Packaging Engineer

Promise Confections + Edward Mac Brands is seeking a Packaging Engineer / Senior Packaging Engineer to work at our corporate headquarters located in Pittsburgh, PA. The candidate will assume responsibilities for packaging research, development, design, testing, qualification and documentation of safe, cost-effective packaging structures, systems, and suppliers.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To develop, specify, and commercialize cost effective packaging designs in a timely fashion.
• Perform trials to ensure compliance to approved standards.
• Confer with supervisor and/or cross-functional partners such as food technologists, engineers, plant operators, sensory experts, packaging, marketing, and sales in order to drive the product development process.
• Using packaging, chemistry, microbiology, material science, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing, preservation and deterioration of foods and product package interactions.
• Review graphic proofs for compliance with graphics and structural compliance requirements.
• Keep technically informed through suppliers and technical literature.
• To minimize the cost of packaging components via design optimization and qualification of alternate suppliers.
• To improve the functional performance of packaging designs with respect to supply chain handling and consumer usage requirements.
• To develop and maintain accurate and complete specifications for all packaging components
• To provide technical support at all points in the supply chain to resolve packaging design/material related issues.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCIES

• Masters or BS in Packaging, Engineering, or related field.
• 2-5 years’ experience in package development.
• Computer literacy in DraftSight/AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud, and MS Office products.
• Understanding of packaging materials, converting processes, manufacturing capabilities & equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in project management.
• Self-starter, capable of managing a portfolio of project assignments with minimal supervision.
• Analytical and logical problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and oral/written communication skills.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

This position reports to the Head of R&D, Quality, Co-man Operations

SOFTWARE

• Pallet Optimization Software (TOPS)
• CAD (DraftSight/AutoCAD)
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator CC, Acrobat DC)
• MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint…)
• Project Management (ClickUp)

About Promise Confections

At Promise Confections, we take immense pride in being an award-winning manufacturer of everyday chocolate and confectionery products. Our commitment is to continually challenge the norms of traditional confectionery, pushing boundaries to deliver exceptional experiences. Comprising Edward Marc Brands, Seattle Gourmet Foods, Pearson’s Candy Co., and Annabelle Candy Co., we boast a diverse range of capabilities including panning, enrobing, extruding, clusters, barks, brittles, gummies and breath mint/sour candy tableting. With our extensive reach, servicing major retailers and offering private label and contract manufacturing services, we stand as emerging industry disrupter's in confectionery. Check out our brands by visiting: promiseconfections.com