Sr. Packaging Development Manager

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in packaging engineering, food engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer/materials engineering, or related science field required.
• A minimum of 10 years related packaging development in CPG industry and 7 years of being a mid-senior manager in the related field with solid hands-on management and supervisory skill and experience.
• Business and commercial awareness; ability to influence other business members; excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and teamwork.
• Prefer Packaging Professional Certification (CPP). Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in wide range of package materials, such as polymers, glass, metal, flexible, paperboard & corrugated packaging material, and manufacturing process; printing and decoration technologies to enhance brand equity and shelf appeal of package; conversion technologies like injection molding, thermoforming and blow molding. Technical knowledge of packaging equipment and process equipment, such as, form-fill-seal, shrink tunnel, labeler, case packer, conveying system etc.
• Prefer training and experience in Lean and Six Sigma, or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of food product/package development flow from ideation to product launch in a consumer goods environment. Strong knowledge of food processing and a strong working knowledge of product/package needs and interactions.
• Highly creative individual with proven ability to create new-to-the-world packages and packaging concepts. Ability to bring together diverse technologies and concepts to create new to the world package innovation.
• Ability to work with brand and consumer research to understand unmet consumer needs, lead package development team, and translate those into successful packaging innovations.
• Good knowledge of government agencies pertaining to the food industry. Knowledge of food safety regulations is preferred (FSMA, FDA, USDA, CFR (Code of Federal Regulation, Canadian Food Inspection regulation, FTC).
• Strong problem-solving skills using statistics and modeling methodology.
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Office suite (Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and CAD software.
• It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.