Package Labeling Specialist

Rawlings Sporting Goods Company Inc • Maryland Heights, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Package Labeling Specialist is responsible for designing, creating specifications, and ensuring compliance with all product labels (including RFID) and collaborates on packaging for retail accounts and stock items.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in packaging and labeling management or product development within consumer goods
• Strong working knowledge of GS1 standards, barcode development, and labeling compliance requirements
• Design skills; create easy to understand and implement package labels
• Communication skills; communicate clearly and precisely
• Attention to details; ensure specifications are updated and completed in a timely fashion.
• Proactive and innovative mindset
• Excellent writing skills
• Understanding of regulations

Nice To Haves

• Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) or related certification preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency with packaging and labeling design software, artwork management systems, and project management tools is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end package labeling from concept through production, ensuring on-time delivery, quality standards, and customer requirements
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, warehouse, quality, compliance, R&D, and supply chain teams, as well as external vendors, to manage the labeling process
• Ensure labels meet customer requirements and comply with federal and international regulations, including materials, allergen warnings, claims, FPLA, and Proposition 65
• Educate internal teams and suppliers on customer packaging and labeling requirements
• Perform final proofreading and quality checks on physical labels and digital files prior to mass production
• Develop and maintain packaging guidelines and specifications to ensure consistency across all product lines
• Monitor packaging performance metrics and customer chargebacks to drive continuous improvement
• Manage technical label data, including barcodes (GS1, UDI), net content disclosures, and country-specific formatting requirements
• Serve as the subject matter expert for RFID requirements across all Rawlings facilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees