Professional Packaging Systems (Pro Pac) is looking for individuals who have a strong professional ethic, are passionate about innovating for positive change, and are collaborative team players.We have been in business for over 50 years. Our success is due to a culture created by our founder that embodies these principles: Our employees are our most important asset, we stand by our word, and our customer’s needs are our number one priority.
If you are looking for a career where you make a difference with over 1,000 team players, please read on.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Packaging Engineer is responsible for assisting the sales force by creating products designed to solve customer concerns, whether that be cost, waste reduction, damage reduction, safety concerns, customer experience or others. Packaging Engineer will perform in both QP and ProPac functions and will temporarily report to the CEO.
E SSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible to drive revenue and profit by designing, creating, developing, testing and proving packaging solutions to meet customer needs and improve our customer’s operations
- Meet applicable regulatory, structural, design and aesthetic requirements of our customers
- Experienced and skilled in packaging substrates like film, corrugated, foam, wood, glass and others
- Travel with sales reps to visit various customer locations to find and understand their needs
- Assist sales reps in closing deals by providing desirable packaging designs to resolve customer issues and concerns
- Provide timely responses, quotes and designs to support Sales Department “speed to market” needs
- Assists sales reps and purchasing personnel sourcing products related to their work
- Stays current and communicates to team on sustainability trends, products, vendors, options and programs.
- Utilize CAD and design software to create products
- Works with cross functional teams within Propac and their customers to ensure product meets requirements
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including drawings, calculations, specifications and product data.
- Provide project updates to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments and progress.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
N/A
QUALIFICATIONS:
General:
- Work well under pressure and with little/no supervision.
- Work well as a member of a team or group.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Maintains a high level of business courtesy and etiquette when interacting with customers, supervisors, managers, and other employees.
- Demonstrated time management and multitasking skills.
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
Education:
- B.S. degree in Package engineering
Experience:
- Relevant experience within the packaging industry
- Comprehensive knowledge of packaging materials and substrates, to include corrugated, folding cartons, structured films (horizontal, vertical, stand-up pouches), industrial films (shrink, stretch, bundling) and printing processes.
- Experience in product design utilizing full range of packaging materials
- Experienced using testing lab to ensure quality in shipping, handling and freight processes (i.e., Trucking, FedEx/UPS, Air, Overseas, etc.)
- AutoCAD experience required.
- Ability to read, write, and interpret technical information.
Soft Skills:
- Computer skills – Microsoft office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project Management; Salesforce
Math/Language/Reasoning Abilities:
- Financial analysis capabilities.
- Ability to solve problems independently.
- Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
Certificates and Licenses:
- N/A
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally up to 50% based on project needs. Meetings often required at customer locations in manufacturing environments and/or corporate settings.
- Office – Ability to work at a desk for the workday. Will require sitting at a desk for up to 8 hours or more per day
- Client Facility – Ability to work at a client facility when necessary. Will require long periods of standing and walking in a potentially non-conditioned manufacturing environment. Will require standing, walking, squatting, crawling and the ability to lift weight up to 50 LBS.
About Pro Pac and Qual Pac
Founded in 1971, Professional Packaging Systems (Pro Pac) brings deep knowledge and expertise to provide the best packaging solutions for our customers. We serve every industry, including e-commerce, retail and wholesale food, snack, beverage, specialty manufacturing, fresh produce, hobby and craft, automotive, electronics, pet, cosmetic industries, and many more.
We are headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, with regional sales branches in El Paso, and Brownsville, TX; and additional contract packaging / fulfillment operations in Brookshire, TX; Charlotte, NC; and Olathe, KS.
Come join a growing group of honest, knowledgeable, and skilled professionals who are dedicated to offering superior products and services to those we serve!
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