Packaging Engineer

About the role

At Eagle Foods we are builders. We are builders of brands, categories, and people. Eagle Foods enjoys a rich heritage with brands that have proven category leadership for more than 150 years. Eagle is a diversified food company producing and marketing sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks and convenient meal solutions products. As a company, Eagle Foods is passionate about fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that boldly builds better people and better brands while focusing on the positive impact our company, our products and our people have on the world. Eagle Foods has a bold family of brands that consumers have come to rely on for decades, including Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk, Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk, PET® Milk, Popcorn Indiana, Cretors Popcorn, Helper and Suddenly Salad. Eagle Foods products are marketed and distributed across all U.S. retail channels, including grocery stores, club stores and mass-merchandisers, as well as foodservice and export, U.S. military, and private label business.

The Packaging Engineer is responsible for the development, qualification, commercialization, and continuous improvement of packaging systems across Eagle Foods' portfolio, including Meals & Sides, Snacks, and Milk products. This role partners closely with Product Development, Project Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Graphics, Food Safety & Quality, and external suppliers to deliver packaging solutions that enhance consumer experience, improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and support business growth. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in packaging materials and manufacturing processes with excellent project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and qualification of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for new products, line extensions, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Identify and evaluate packaging materials, structures, and technologies to improve product protection, shelf life, sustainability, and consumer functionality.
• Partner with Product Development to ensure packaging solutions align with product requirements and consumer expectations.
• Support Stage-Gate project teams by providing packaging leadership from concept through commercialization.
• Develop packaging specifications, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Lead packaging trials, equipment validations, and first production runs at manufacturing facilities and co-manufacturers.
• Troubleshoot packaging-related production issues and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering to improve packaging line efficiency, throughput