Flexible Packaging Jobs (NOW HIRING)

• Pay or shift range: $75,000 USD to $80,000 USD
  The salary range is based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, certifications and geographic location.

Destiny Packaging, a Bunzl company, is seeking a Flexible Packaging Engineer to act as a technical conduit between the films we market and our Sales team. This person will need to be knowledgeable and have experience in flexible packaging products structure and properties. Additionally, the job will require on-site customer visits, product application identification and creative engineered solutions.

This position is based in Salinas, CA, and will be a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop automated sample request process with our primary suppliers that make the request transparent to Sales and Buyers
• Identify competitive films and suggest our comparable product offering
• Provide support in the development of competitors cross reference charts for roll stock, shrink bags, and shrink films
• Assist on plant surveys
• Give periodic progress presentations to executive leadership
• Assist Sales in test runs of new films and bags at the customer’s facility
• Develop a working relationship with our primary equipment suppliers
• Build relationships with equipment suppliers that are strategic to Destiny Packaging but not yet working with us
• Provide support in the development of a marketing and specification collateral website for sales and customer PDF access, sell sheets, MSDS and properties specifications

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Engineering or a related field is preferred
• Experience with MAP, barrier films, laminated structures, COEX films, SUPs, flexo print, shrink, stretch, and poly bag structures is preferred
• Two years of field experience is preferred
• Knowledge of vertical form and fill equipment is preferred
• Understanding of the chemistry of poly urethane, poly vinyl, and poly olefin films, single direction and bi-directional shrink films, barrier and co extruded poly films is preferred
• Presentation skills, Power Point or Keynote is preferred
• Excel skills; pivot tables would be a plus
• Ability to build a ROI model based on film property changes, such as run speed, down gauging, and size changes to roll stock, shrink bags or stretch film is preferred
• Capable of a cut and weight analysis on stretch film is preferred
• Travel as needed, sometimes with overnight stays

Destiny Packaging's salary range is $75-80k plus bonus based on experience, education and geographic location.

What's In It For You?

• The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.
• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days
• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
• 401K with generous company match
• Additional benefit information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks.

Bunzl North America is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America- proudly certified as a Great Place to Work. At Bunzl, you’ll find Unlimited Potential… Your Career - - Our Future!

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

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