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Packaging Engineer
Title: PACKAGING ENGINEER
Location: Louisville, KY
Build your career at Sazerac. The Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Margaritaville Spirits, Dr. McGillicuddy’s, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.
Since 1850, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double-digit growth every year! We attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people. Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.
The Packaging Engineer, supports packaging component and assembly processes through design, specification, controlling and testing in the manufacturing and conversion processes, ultimately resulting in packing fit for purpose. This position provides a skilled resource to plan, lead, attend and evaluate both producer and plant testing prior to product commissioning and is predominately focused on field-based materials development testing. Reports directly to the Senior Packaging Engineer, based in Louisville, KY.
- Identifies and progresses appropriate field testing to ensure successful projects. Maintains packaging testing records. Performs due diligence in new designs to evaluate and determine packaging fitness of purpose and prove resilience; this includes evaluation of graphics, color, color copy, legal, mechanical, performance specification and fitness for purpose approvals. Ensure adherence to Personal Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies and Practices.
- With direction of the Sr Packaging Engineer, completes assigned new and revised packaging structural assessments to meet project time lines; Working with local plant teams, identify and progress design revisions ensuring packaging performance is optimized; Participate in the design development of new/revised packaging; Develop and maintain packaging and materials standards, ensuring consistency. Ensures thorough, functional, and complete communication of packaging processes.
- Identifies packaging improvements and technology to will lower our carbon footprint and our cost. Assists the Procurement team with qualification testing for such items. Coordinates tests with local plant teams.
- Develops and documents assigned testing and data management procedures. Works in concert with internal quality departments, completes assessments and maintains records, including the approval register. Assist with control of the origination, approval, and maintenance of packaging component specifications, application data and finished goods specifications. Determines machine setup and tooling requirements for components.
- Assists with processes to ensure that packaging supplies are approved by FDA and other regulatory agencies as required by law. Maintain a digital file of components that touch the product, including caps and bottles. Identify current and future packaging trends and regulations.
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2 years relevant experience
Perferred
- APICS Certification or Six Sigma Certification
- Wine and spirits industry experience
- Experience in manufacturing software (ERP, MRP, MPS, WMS)
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- relevant: 2 years (Required)
- Packaging: 2 years (Required)
- Engineering: 2 years (Required)
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
OBJECTIVE OF THIS POSITION:
We are looking for a skilled and accomplished designer, that wants to join a winning team. This is a direct hire opportunity that is benefits eligible. If you have, a passion for design and an eye for detail we want to hear from you! This is a direct hire opportunity with a wonderful company.
Design and manufacture model is used to produce high quality blister packaging without supervision. In addition, oversee the daily activities of the Design Department in Managers absence.
ESSENTIAL JOB TASKS:
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Each employee is required to do what is necessary to provide quality service to our customers — internally and externally.
Design all models using a 3-D parametric solid modeling program.
Create engineering drawings of blister to submit for customer’s approval.
Create and fit functionality of blisters designed.
Instruct and mentor all other Designers in the areas of Design and Project Management.
Offer design assistance to sales, customer service and customers.
Manage all projects with autonomy.
Assist with plant tours and conduct software demonstrations to customers and new employees.
Assume all responsibilities of the Design Manager in his/her absence.
Meet with clients to discuss projects.
Review, examine or take measurements of product samples for use in design of packaging product. (May travel to customer site when product is too cumbersome to transport to the facility.)
Modify and refine designs using working models to conform with customer specifications or production limitations.
Attend meetings, as needed.
Provide complete design input to fulfill requirements for part
If needed, can duplicate complex customer product manually in CAD.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
*Min. 5 years of experience * General engineering and machine shop courses
* Associate’s Degree or combination of training / experience and education.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Exemplify Rohrer’s Core Values:
o Bring the ”want to” attitude to work
o Engage in Lean thinking and problem solving
o Team focused
o Trustworthy
o Excellence in Service to our customers (internal & external)
o Respect and Accountability to self and others
Excellent communication, leadership, personal organization, and computer skills.
Great project management skills
Strong computer skills – MS Excel, Word, Outlook;
Special programming use related to CAD &/or design required: Solid Works, Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD, EdgeCam
Complex modeling & Advanced surfacing is required.
Strong math skills: trigonometry, algebra, geometry
Strong communication skills: written and verbal
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Experience and knowledge within the industry.
Experience in thermoforming and tooling design preferred.
Understanding of custom forming parameters.
Can duplicate basic customer product manually.
Ability to successfully work with others in a team environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World. Rooted in two centuries of family heritage, Beam Suntory has evolved into the world’s third largest leading premium spirits company … where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets – our premium spirits and our people – we’re driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Beam Suntory is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.
Mission
Packaging Engineer will lead and deliver the creation of innovative consumer and customer driven new packages/platforms, quality improvements, alternate supply and cost savings to drive Beam profitable growth.
This role will create a strong and productive partnership with operations, marketing/business teams, finance, sourcing and others, providing packaging technical thought leadership and leverage cross functional partnerships to both effectively move assigned projects forward, as well as improve and streamline related business processes.
Role will also actively partner with external suppliers and development companies to identify, design, test, and integrate new packaging ideas including, but not limited to, new technologies, components and materials.
This is a great opportunity because…
This position has a technical leadership role in identifying and creating innovative new packages aligned to overall Beam strategy and go to market process, enhanced through developing and fostering internal and external partnerships.
Technical leadership role on projects with moderate complexity, such as cost initiatives, line extensions, and new package development; working closely with key business partners to develop fast prototypes/models, define package design and technical requirements, development project timelines, cost/margin goals, risks and contingency plans.
Direct accountability for technical development and implementation as part of a cross functional project team, translating consumer/customer needs into relevant package design elements meeting consumer, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements from ideation through commercialization, following commercialization, qualification and verification protocols.
Accountable to develop component and final package specifications on new or revised products as required; providing performance based specifications aligned to equipment tolerances, specification ownership and proprietary advantage where applicable to protect investments and block competitive potential.
Key partner to DTV and LEAN initiatives, supporting as well as bringing forward new ideas to drive value and efficiency and effectiveness in our Operations and packaging materials, components, and finished goods, as well as identify areas for simplification across packaging portfolio.
Desired Qualifications
- Degree Packaging,Mechanical Engineering or related M.S. a plus
- Minimum – 2 years of work experience in Food/Berage or related consumer products company.
- Ability to work independently and lead planning, development, timing and dependencies, and execution for assigned projects.
- Experience and success in cross functional relationships within R&D as well as with Design agencies, Graphics, Marketing, Operations, Sourcing, Engineering, etc. to drive strong collaboration and results.
- Self starter, flexible, comfortable working in unstructured face-paced environment, able to manage multiple priorities effortlessly. Proven success working autonomously plus engaging and presenting ideas and/or facts.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Industry: Food/Beverage
- Travel: 25%
- Working knowledge of packaging lab procedures. Experience with and use of related R&D disciplines such as sensory, process engineering and product development.