Sr. Engineer, Packaging

Overview THE ROLE

Sr. Engineer, Packaging will work at our state of art Innovation and Manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, NC. Will design and optimize product packaging to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying distribution and other conditions. Tests, analyzes, and selects materials for packaging based on durability, cost effectiveness, and production line compatibilities. Maintains with continual improvement activities to ensure existing packaging quality.

Design and “hands on” experience with a variety of packaging concepts/practices and procedures. Experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. May participate/lead activities with diverse projects as it relates to packaging concepts/designs. Implementing actions to ensure desired results are achieved with efficiency and cost effectiveness. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

• Support Herbalife global rebranding and packaging modernization initiatives by designing, testing, validating and launching new package brand imagery and forms.
• As part of New Product Development and Speed To Market project teams, act as the packaging SME to complete all required packaging tasks, ensuring launch schedules are met.
• Provide design concepts/technical support to Marketing/Manufacturing/Sourcing/R&D and Quality groups related to the production and packaging of Herbalife products.
• Works closely with all levels of Strategic Sourcing, Packaging Component suppliers, Contract Manufacturers and Herbalife Manufacturing to test, qualify and launch packaging changes and new packaging components.
• Strong project management skills including balancing multiple priorities. Leads/participates in multi-functional teams for multitude of various continuous improvement/new product introduction projects.
• Leads packaging development and improvement projects to meet Corporate/regulatory requirements. Creates Project Plans/Organizing resources to ensure project milestones are met within timelines/Quality/Budget deliverables.
• Identifies groundbreaking technologies within the organization with current packaging industry innovations.
• Generates/reviews and approves product engineering change orders/packaging process changes/packaging related requirements (including label specifications). Ensures corporate Product Life Cycle Management (Agile) system is maintained and current for all packaging related specifications.
• Works with suppliers for the development/continual improvement of packaging for components and materials. Supports supplier audits.
• Maintains documentation/records with accuracy to meet corporate and regulatory expectations.
• Develops written protocols for plant trials, packaging component testing, and supports protocol development for IQ, OQ and PQ of capital equipment.
• Conducts packaging component/material tests, completes test protocols and leads plant trials at Torrance Packaging Laboratory, Lake Forest, Winston-Salem and Contract Manufacturer facilities.
• Designs product packaging for integrity and transportation robustness following ASTM/ISO/Local-regional guidelines accordingly.
• Prepares project capital expenditures for new packaging processes and equipment with proper justification as required.
• Conduct failure investigations and root cause analysis for customer complaints, plant and supplier issues.
• Writes packaging validation protocols and reports for the qualification of new packaging or packaging revisions.
• Independently plan, implement, and analyze plant trials.
• Conduct in-depth technical feasibility assessments on packaging design, including sustainability impact, supply chain, manufacturing, cost drivers, and consumer impact.
• High level of creativity and independence in the design and development of new and or improved packaging processes, systems/prototypes and projects
• Based on purpose of packaging and physical properties/handling requirements, develops/directs development of drawings/specifications/samples with written analysis of proposed packaging to present designs for approval
• Leverage technical expertise within WW Packaging and Design Engineering Team if necessary.
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