Associate Packaging Engineer (UFHA) (Jersey City)

Position Title: Associate Packaging Engineer

Location : Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

Category : Food & Beverage/ CPG

Job Description:

• Lead new packaging development and supplier communication individually, arrange packaging test and deliver the final report.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver projects for top and bottom-line growth.
• Lead, inspire and motivate R&D talent and colleagues.
• Indirectly manage internal and external resources to advance projects in a systematic, timely and technically rigorous fashion.
• Arrange packaging evaluations and consumer handling panels.
• Serve as technical and program subject matter expert internally and externally.
• Field, respond to and record results of requests for technical support, especially from production factories and customers.
• Create, manage and approve specifications.
• Create and document approaches for, and results of, experimental and commercial trials.
• Work with packaging suppliers and other suppliers.
• Successful track record of developing and commercializing new and improved packaging and packaging technologies.
• Significant experience with upstream and downstream blow molding processes required, as well as solid understanding of injection molding and thermoforming.
• Experience with flexible packaging, corrugated and paper-based formats.
• Significant experience conducting trials in commercial factories, at suppliers’ facilities and in lab settings.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Packaging Science or Engineering in the similar field
• Minimum 2-5 years of R&D experience in the Food & Beverage experience is required.
• Communication skills should be good orally & written.

About Company:

Equity Packaging, Inc. is a Global Package Development and Engineering Company that specializes in the management and improvement of packaging functions.

The Company is headquartered in the United States of America, and has global presence with offices in major commercial centers around the world. We support the package development and engineering function(s) of global food, pharmaceutical / medical device, consumer products, and industrial companies.

Equity Packaging offers a highly competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• 401K Matching Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance

Company is unable to do new work visa or transfer of work visa sponsorships presently.