Senior R&D Packaging Specialist

3 weeks ago


Torrance, California, United States King's Hawaiian Full time
Job Title: Senior R&D Packaging Specialist

We are a family-owned business with over seventy years of history, respecting our roots while looking forward to our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve.

The ideal candidate is an innovator, researcher, designer, and builder who develops new packaging solutions and selects the right packaging equipment to commercialize new products. The role requires creativity, technical skills, and strong understanding of materials science as it pertains to packaging.

About the Role:
Packaging Development: Design and develop packaging solutions for new food products, ensuring they meet functional, aesthetic, and cost requirements. This includes developing internal packaging design capabilities with innovation as a key success factor.
Testing and Validation: Develop and evolve robust testing methods by outlining scope, methodology, and criteria for multiple packaging types. Data Analytics and Documentation: Maintain records for historical data around ideation, testing, and development of packaging.
Vendor Relationship Development: Lead communication with packaging vendors and internal sourcing teams. Regulatory and Sustainability: Develop packaging solutions with the organization's regulatory and sustainability goals in mind. Co-manufacturing: Collaborate with co-manufacturing partners to offer expertise and ensure King's Hawaiian's standards are met for packaging.

BASIC QUALIFICATION (EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE):
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- More than 5 years of R&D experience in packaging, preferably in the food industry or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Technical Skills:
  • Packaging Design Tools: Experience with packaging design tools and software.
  • MATERIALS SCIENCE: Strong understanding of materials science as it pertains to packaging.
  • Testing and Validation: Familiarity with packaging testing methodologies and validation processes.

Salary and Benefits:
The compensation range for this role is $117,500 to $167,500 plus bonus. King's Hawaiian operates in a hybrid environment where we are in the office Monday - Wednesday and remote on Thursday and Friday.

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