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Adept Group offers an award-winning workplace for exceptional packaging industry talent. We work on a range of innovative projects for iconic brand owners. Our technically gifted team collaborates to produce unparalleled results.
We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human.
We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future!
The Opportunity
Adept Group is seeking a Packaging Engineer I to add to our team in the Seattle/Sumner, WA area! This candidate would have 1+ year of packaging engineering experience with pulp and paper. Experience within the pulp and paper industry experience at the mill, converter, coating, or other capacity supporting the industry in manufacturing or R&D is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads complex projects or assignments within large projects with minimal supervision.
- Support product initiatives, packaging design and performance enhancements, cost-improvement efforts, and promotional activities.
- Assist with packaging qualifications by generating packaging protocols, overseeing test execution, analyzing test data, and authoring qualification reports.
- Assist with packaging specification development.
- Plan and execute a design of experiments. Perform statistical analysis on data generated from experiments and write final reports.
- Support packaging line trials including planning, conducting and post-trial activities.
- Partner with purchasing and production departments to determine costs and feasibility of producing proposed packaging.
- Build internal and external relationships to effectively influence and gain support for initiatives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in packaging engineering.
- 1+ year packaging engineering experience.
- Understanding of the full packaging development and qualification process (or stage gate process).
- Knowledge of FDA and ISO requirements related to packaging and labeling, ensuring robust package validation and qualification.
- Basic understanding of project timeline development.
- Able to effectively communicate (verbally and in writing).
- Ability to multitask and manage time efficiently.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Health Savings Options and Wellness Programs
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Generous Company Match
- Paid Parental Leave and Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Sick and Mental Health Days
- 11 Paid Company Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development Opportunities
Compensation Range: $69,000-$86,000
Adept Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Adept Group participates in the E-Verify program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visit the official website at https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
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