• Job Description

  Req#: 3579545

  For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud of being awarded the Great Place to Work certification, along with being recognized as a Best Workplace to Work in Chicago and Best Workplace to Work in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a PACKAGING ENGINEER. If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!

  REMOTE POSITION, LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY DUE TO REQUIREMENT TO COME INTO THE FACILITY FROM TIME TO TIME.

  As a Packaging Engineer you would be responsible for various packaging projects from initiation to production. Projects will consist of modifications of packaging for existing products as well as the packaging for new products. This includes identification, specification development, line trials, sample procurement, sizing trials, line troubleshooting, product documentation, cost-reduced packaging, etc.

  This position will require the employee to work overtime as needed. Overtime is scheduled based upon individual job responsibilities and the needs of the department.

  ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Coordinate line trials of new materials/vendors to assure they meet manufacturing, quality, regulatory and customer expectations.
  • Work with MRP Analysts to implement packaging improvement ideas
  • Develop and organize proper documentation for specification system for packaging
  • Audit existing packaging materials for quality, conformance, quantities, etc.
  • Develop ideas for savings, innovation, and quality improvements that are relevant to the product(s) and business.
  • Assists in various project related to packaging (graphics, etc.)
  • Maintain compliance with customers related to packaging.
  • Maintaining packaging specifications and graphics ensuring accessibility and control of packaging assets.
  • Visit vendor locations, as needed, to examine ongoing packaging projects to ensure conformance to project requirements.
  • Provide technical support to Marketing, Quality Assurance, Materials, and Production.

  QUALIFICATIONS

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum of 2 years of work experience working with plant operations and packaging supply chain form concept to production for multiple products.
  • Bachelor’s degree with a focus on Packaging Engineering or related desired.
  • Strong working knowledge of a wide variety of packaging materials, automated packaging equipment, and processing equipment.
  • Proficiency in researching and developing state of the art packages through experimental design, package testing methodology, and through previous commercialization experience.
  • Experience in food or other CPG preferred with familiarity with high-speed food manufacturing processes is desirable.
  • Experience with maintaining, updating internal as well as external customer packaging databases

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • Strong communication skills in order to professionally represent the company with customers and suppliers.
  • Subject matter expert, resourceful and creative problem solver.
  • Exceptional time management, project management, and organizational skills; and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, approachable, professional, positive and flexible.
  • Work interactively and proactively with internal and external parties at all levels.
  • Meet communicated schedules and deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Self-starter and independent thinker with the ability to quickly react to situations.
  • Work on multiple tasks and/or projects at once with minimal assistance within a fast-paced results-driven environment.
  • Proficient with MS Office, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

  SALARY & BENEFITS

  The Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. The minimum compensation for the Packaging Engineer is $77,331 annually. Compensation is determined by a candidate’s experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity within our organization. Actual compensation to be paid will be determined upon an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs that can be reviewed here.

  PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
  • Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
  • Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
  • Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
  • Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
  • Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
  • Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
  • Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  • Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

  • The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
  • Discern differences between red/green/amber.

  WORK ENVIRONMENT

  Home office, onsite office, warehouse, and manufacturing environment.

  The worker is subject to hazards such as physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts or moving vehicles. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions due to office or administrative work.

  FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES

  Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.

  Monitor Quality Control Points (QCP) if Applicable QCCP’s.

  IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS

  This job impacts company success in overall effectiveness of packaging across Jel Sert manufacturing which is a $80M+ annual spend.

• About the company

  America’s favorite freezer pop brand for over 40 years! The perfect frozen treat for all ages. Celebrate your Flavorful Fun here . . . there’s a flavor for everyone.

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