R&D Associate Packaging Engineer -Traverse City

 

 

 

 

 

Bel, makers of iconic brands including GOGO squeeZ, Babybel, The Laughing Cow, and Boursin is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to sustainability and healthier and responsible food for all. The company has headquarters in Chicago (Bel Brands USA) and New York City (GoGo Squeez) and operates 5 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Leitchfield, KY; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID.

Job Summary:

The R&D Associate Packaging Engineer ensures the development of packaging required by Materne North America’s Packaging team. The Associate Packaging Engineer will support the packaging R&D team in the launch of new project/product, industrial application and propose optimization of the existing process/packaging. They are eager to learn and apply packaging engineering principles to facilitate integration of effective packaging solutions and effective project management.

 

Job Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Support cross-functional relationships
  • Support Marketing initiatives
  • Carry out industrial trials with assistance
  • Regularly update reports with R&D Packaging Manager
  • Supply samples for internal and external needs.
  • Support supplier compliance, packaging re-engineering and standard pack optimization initiatives with support 
• Support the research, development and implementation of packaging process
  • Look for new packaging and processes
  • Develop the packaging to meet the needs of the project and suppliers with support
  • Calculate the cost and ROI
  • Lead packaging qualifications and supplier audits with support
  • Identify non-compliant supplier packaging
  • Support other team members through sampling, lab testing, and data collection
• Maintain production awareness and compatibility
  • Assist in the creation of optimized pallet patterns.
  • Utilize knowledge to aid Production team
  • Assist in the resolution of quality issues and customer’s complaints
  • Utilize data analytics tools to identify trends

 

• Lead Industrialization trials with support
  • Organize and validate logistic trials.
  • Draft trial protocol and report.
  • Conduct tests related to the operation of plant equipment and processes. 

 

• All other duties as assigned

 

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

·         Deliver OTIF (On Time In Full)

·         Ideas are proactively p