Packaging Engineer Senior - On-site

Description

Packaging Engineer Senior - On-site

At Johnson Outdoors, the Senior Packaging Engineer plays a pivotal role in shaping the customer experience through innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective packaging solutions. This role leads packaging design for new product development and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring product protection, brand impact, and operational efficiency. Collaborating across engineering, marketing, and supply chain teams, the Senior Packaging Engineer drives packaging strategies that reflect our commitment to quality, sustainability, and outdoor adventure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• As part of new product development teams, designs cost-effective packaging solutions that can withstand the rigors of both small parcel, last mile, and LTL freight-shipping environments and arrive defect-free.
• Collaborates with the product integrity team to outline comprehensive test specifications (shock, vibration, compression) and works with outside labs as necessary to conduct requisite testing to confirm design requirements.
• Partners with Brand and Product Management to understand customer expectations and ensure packaging aligns with outdoor brand storytelling.
• Ensures packaging solutions align with current e-commerce standards and trends as required, including frustration-free packaging and omnichannel requirements, to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Lead packaging design and validation efforts to ensure compliance with UN 38.3 testing requirements for lithium batteries, including proper containment, labeling, and documentation for safe transport across all modes of shipping.
• Leads the expansion of an existing internal returnable packaging system downstream to component suppliers with the goals of streamlining operational efficiency and reducing overall enterprise costs.
• Supports Value Analysis / Value Engineering initiatives by working with Purchasing, Finance, and Operations to identify ongoing opportunities to reduce material, labor, and indirect costs while improving quality.
• Working with Compliance teams, supports any regulatory requirements for packaging based on international environmental standards and proactively applies those standards to our packaging designs.
• Supports Quality Engineering with routine audits to ensure our designs are adequate and that suppliers are delivering materials to specification.
• Attends annual packaging trade expos as needed to stay current with industry best practices and new innovative packaging technologies.
• Must work well in a highly collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams supporting multiple domestic and international facilities and suppliers of contract-manufactured goods. Ongoing production problem-solving support will be required to maintain product quality.
• Supports initiatives in sustainable packaging, including material reduction, recyclable / biodegradable alternatives, and closed-loop systems.
• Partner in supplier development efforts related to packaging, including onboarding, audits, and performance evaluations to ensure quality and compliance.
• Develop packaging cost models and ROI analyses to support decision-making and budgeting for new packaging initiatives.
• Mentor team members and contribute to building internal packaging expertise and best practices.
• Utilize data analytics to monitor packaging performance, damage rates, and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement.

SUPERVISORY / MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Education : Bachelor's degree in packaging engineering.

Experience : Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of expertise in packaging design within a high volume manufacturing of consumer or industrial products environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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What you will receive :

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Johnson Outdoors (and all subsidiaries) without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. Johnson Outdoors is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact Human Resources at HRSpecialAccommodations@johnsonoutdoors.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us :

JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies that inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories : Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving and Camping. Johnson Outdoors' iconic brands include. : Old Town canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak; Carlisle paddles; Minn Kota fishing motors, batteries, and anchors; Cannon downriggers; Humminbird marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO dive equipment; Jetboil outdoor cooking systems. Founded in 1970 by Samuel C. Johnson, the Company has delivered double-digit compound annual growth over its history, evolving from a single brand into a nearly $663 million global enterprise with around 1,300 employees across 20 countries.

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