Director of Packaging

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Position Overview :

Represent the culture and DNA of the brand through packaging and production for new launch initiatives. This position will have individual project responsibilities and will lead all aspects of packaging, production, and quality. This person will identify and develop new packaging solutions to include primary, secondary and tertiary systems and technologies that support the brand development and product strategy. Act as technical expert for brand to determine usage, design, and quality requirements are met for a successful product launch and act as sounding board for team’s projects to ensure the same.

The Director of Packaging will lead necessary supplier and tooling qualification, testing and value engineering solutions contributing to consumer wins. Manage technical discovery phase of NPD projects in order to conclude assessments of the cost and technical feasibility and manage impacts to related functions such as supply chain, finance, consumer usage and intellectual property.

Principle Accountabilities :

Package Engineering & Production

• Manage, coach and support packaging and process engineer direct reports. Build team to ensure new brands are set up for success, whether through acquisition or organic creation.
• Drive innovation into brand with new concepts, technology, and delivery systems that support Product Development and Brand initiatives.
• Lead design for manufacturability while achieving the brand positioning through the development stages. Support Onsite qualifications, line trial’s, compatibility, scale-up and Mass production as required.
• Manage tooling kick-off, qualification, and validation for all newly tooled project. Ensure fit, form, and function of each tooled package is met from drawing stage through tooling completion.
• Work with Production and Quality to define package specifications, design criteria, and quality defect ranges to ensure all package quality requirements are met. Ensure optimal process flow with partners from manufacture of components through filling and assembly.
• Provide technical reports and risk analysis with recommended solutions or guidance to business owners.
• Oversee the on-going quality and production of new and existing components and formulas, production scale up and continued operations by supporting the QA manager and factory to trouble shoot any on-going issues.
• Determine tooling strategy that supports program forecast and weekly rate of production requirements to meet launch timing.

Sourcing & Project Management

Sustainability

Key Working Relationships :

Requirements :

Required Skills & Experience :

Must be able to perform essential functions (with or without an accommodation) without posing a "direct threat" to the health and safety to self or others. The Company reserves the right to alter, change, abolish and even combine jobs depending upon changing conditions.