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Company Description
Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN. We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees. We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.Job DescriptionThe Senior Packaging Engineer role exists to provide support to Stratas as a packaging equipment and container technology scout, renovation program lead, innovation program team member and an operations technical services partner.This role is a key enabler for Stratas to achieve industry leading Shortening, Oils, Mayonnaise, Sauces, and Dressings commercialization products placement. The Senior Packaging Engineer role is a mid-level Product Development position who is responsible for supporting, planning, and overseeing advanced product development initiatives, application testing and participation in internal/external technical training sessions.Key responsibilities: Packaging Product Development, Technical Support & Service, Applications Testing / Development, Product Specifications, Product Improvements / Cost Savings, Competitive Audits, and Provides Technical Support Outside of the Application Area as Needed / Assigned.1. Technology Scout- Responsible for keeping abreast of the latest packaging related technology and optimum material performance to pricing value
- Brings improved method and material concepts forward for potential packaging enhancement or cost savings potential.
- Sales partner in participating in customer visits to engage to identify Stratas solutions for customer needs or to proactively present new and novel Stratas offerings for customer consideration.
- Develops and leads competitive audits to identify development gaps and product improvement opportunities
- Develops and supports a packaging laboratory and library
- Key stakeholder and input professional to the packaging specification database owned by procurement
- Maintains and continuously improves tooling / package qualification plans, technology transfer documentation (design history files) and final package component specifications, manufacturing specifications, case / cube information cost and savings, estimates, etc
- Ensures specifications and data sheets are accurate and up-to-date for all application areas
- Troubleshoots new and existing packaging problems involving design, material and processes, thus providing timely creative and cost-effective solutions
- Participates in development/execution of internal & external technical training sessions. Assist in trouble shooting and complaint resolution.
- Innovation program team lead -
- Identifies new package types to meet market driven needs (eg. sustainability and others)
- Identifies package types and / or process adjustment that when employed singly or in conjunction drive cost savings / containment
- Provides technical support, including leading line trials, to operations and engineering through development and commercialization of a new product, and as needed thereafter.
- ID: #43283180
- State: Mississippi Olivebranch 38654 Olivebranch USA
- City: Olivebranch
- Salary: TBD
- Job type: Full Time
- Showed: 2022-06-18
- Deadline: 2022-07-12
- Category: Et cetera