Packaging Engineering Manager
About The Position
Adept Group offers an award-winning workplace for exceptional packaging industry talent. We work on a range of innovative projects for iconic brand owners. Our technically gifted team collaborates to produce unparalleled results. We offer a great place to showcase your expertise and build upon your skillset. All while having fun with amazing people from a variety of diverse backgrounds. We’re driven, inspirational and most importantly, human. We offer a flexible, creative culture focusing on 3 pillars - our environment, our communities, and our health and well-being. Join a team committed to building a sustainable future! Adept Group is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineering Manager to support our growing Medical Device and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) consulting practices. This candidate will bring 5+ years of relevant packaging experience in regulated environments such as medical devices, healthcare, or consumer goods. (The ideal candidate will have experience in both industries). The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader/coach with strong project management capabilities, deep understanding of packaging development processes, and proven experience driving specification management programs and packaging data accuracy. This role will be customer-facing and highly collaborative, working across a diverse mix of established brands and emerging innovators. This role may be remote or hybrid, with the ability to travel periodically to support client engagements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of packaging engineering experience in medical devices, healthcare packaging, and/or high-volume CPG.
- Demonstrated experience in packaging specification management, including harmonization, data cleanup, spec migration, or system implementation (e.g., PLM, ERP, or digital spec platforms).
- Strong foundational knowledge of materials, distribution testing, packaging development processes, and manufacturing environments.
- Experience in regulated industries, such as FDA-compliant medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or food (preferred but not required for all CPG roles).
- Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and foster a high-performance culture.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem solving skills.
- Ability to travel as needed to support client engagements.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage packaging engineering projects across medical devices and/or CPG portfolios, from concept through commercialization.
- Own and improve packaging specification management processes, including creation, harmonization, migration, and lifecycle governance of packaging specs across client systems (PLM/ERP/Spec Management platforms).
- Serve as a primary point of contact and strategic advisor for client teams, building strong relationships and ensuring exceptional service delivery.
- Oversee and mentor a team of packaging engineers and specialists, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain accurate packaging documentation, bills of materials, and technical specifications aligned with regulatory, quality, and operational requirements.
- Drive timelines, budgets, and resource planning to ensure successful execution of multi-phase packaging programs.
- Support packaging validation activities (ISTA, ASTM, transit testing, sterile barrier validation, etc.) where required for medical devices.
- Partner with internal practice leadership to strengthen and scale our packaging engineering and specification management offering.
- Champion sustainable packaging practices by identifying opportunities for optimization and environmental impact reduction.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Health Savings Options and Wellness Programs
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Generous Company Match
- Paid Parental Leave and Company-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Sick and Mental Health Days
- 11 Paid Company Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development Opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
