Product Development Engineer

Technical Position

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

LOCATION: Columbus, WI

SUMMARY: A Technical Position reporting to the COE Technical Manager. Primary responsibility is project management in new product development activity, supporting manufacturing and quality relative to technical needs, and supporting the Center of Excellence (COE) needs for production, planning, and continuous improvement. Additionally, this role will collaborate with technical resources outside the COE regarding New Business Opportunity activity, specification development, and material development initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED.

• Project Management & Ownership of COE specific needs regarding NBO activity, manufacturing and quality support, budgeting, and continuous improvement.
• Material and process research regarding technologies that match the COEs capabilities or initiatives.
• Collaborate with external technical resources on NBO activity, specification development, and material development initiatives.
• Ensure the COE has all the necessary information, specifications, and knowledge to meet customer expectations.
• Product Development, Customer interface, presentations, and primary responsibility for technical support of assigned accounts.
• Participate in customer visits to the facilities.
• Apply regulatory evaluations pertaining to packaging food safety.
• Maintain an updated file on finished roll stock, pouch, die-lines, third party, perforation, and other required specifications as well as the particular inspection/testing procedures associated with each product.
• Maintain an updated specification file on all raw materials (papers, films, inks, adhesives, etc.) used in their respective production process.
• Prepare and manage in-plant technical trials through conducting pre-trial planning meetings, directing on-line manufacture of trial materials, documenting results of trials and ensuring trial results are met.
• Research and qualify new and alternate materials.
• Interacting with Customers, Management, Marketing, Sales, and...

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.