quality standards and business objectives.
• Supports the label creation process. Gathers internal and external approval and maintains library of approved artwork.
• Creates and maintains packaging specifications, customer specifications, drawings and bill of materials in external and internal systems.
• Supports projects related to operational and purchasing effectiveness.
• PARTNERS WITH THE QUALITY TEAM TO AID IN THE RESOLUTION OF CONCERNS.
• SUPPORTS BENCHMARK STUDIES OF INDUSTRY PACKAGING CAPABILITIES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT APPROACHES FOR GSF.
• PERFORMS OTHER RELATED AND ASSIGNED DUTIES AS NECESSARY.
• Up to 25% travel.

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to: Bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Experience 3 to 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in interacting with customers a significant plus but not a requirement.

Skills and Abilities

• To conduct benchmark studies of relevant packaging technologies.
• To interpret packaging systems anomalies or irregularities and identify appropriate solutions.
• To read and interpret documents such as safety rules.
• To apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• To define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• To communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writing.
• To speak confidently and effectively before groups of customers or employees of GSF.
• To read and process written information with a high degree of accuracy.
• To work effectively in a general business environment, with focus on quality and customer service.
• To act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed.

Benefits

Compensation: $85,000 - $90,000 + Bonus

Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-speed food manufacturing environment.

High level of cross-functional collaboration and visibility.

Ability to make a direct impact on product quality, efficiency, and innovation.

Golden State Foods (GSF) is one of the largest diversified suppliers in the food industry, manufacturing a range of products including sauces, dressings, condiments, syrups, and toppings for leading restaurant and retail brands.

Join GSF and grow your career with a global food industry leader who:

• People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.
• Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.
• People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.
• Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.
• Extensive Benefits: Golden State Foods believes in a holistic approach to wellness focusing on the whole person with benefits that support those needs.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our company values diverse perspectives and is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace where every person is supported and empowered to thrive.