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Packaging Specifications Manager

Smithfield, VA💼 Full-time💰 $105,000–$105,000🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead packaging specification processes and data governance while providing technical guidance and direct supervision within Packaging Engineering.

Role type

Senior IC packaging specifications manager

Builds

Packaging specification systems, data structures, and compliance documentation for new product development and commercialization

Domain

Food manufacturing / Packaging engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Packaging engineering principles, specification system management, team leadership, regulatory compliance, cross-functional collaboration, process improvement, project management, data governance, sustainability reporting

Preferred skills

Pilot plant or manufacturing equipment experience

Technologies

Specright, SAP, SharePoint, e-halo, PMDM

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and mentor packaging specification writers and engineers; Own and govern packaging specification systems across the product lifecycle; Ensure compliance with customer packaging requirements and regulatory expectations; Apply packaging engineering principles to ensure specifications reflect functional and cost-effective designs; Collaborate with FSQA, Operations, Sales, and Sustainability to align specifications with business needs; Identify and implement process improvements to enhance data integrity and cycle times

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management

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