Packaging Engineer

About the role

Delivering programs on time, in full, and on budget while hitting COGs targets and maintaining quality is paramount. Sitting within the North American Technical organization, the Packaging Team acts as a business partner to both NA Supply and ISC as well as Innovation and Brand Change, Procurement and Conversion. This role consists of working with the project team to deliver technical packaging support through the life cycle of the program!

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance through Diageo commercialization process and collaborate with project managers, conversion sites and multi-functional team members to drive packaging development.
• Support a variety of programs across innovation, brand change, and supply optimization and deliver packaging from initial scoping through commercialization.
• Develop technical specifications for packaging components. (shippers, dividers, labels, closures, glass & PET containers, and other components).
• Conduct the technical development/due diligence of packaging components, inclusive of creation/routing/approval of any/all package specifications and handle specification workflows and issuance to vendors.
• Complete Testing Plans specific to project details, including the completion of a Testing Report.
• Complete testing to ensure functional acceptability, assure regulatory and product compatibility compliance and life cycle robustness of new package components.
• Develop and implement packaging trial and qualification plans.

Requirements

• 4 year Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, preferably in Package Engineering or related Technical Field, with shown knowledge of product commercialization.
• Candidate must have excellent interpersonal ability, working in a team setting, communicating with partners and Vendor contacts and working on different projects at the same time.
• Packaging Materials knowledge (shippers, dividers, labels, closures, glass and PET containers)
• Microsoft Office software, Adobe Acrobat software (PDF bundling).
• TOPS or CAPE software knowledge.
• SAP and specification development knowledge is a plus.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal ability, working in a team setting, communicating with partners and Vendor contacts and working on different projects at the same time.
• Knowledge of Packaging Materials (shippers, dividers, labels, closures, glass and PET containers).
• Microsoft Office software, Adobe Acrobat software (PDF bundling).
• TOPS or CAPE software knowledge.
• SAP and specification development knowledge is a plus.

Benefits

Rewards & Benefits Statement
We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package.
Diversity Statement
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense.
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