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Processing & Packaging Engineering Manager

PEAK Technical Services Inc.

  • Vernon, CA
  • 3 days ago
  • $85,000–$110,000 Per Year

Highlights

Additional duties include creating production flows, ensuring compatibility between packaging equipment and formats, conducting meetings, and assisting with packaging-related customer requests. This role involves close collaboration with R&D, production, and finance teams to ensure packaging components meet cost and quality requirements while supporting production needs.

Numbers & Facts

LocationVernon, CA
Salary$85,000–$110,000 Per Year

Description

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Processing & Packaging Engineer
Location: Vernon, CA on-site Monday through Friday.
Status: Full-time direct hire
Compensation: $85,000 to $110,000 DOE
Experience level: 5 years of experience in food packaging and design. BS in Engineering
*Unable to provide sponsorship of any kind now or in the future (F1-OPT) or work with third party firms (C2C)

SUMMARY:
Responsible for overseeing the design, development, and implementation of packaging solutions for Brand and B2B commercialization projects. This role involves close collaboration with R&D, production, and finance teams to ensure packaging components meet cost and quality requirements while supporting production needs. The 
manager will also be responsible for troubleshooting packaging issues, managing engineering projects, and coordinating plant trials for new SKUs. Additional duties include creating production flows, ensuring compatibility between packaging equipment and formats, conducting meetings, and assisting with packaging-related customer requests. This role plays a critical part in improving packaging efficiency and quality across various production lines, including identifying cost-effective alternatives and implementing continuous improvements.
 
Responsibilities
  • Design shipper cases, pallet pattern, cartons and trays for all Brand, B2B 
  • commercialization projects
  • Work with R&D and operation on process design of new product. 
  • Ensure packaging equipment (sealer, cartoner, case packer, etc.) is compatible with new packaging formats
  • Work with the engineering team to get the appropriate change parts, new machine for new packaging formats. 
  • Able to estimate investment if need for new process line or packaging 
  • Support R&D and finance with packaging portion of costing recipes in a timely manner
  • Assist packaging related problems with production and QA
  • Able to work directly connect with outside B2B customers in part of packaging and process design 
  • Working with R&D for planning and conducting trial run to ensure process flow and machine set up point met product quality requirement 
  • Monitoring first production period to ensure operation performance, speed, yield loss follow target costing. Find improvement point if needed. 
  • Manage special engineering projects such as new line set up. 
  • Support Packaging equipment in production line 
  • Lead continuous improvement in working teams such as loss reduction in meal line and yield improvement in chicken processing 
  • Cost improvement on packaging alternatives and improve packaging quality 
Required Qualifications:
  • BS in Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in food manufacturing and packaging design
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD for processing, line layout design
  • Strong problem-solving and continuous improvement skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with customers, operations management, industrial staff, and vendors.
  • Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies
  • Understand manufacturing cost and variance related to process efficiency 
  • Strong project management skills
 
 

 

Benefits
PEAK's benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and 401K plan. PEAK believes that taking care of our team is essential for success and we are proud to provide benefits that enhance both your well-being and your future. Additionally, our associates may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.  

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) 
PEAK Technical Staffing is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage all individuals to apply. 

Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) 
The physical and mental requirements described in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to perform the essential physical functions of the position, including sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and lifting up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

Candidate Privacy
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://peaktechnical.com/privacy-policy/ and https://peaktechnical.com/ca-residents-privacy-rights/  

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