Packaging Engineer CO-OP

16 hours ago

Breinigsville, United States The Boston Beer Company Full time
Job Description

We are currently hiring an Packaging Engineering Co-Op at our Samuel Adams Pennsylvania Brewery in Allentown, PA. This position is from January-June 2025.

This position will provide Packaging Engineering support for packaging materials and continuous improvement initiatives. Ranging from packaging material development, packaging material specification creation and updating, packaging material line trials and qualification, packaging supplier visits, support investigation of new packaging innovation, and gross margin projects and support of capital project implementation. This position reports to the Senior Project Engineer - Packaging Innovation.

What You'll Brew:

Support package development and packaging innovation projects. This may include some or all the following:
  • Responsible for packaging laboratory testing as assigned and analysis of resulting data.
  • Develop and validate component and package test methods
  • Create and maintain packaging specifications and pallet patterns.
  • Maintain documentation in SAP or other software for product weight and dimensions.
  • Support of packaging material line trials, packaging material qualification and gross margin initiatives for cost saving opportunities.
  • Support of packaging continuous improvement initiatives. This includes learning, comprehending, documenting, and improving the packaging process to maximize throughput and minimize downtime.
  • Collaborate with Quality and Packaging operations to recognize improvement ideas and initiate improvement plans. Willingness to visit and communicate with packaging suppliers.
  • Develop a deep understanding of packaging in larger scale beverage packaging operations. Candidate must be hands-on and willing to get intimately involved in packaging operations and interaction with packaging materials.
  • Responsible for project work on an as needed basis by Sr. Project Engineer and Project Managers, while interfacing with Project engineers, Quality team members, Control engineers, Instrumentation engineers, and packaging reliability teams.
What Ingredients You'll Bring:
  • Must be enrolled in B.S. in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, or related field.
  • Knowledge of beverage packaging operations preferred. AutoCAD experience a must. TOPS or CAPE experience preferred. Production/Manufacturing experience preferred. Pack design, Statistical Analysis, Minitab experience a plus.
  • Ability to prioritize and make quick decisions in a fast- paced environment with a strong willingness to learn.
  • Ability to work independently, solve problems, and show strong self-motivation and initiative
  • A collaborative / participative team orientation and comfort level working with and through people to accomplish goals.


Some Perks:

When candidates join Boston Beer's Early Talent Program, Brew Your Future, our early talent coworkers are empowered with impactful projects and learning sessions that contribute to real business outcomes, in addition to an inclusive, welcoming experience. There are many employee resource groups they can join and development training programs they can participate in. Our Early Talent program is made up of hands-on training in the office and at its breweries. Interns and Co-ops have the chance to meet with leaders at weekly lunch and learns to give them more insight into different parts of the business as well as skill building sessions. Each co-op and intern are encouraged to have weekly 1-on-1 check-ins with their manager to ensure their goals are aligned, and they are on the path to be successful at their time with Boston Beer. They are also required to do a final presentation that they present to the business leaders at the end of each cohort to demonstrate what they have learned.

Boston Beer Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to help ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who wish to request accommodation in the job application process can contact jobs@bostonbeer.com for assistance.

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