Application Development Engineer - Flexible Packaging
Skills
Coordinating ActivitiesCustomer RelationsCustomer RequirementsFlexible PackagingFood PackagingIntellectual Property LawPresentations
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Strong material science knowledge (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations)
- New product development experience in flexible packaging applications
- Project management experience
- Experience developing customer relationships.
- Knowledge of or experience in food packaging such as retort and/or hot fill, hard-to-hold products, coffee, beverage, retail confection, bakery, snacks, frozen food, lidding, portion control packaging, perimeter of the store, or personal care markets
- Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics related field
- 5+ years in Flexible Packaging Product Development and manufacturing processes
- Experience with printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching and form/fill/seal conversion
Day to day
- Working closely with the Commercial Team to identify and successfully commercialize flexible packaging opportunities at targeted accounts.
- Leading technical activities to expand sales of existing structures, develop new flexible packaging structures, drive cost savings, and improve product performance.
- Translating customer requirements to Sonoco specifications and develop manufacturing instructions.
- Ensuring portfolio is aligned with the business priorities and the needs of the customer.
- Defining project success criteria, draw conclusions based on data, make technical recommendations, and manage projects. Projects are often fast paced with high visibility.
- Providing routine technical service activity.
- Developing and leading pilot, production, and filling/packing trials.
- Building and maintaining strong technical customer relations.
- Coordinating activities to accomplish tasks using available internal and external resources.
- Preparing written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports for internal and external use.
- Traveling domestically and internationally to manufacturing plants, suppliers, customers, conferences, and other innovation partners.
- Maintaining complete and accurate work records, to include documentation for intellectual property protection.