Innovation Engineer

ProAmpac•Cincinnati, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Innovation Engineer will support the development and commercialization of sustainable flexible fiber-based packaging solutions (recyclable and compostable) through hands-on product development, laboratory evaluation, quality testing, and customer trial support. This role works cross-functionally with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and commercial teams to advance innovative packaging technologies from concept through scale-up and market validation.

Requirements

Master’s Degree required, preferably chemical engineering, paper/pulp/Fiber science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Post-graduate degree a plus.
Statistics and statistical process control training.
Experience with FDA requirements and ISO standards.
Solid working knowledge of development processes and related manufacturing.
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, Teams, and Outlook
Maintains strict confidentiality and protects privacy of confidential/sensitive information.
Exceptional time management and organization skills.
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Research, design, understand the fundamentals and develop new sustainable flexible fiber packaging platforms.
Staying up to date on Recyclable and Compostable regulations and requirements.
Implement products and structures for new or improved existing products.
Follow through from trials to full scale manufacturing.
Collaborating with global and national brands to develop innovative new product concepts.
Identifying new developments and technologies.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams as well as local product development engineers and material & process suppliers, industry experts, manufacturing, sales, and customers to develop specifications, evaluate, and control properties of substrates, materials and processes
Supporting the qualification of substrates, development materials, and processes used in the manufacture of products
Provide technical support in solving product quality problems
Utilize project management skills and complete cost analysis to effectively drive product development and innovation projects
Support marketing requests for product performance and technical information
Support and/or lead customer innovation sessions aimed at developing new product concepts
Validate materials and processes in accordance with FDA standards
All other duties as assigned