Adept Packaging is leading the way in a new era of packaging engineering and technology. As the leading expert in packaging engineering and serialization, we provide teams, in the U.S. and Europe, with flexible and scalable services through engineering, consulting, staffing, business processes and technology. Our global team of experts, toting over 1,500 years of combined experience, leverages their knowledge to support many of the leading iconic brands in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Food, Beverage and CPG industries.
Adept also services a comprehensive list of small and mid-size companies, who trust us as an extension of their teams. We offer a flexible, collaborative environment that embraces diversity, celebrates achievement, thrives on challenge and actively seeks out opportunities to invest in our clients, our communities and one another. We are inspired every day by our mission to build a new model for our profession; one that creates possibilities for our people and clients and contributes to a better collective future.
DESCRIPTION: Adept Packaging has an opening for a Senior Engineer, Global Packaging Development – Sustainability with a focus on Paper Science experience. The engineer in this role with independently lead packaging development and commercialization of new materials and packaging systems to deliver against business objectives in Packaging Sustainability.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- The Senior Packaging Engineer in this role will responsible for independently leading packaging development and commercialization of new materials and packaging systems to deliver against mid- and long-term objectives to support Packaging Sustainability.
- The engineer will be responsible for gaining alignment across key functions and model commercialization best practices.
- Manage technical timelines, provide timely communication, raise issues and risks and develop plan to leveraging strong project management skills.
- Coordinate and conduct functional testing including lab testing, plant trials and packaging material qualifications.
- Ability to identify business needs and generate ideas and concepts, develop the business case functionally.
- Requires knowledge and experience in R&D
Strong experience with Paper-based / Paper Science
5 years of relevant work experience and working with cross functional teams, or comparable experience
Strong project management experience and problem solving experience
Technical leadership within a startup environment
Experience with Consumer-Packaged Goods
MBA or Master’s in science Preferred
Demonstrated solid verbal and written communications skills
Ability to travel up to 30%