Material Science Engineer Jobs in Madison, WI (NOW HIRING)

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

LOCATION: Columbus, WI

SUMMARY: Ensuring the safety and regulatory compliance of food contact packaging materials is a critical business requirement. The Corporate Regulatory Compliance Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining programs that establish our packaging materials are in compliance with regulations in North America, Europe, and other countries our packaging materials are sold in. By applying technical, organizational and project managerial skills, guidance will be provided to Packaging R&D, Sales, Quality, and Manufacturing teams on packaging regulatory matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, as well as other duties as assigned.

• Own, Develop, and Manage internal processes, governance and systems/databases to efficiently maintain regulatory compliance of packaging materials; both supplier regulatory information and communications to customers.
• Facilitate and implement legal advice into our business regarding food contact material compliance.
• Respond to customer surveys and requests for regulatory information.
• Collaborate with external suppliers to ensure newly developed or revised packaging materials meet regulatory requirements of targeted applications.
• Proactively anticipates potential hurdles and works with sales and technical teams to resolve.
• Keep abreast of key regulatory and consumer developments for packaging materials via workgroups, literature reviews and industry news. Determine business implications, communicate with cross functional stakeholders, and put action plans in place to address.
• Represent APC at conferences and participation in professional association activities including industry workgroups focused on packaging and food safety.
• Provide training and guidance on regulatory requirements for packaging specifications.
• Manage verification testing and maintain requirements to ensure our packaging materials are safe for use as intended.
• Lead the process to ensure that new materials entering our facilities have been evaluated for food safety and that they are safe for their intended use.
• Manage the process for other packaging based regulatory information to include USP, Drug Master File, Sustainable Materials, End of Life Packaging Responsibilities such as EPR and PPWR, and other material certifications.

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports directly to the Director of R&D and Technical Solutions who provides overall strategic direction.
• Manages direct report(s) to ensure objectives are met and the team is responsive to customers and other stakeholders.
• Interacts with Customers, Suppliers, Sales, Purchasing, Technical, Quality, and Manufacturing Departments at each Center of Excellence to ensure materials have been assessed for their intended use, and supports the required customer documentation as needed.
• Responsible for all discussions and communications with legal advice and customers.

Competencies/Abilities:

• Ability to organize large amounts of information.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with suppliers and customers.
• Ability to visibly lead and make decisions in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to create and manage processes in an ambiguous environment.
• Ability to create plans and organizational alignment to resolve issues.
• Ability to understand and interpret government regulations
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Flexibility to travel up to 10% of time.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree (B.S) in Engineering, Quality, Packaging Science / Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science or Food Science. Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in regulatory compliance for packaging materials. Minimum 5-10 years’ technical experience in food packaging.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. EOE/AA Disability/Veteran.

If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at:

talentacquisition@americanpackaging.com.