Food Packaging Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job  Summary :

The Packaging Engineer is responsible for designing, sourcing, testing, and implementing packaging solutions across multiple food categories. This role supports customer’s sustainability goals, regulatory compliance, and innovation pipeline, while collaborating cross-functionally with category teams, suppliers, and ESG leadership.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, source, and test packaging for 12+ food categories.
• Coordinate label and artwork formatting for packaging.
• Manage packaging needs for Customer Test Kitchen.
• Gather and report sustainability data aligned with Customer Green Challenge goals.
• Collect and report EPR data for food packaging and proprietary beverages (cups, lids, straws, etc.).
• Maintain vendor qualification and support audits.
• Develop and maintain packaging and sustainability project pipelines.
• Prioritize projects based on regulatory requirements and strategic goals.
• Maintain Packaging Tracker and provide monthly / quarterly updates to Customer leadership.
• Attend category support meetings and trade shows relevant to packaging and sustainability.
• Conduct market research on sustainability, convenience store trends, and competitor packaging.
• Manage packaging specifications and documentation via TraceGains, Specright.
• Support QA tracking and reporting for packaging-related issues.

Qualifications :

Company Description

Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc. is an established and growing company providing Demand Chain Management services to North American based convenience store operators and their upstream supplier and wholesale distribution partners.

Company Description

Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc. is an established and growing company providing Demand Chain Management services to North American based convenience store operators and their upstream supplier and wholesale distribution partners.