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Technical Packaging Manager

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$100K - $120K/yr

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Packaging Engineer III

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$100K - $120K/yr

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Rochester, NY · On-site

$100K - $120K/yr

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Emmi Roth USA

Procurement Packaging Category Lead

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... management and longterm partnership development. Execution of the global packaging sustainability ... roadmap. Subject matter expertise for packaging procurement, providing technical, commercial, and ...

Bausch + Lomb

Packaging Engineer III

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As of Aug 16, 2026, the average yearly pay for global packaging manager in the United States is $87,669.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $62,500.00 and $112,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Global Packaging Manager vs Packaging Engineer?

AspectGlobal Packaging ManagerPackaging Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's degree in Packaging, Engineering, or related field; often requires experience in supply chain or project managementBachelor's degree in Packaging, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Design; focus on technical packaging design
Work EnvironmentOversees global packaging strategies across multiple regions, collaborates with suppliers and manufacturingDesigns and tests packaging solutions, works primarily in R&D or manufacturing settings
Industry UsageCommonly employed in multinational consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and food companiesFound in manufacturing plants, R&D labs, and packaging design firms

The Global Packaging Manager focuses on developing and managing packaging strategies worldwide, ensuring consistency and compliance across regions. In contrast, the Packaging Engineer concentrates on designing and testing packaging solutions at a technical level. Both roles require packaging knowledge but differ in scope and responsibilities.

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Automotive Corporate Packaging Manager

Summit Polymer

Portage, MI • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 20 days ago

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Company rating: 5.8 out of 10

Based on 37 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

72nd of 84 rated plastic manufacturers

Job description

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations.
JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU'LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued.
A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don't just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We're always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality.
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Technical Manager, Corporate Packaging FLSA STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Vice President Supply Chain
SUMMARY
The Technical Manager, Corporate Packaging leads the corporate packaging engineering function and is responsible for the design, development, validation, and cost-effective implementation of returnable and expendable packaging for customer finished goods, intercompany shipments, and critical purchased components. This role manages packaging engineering resources across domestic and international locations and ensures packaging solutions meet customer requirements, launch timing, product quality, safety, logistics, and cost objectives. The position partners with Estimating, Program Management, Project Engineering, Plant Launch teams, Materials, Procurement, Operations, and Finance to support accurate quoting, successful program launches, packaging cost control, and continuous improvement across the corporation.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Packaging Department Management
  • Manage and direct the activities of corporate packaging department personnel, including employees located in the United States, Mexico, and Asia.
  • Coordinate with local administrative supervisors in Mexico and Asia to support performance, communication, priorities, and accountability for international packaging employees.
  • Develop and implement training plans for new, promoted, and developing packaging personnel.
  • Establish, maintain, and improve departmental procedures, standards, and best practices to optimize packaging department performance.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable departmental, corporate, safety, and quality policies and procedures.

Customer Packaging Requirement Compliance
  • Maintain current customer-specific packaging standards and ensure they are communicated, understood, and available to the packaging team.
  • Ensure compliance with customer packaging specifications, documentation requirements, validation activities, and approval processes.
  • Interface directly with customer engineers, managers, and packaging contacts to negotiate requirements and resolve packaging-related issues.

New Program Packaging Quote Development
  • Guide packaging engineers in developing estimated packaging concepts and costs for new program RFQs involving customer finished parts, intercompany shipments, and key purchased components.
  • Ensure packaging assumptions are appropriate, documented, and aligned with logistics requirements, shipment frequency, transit time, inventory levels, and fleet-size calculations.
  • Review, challenge, and approve packaging concepts, cost estimates, fleet-size assumptions, and total packaging costs before submission to Estimating.

New Program Packaging Development
  • Manage packaging development for new programs, including customer returnable and expendable packaging, intercompany packaging, critical internal storage packaging, and selected purchased component packaging.
  • Ensure packaging solutions are optimized for employee and customer ergonomics, safety, product quality, cost, fleet size, logistics flow, and launch timing.
  • Coordinate packaging deliverables with Plant Launch Champions, Corporate Materials, packaging suppliers, customers, and internal program teams.
  • Participate in customer-developed packaging reviews to influence outcomes and ensure Summit's objectives are met.
  • Ensure Requests for Engineering Change are initiated when product or packaging changes affect packaging concept, quantity, cost, timing, or performance.

Corporate Wide Support of Packaging Activities
  • Troubleshoot packaging issues across the corporation and drive timely, practical, and cost-effective resolutions.
  • Lead cost-reduction initiatives for current returnable and expendable packaging.
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives for production packaging.
  • Provide direction to plants for end-of-program returnable packaging disposition, including customer return, warehouse storage, reuse, recycling, or disposal.
  • Maintain packaging warehouse inventory and reuse records to support disposition and cost-savings decisions.

Key Performance Indicators
  • Packaging return on investment
  • Actual packaging cost versus quoted cost
  • On-time delivery of returnable packaging
  • On-time completion of packaging RFQ support
  • Cost savings from warehoused or reused packaging
  • Packaging issues identified at program launch

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent combination of education and directly related experience may be considered.
  • Minimum of five years of automotive packaging development experience required, including experience with returnable and expendable packaging, new program launches, packaging cost estimates, and customer packaging requirements.
  • Prior experience leading packaging projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, or supervising technical personnel preferred.
  • Experience working with automotive customers, suppliers, manufacturing plants, and international teams preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Strong knowledge of automotive packaging design, development, validation, and launch processes, including returnable and expendable packaging.
  • Ability to interpret and apply customer-specific packaging standards, specifications, documentation requirements, and approval processes.
  • Strong understanding of packaging cost estimating, fleet sizing, logistics assumptions, and returnable container management.
  • Demonstrated leadership and project management skills, with the ability to manage priorities, people, suppliers, and multiple program deadlines.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve packaging, quality, ergonomic, logistics, and launch-related issues.
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills with customers, suppliers, manufacturing plants, and cross-functional corporate teams.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience with ERP, CAD, and packaging specification, preferred.
  • A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Assessment (26 on the cognitive portion).

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position typically does require up to 25% travel.
DISCLAIMER
The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.
Rev. 6/24/2026

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