Second Nature Brands – Madison Heights & Clinton Township, Michigan
Second Nature Brands is on a mission to grow from $500M to $1B over the next 4 years through an aggressive combination of M&A and organic growth. Reporting to the Senior Packaging Engineer, the Packaging Engineer will be responsible for developing and implementing package solutions to support all brands and manufacturing facilities of Second Nature Brands. This role will be a cross-functional team member, working with the broader R&D team, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality. The successful candidate will be based in either our Madison Heights or Clinton Township manufacturing facility and will have occasional travel to support our manufacturing facilities outside of Michigan including Ontario.
Role and Responsibilities
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Develops and implements packaging solutions supporting new product launches, continuous quality improvements, cost savings initiatives, and legal requirements.
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Concurrently manages and executes multiple projects with minimal supervision, ensuring timely and successful completion of activities to meet project milestones.
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Provides technical thought leadership for the role of packaging to project teams, demonstrating an understanding of cost drivers, material properties, equipment capabilities, customer requirements, and consumer interaction.
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Drives alignment with key project stakeholders on packaging development direction.
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Collaborates with internal cross functional teams, as well as with external vendors and manufacturing facilities.
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Develops relationships with vendors to identify improvement opportunities and new innovation for packaging materials and equipment.
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Applies the principles of data management, statistics, and experimental design to determine, execute, and document test plans.
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Troubleshoots issues that arise during assessment, feasibility, development, and commercialization with some supervision, implementing and executing plan of action.
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Understands and utilizes business systems to develop and document new and updated package components, including packaging component drawings and dieline(s), written specifications, production Bill of Materials, finished product specifications, and distribution specifications.
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Provides support to address operational quality issues related to packaging materials or equipment with the objective to minimize future recurrence.
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Collaborates to help identify new approaches, processes, and best practices.
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Manages the interdependencies between functions so activities are prioritized and sequenced correctly.
Capabilities, Experience, and Education Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or similar
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3-5+ years of relevant experience in packaging engineering
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Strong project management skills
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Proficient knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint
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Strong work ethic, judgement, diplomacy, and collaboration skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
