Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate technical and management aspects of package development
• Lead package design and improvement, working cross functionally to drive packaging related initiatives while complementing environmental sustainability, lean operations, as well as supporting cost initiatives
• Managed assigned Packaging Development projects, working with customers and manufacturing, to meet project objectives and due dates
• Provide packaging options. Develop, engineer, and test Product components and modify as necessary to meet customer requirements, functional parameters, cost targets, manufacturing and shipping targets
• Work effectively with suppliers and manufacturing to assure the creation of timely functional specifications
• Support with the introduction of new packaging designs and perform package component testing and qualifications, working with suppliers, from product development through to unit and production tooling
• Prioritize, manage, quantify, track, and report all packaging development projects.  Continuously improve existing methods and processes to facilitate efficient delivery of high quality products to customers
• Confirms packaging design by conferring and collaborating with managers, developers, production, and other departments
• Record packaging material attributes and specifications
• Provide support in a cross functional manner with other departments when presented with quality issues related to packaging
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of related experience as a packaging engineer, preferably within plastics industry
• Technical Engineering background
• Understanding of customer filling lines, distribution and consumer use
• Knowledge of bottle testing, capable of conducting dimensional and functional evaluations
• Knowledge of Packaging systems - types, costs, ordering procedures
• Ability to work independently, under pressure, tight deadlines and pro-active in solving problems
• Willingness to work in an attractive and challenging environment
• Proficiency in English is a must

ALPLA, a name that is synonymous with plastic packaging of the highest quality worldwide. Around 16,500 employees produce high-quality packaging for the food, cosmetics and cleaning industries at 159 locations in 42 countries.