Manager, Packaging Innovation (Delicatessen Services Co., LLC.)

Company: Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: June 7, 2021

Job Description:

Hiring Company:

Delicatessen Services Co., LLC

Overview:

The role of the Packaging and New Products Engineer will be to strategically lead, develop, & drive the Packaging Innovation function. Packaging Development has been recognized as a key business driver within Boar's Head, and this role will significantly contribute to the growth of the company. The Packaging Engineer will work in a dynamic, fast paced, highly collaborative, & cross-functional environment where strategic thinking, creativity, leadership, and a self-motivated drive for excellence & results will be necessary. The incumbent will design, develop, & implement holistic innovative packaging solutions that contribute to the overall Innovation agenda of the company and its' growth platforms. There will be a high degree of interaction with all levels of Marketing, Sales, Design, Research & Development, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Senior Management.

Job Description:

• Design & Design Thinking skills
• Holistic Packaging Leadership: Design | Development | Implementation | Technical Services
• Equipment knowledge
• Pricing architecture & cost modeling
• Project leadership skills. Stage gate knowledge. Black or Green belt not required but general knowledge of principles is required.
• Maintaining quality packaging standards, specifications, processes and best practices
• Must have the ability to generate concepts, design, & develop structural packaging solutions against consumer insights
• Interact with internal Design team or external Design partners to deliver a holistic packaging vision
• Cross Functional Skills and experience is required, ie: Marketing, Sales, Design, Supply Chain, Product Developments, etc.
• Ideation & Brainstorming: Insight into packaging ideas, quickly reducing those ideas to functional and testable prototypes
• Prototype Development: Hands on development of prototypes ranging from quick cut & paste, low resolution models to fully functional, consumer testable packages & devices
• 3D CAD Design: Experience in 3D Computer Aided Design
• Design for Manufacturing: Works with Global Engineering, Supply Chain and Suppliers to develop comprehensive transformation flow-sheets of the manufacturing & supply process to ensure consideration for design & manufacturability
• Cost Modeling: Works with Supply Chain, Procurement and Finance to develop comprehensive cost models for new packaging
• Technical Modeling: Translates consumer insight into functional attributes and develops corresponding engineering/technical models
• Test Methods & Specifications: Coordinates and develops packaging performance testing for shelf life, material specifications relating to key package dimensions & critical consumer attributes
• Qualification & Validation: Works with Suppliers, Supply Chain, Quality & Global Engineering to plan and execute comprehensive qualification & validation of new packaging and equipment systems
• Project Management: Plans and coordinates all project development activities and timeline from Concept through Package Definition.
• Customer & Executive Presentations: Provides internal presentations ranging from project updates to in depth technical reviews. Participates in customer presentations and demonstrations
• Intellectual Property: Works with Legal to convert key consumer insight along with corresponding feature & attributes, material structures and manufacturing methods into a comprehensive Intellectual Property plan and resultant patent filings
• Support the efforts of the developing, producing and launching of new product

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design or Engineering Design, with experience in Packaging Design & Development or a BS in Packaging Science, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering with relevant Design & Development.
• Experience with Stage Gate/Innovation process required.
• Six (6) to ten (10) years of experience in Designing & Developing consumer products &/or structural packaging from concept through to commercialization.

Location:

Sarasota, FL

Time Type:

Full time

Department:

Marketing and Advertising

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