AG1 - Packaging Engineer (4-Month Contract)

Remote - USA1w ago

Remote Senior NA Pharmaceuticals Consumer Goods Product Designer Procurement Reporting SAP Oracle Asana Stakeholder Management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical field. • 5+ years of hands-on packaging engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of both primary and secondary packaging development. • Experience in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, nutritional/private-label, food & beverage, or comparable cGMP-regulated CPG environment. • Strong PLM/spec database experience (NetSuite, SAP, or equivalent) — including hands-on spec creation, SKU/UPC management, and ECR workflows. • Working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 111, NSF certification processes, and dietary supplement labeling requirements. • Ability to read, mark up, and validate dielines and structural drawings; comfort working directly with copackers, converters, and print suppliers. • Demonstrated ability to manage a very high volume of active packaging SKUs in parallel without dropping balls in a high-velocity environment. • Excellent written communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences. • Experience with flexible film packaging including film structure selection, sealing technologies, and copacker qualification. • Experience supporting retail rollouts including pallet configurations, shipper qualification, and retailer-specific packaging requirements. • Familiarity with sustainability frameworks: FSC, How2Recycle, PCR content, and US state EPR regulations. • Experience with welcome kit / unboxing experience design and component coordination. • Cross-functional partners (CMI, Creative, Procurement, Planning, Regulatory) report packaging is no longer a critical-path blocker on active NPD timelines.

Responsibilities

• PLM & Spec Creation (Primary Focus) • Create and maintain packaging specs in the PLM system (Oracle) across PA (packaging), PR (welcome/promo), FG (finished goods), CX, FA, and MM SKU categories. • Review and validate dielines, structural specifications, material specifications, technical data sheets and bill-of-materials for all new and revised packaging components. • Support and provide back up for SKU and UPC creation requests through the established intake process (Asana request form and SKU approval channel), maintaining a 48-hour turnaround target. • Partner with PLM, Regulatory, Sourcing, and Quality teams to keep spec data accurate, audit-ready, and aligned with master SKU hierarchies. • Partner with global suppliers for data and document collection. • Manage master versus variant skus and own assignation as it relates to new SKUs • Issue and route ECRs (Engineering Change Requests) for spec revisions and obsolete SKUs. • Primary Packaging Development • Support development and qualification of primary packaging including stick-packs, sachets (3-side and 4-side seal), pouches, tubs, and bottles. • Partner with copackers and film suppliers on dieline confirmation, film thickness and structure confirmation, trial runs, and commercial qualification. • Collect data and provide expert insights on trade-off discussions (e.g., 2.5mil vs 3mil film, 3-side vs 4-side seal) using cost, lead-time, supply-chain redundancy, and shelf-stability data. • Manage sample requests, ship tests, and pilot fills; coordinate sample distribution to internal reviewers, regulatory/quality, and 3PLs. • Secondary Packaging Development • Support development and maintenance of secondary packaging • Coordinate with print suppliers on dielines, color matching, print specs, and PO timing aligned to fulfillment needs at 3PLs.. • Consolidate SKUs where possible to reduce complexity and unlock volume pricing. • Validate carton/shipper sizing against weight, dim factor, and retail shelf constraints • Components • Support Supply Chain team in creating and leveraging strong supplier relationships for packaging components • Collect data and support recommendations with co-mans • Support risk assessments on component quality and surface trade-offs to cross-functional stakeholders • Support component changeovers with creative briefs, artwork timing, and inventory sell-through. • Sustainability & ESG • Partner with the ESG/Sustainability lead and Product Development team to advance recyclability, recycled content, FSC certification, and traceability across packaging components. • Evaluate and document environmental impact trade-offs • Ensure compliance with evolving EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) regulations across US states and ROW markets. • Dietary Supplement Regulatory & Compliance • Coordinate packaging samples • Maintain awareness of food-contact material safety standards and migration testing requirements for primary packaging in coordination with the quality team. • Cross-Functional Execution • Support cross-functional interaction where needed by the Director of PI by working closely with Customer & Market Intelligence, Growth, Creative, PD, Regulatory, Quality, Procurement, Planning, F&D, and 3PL teams. • Surface risks, dependencies, and timeline impacts proactively • Maintain the P&C tracker and packaging readouts for innovation working teams and portfolio reviews.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentive plans. • A 100% remote working environment (excluding Laboratory positions), which has been implemented from day one. • A strong company culture that is enforced through the hiring process to ensure values alignment and a highly collaborative team. • A mission-driven approach to everything that we do, with an overall goal to significantly improve our customers’ health and wellness. • A high-growth, dynamic environment with opportunities for your direct impact to be felt. • In-person team meetups for optimal collaboration, team building and accelerating productivity. • A work environment and culture that is based on high performance, productivity and continuous improvement. • The opportunity to work with passionate, high-growth, business-minded colleagues who bring their all to our mission each and every day. • Access to AG1 products and branded swag.