PACKAGING ENGINEER

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident's global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide.

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Summary:

The Packaging Engineer will focus on supporting Trident's plants on existing production improvement opportunities and commercialization of new packaging and product launches. This position will work across functions and locations to ensure consistency, and will also work externally to ensure quality.

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

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

• Leads and coordinates packaging trials in our plants to support the development & commercialization of new packaging & products.
• Manage and leads packaging cost savings initiatives with our suppliers & manufacturing plants to improve product margins, tracking against annual & long-term business objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with our R&D, Marketing & Sales partners to support innovation projects. Setup new item codes, develop material dielines and post for team review and approval of artwork.
• Develop and implement new packaging specifications across all material formats, working with suppliers to update data sheets, dielines & compliance certifications.
• Work closely with our strategic suppliers to keep track of ongoing projects, material lead times, costs & new opportunities.
• Plan out project requirements in terms of deliverables for packaging, laying out timelines, milestones, hurdles and contingencies.
• Review and approve new artwork, providing guidance on layout and ensure all aspects are approved with manufacturing plants.

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $110k to $125k.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience. Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• A minimum of 5 years of packaging experience, preferably in food or consumer products.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering, packaging, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and years of experience.
• Specification system management, SAP experience, TOPS/CAPE, Esko, Microsoft Suite, Teams
• Experience working in manufacturing plants, leading trials & communicating results to cross-functional teams.
• Technical expertise across all packaging material formats including flexible, rigid plastics, paper, corrugated and metal.
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, working independently when needed and communicating risks.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, predominantly in Washington and Alaska.

Preferred education and experience

• Seafood industry experience.
• Additional food/consumer packaged goods experience.
• Enjoys problem solving and coming up with creative solutions.

Work environment:

This job takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and has moderate noise.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly sits for long periods of time using a computer, is required to stand and walk; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch. May occasionally lift up to 15 lbs.

Work authorizations

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.