Titus Talent Strategies has partnered with a global leader in the food and beverage industry to bring on a Sr. Scientist, R&D Packaging Development to their Condiments & Sauces department located in Warrendale, PA.
This role offers a hybrid schedule of in office Tuesday-Thursday each week while allowing you to work at home on Monday and Friday. Also included is a 6 week "work from wherever" program that you can use to work remote wherever you would like throughout the year. This role also includes a 25% target yearly bonus on top of your salary!
Are you passionate about packaging innovation and ready to make a significant impact on iconic brands? Join the dynamic and cross-functional team as a Sr. Packaging Scientist! We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead packaging development projects across our Platforms, working with renowned brands.
As a Sr Packaging Scientist, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of packaging, enabling growth and ensuring quality objectives and business continuity. From crafting and performing tests to analyzing data, presenting results cross-functionally, and commercializing pipeline opportunities, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our packaging solutions.
What’s on the menu?
- Work with cross functional teams, acting as packaging lead to drive execution across multiple projects from different product categories.
- Lead multiple assignments/research projects concurrently and possess the ability to prioritize between a variety of business initiatives.
- Complete packaging testing, qualification and commercialization while working closely with cross-functional team members in laboratory and production environments.
- Translate research findings into relevant business opportunities and communicate to cross-functional teams
- Adapt and apply scientific principles to new situations/products
- Specification creation and updating, with attention to detail
Recipe for Success: Apply now if this sounds like you!
- BS/MS in Packaging, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- This candidate should have a consistent record of carrying out work plans and committing to results in a variety of exciting and sophisticated settings, passionate about growth, cost savings and brand maintenance and quality improvement.
- This includes understanding the business need, designing, and implementing tests, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, documenting, communicating results, and commercializing products.
- Proven communication and collaboration skills are critical in this role, which operates in a dynamic and cross-functional environment.
- The candidate must also have a technical background and be able to apply prior learning or scientific principles to new situations.
- This position requires an individual to prioritize multiple assignments/ tasks concurrently and demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, a majority of the time.
- Proven experience in Packaging Development and commercialization (which can include internships)
- Strong understanding of key subject matter in areas such as packaging materials, pkg equipment/materials interaction, and packaging laboratory test methods
- Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead, coach and motivate others.
- Willingness to travel 30%
Titus Talent & our partner are both Equal Opportunity Employers that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
Education:
Experience:
- commercialization: 2 years (Preferred)
- Packaging: 4 years (Preferred)
- consumer package goods: 2 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Warrendale, PA (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Warrendale, PA: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)
Work Location: In person