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Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is an innovation leader in the food and beverage industry. The Appliance Global Product Organization is responsible for end-to-end research, design, manufacture, and delivery of all beverage appliances for the at home and away from home market segments. All employees exhibit our strong company values of “Team First”, “Deliver Big”, “Think Bold” and “Be Fearless and Fair” into their daily work. Our Keurig® appliances use advanced technology to provide the perfect cup, in every cup, and our product development team is on an endless journey to eliminate waste and provide our consumers with simple and exceptional beverage experiences. You will be part of an exciting, fast paced innovation process that always strives to improve time to market, quality, and value for our customers. Our facilities provide state of the art technology, equipment, and workspaces for team members to perform at their highest levels.

Summary

The Packaging Engineer manages and oversees the design, testing, implementation and qualification of packaging solutions that are an integral part of the KDPs Product Development process. He or she will also review and improve existing packaging designs for design robustness, cost effectiveness and process improvements.

The position will support the product development team to design, develop, and test for product packaging solutions. You will create & maintain the packaging specs for new and existing production packaging. You will work with both local and US counterparts and packaging suppliers to achieve our functional packaging goals.

What you will

• Oversee and manage complete packaging development process, including the creation of packaging designs, prototype development, and performance testing.

• Troubleshoot new and existing packaging problems involving designs, materials and processes and provide creative, timely, cost-effective and environment friendly solutions.

• Analyze engineering drawings and specifications of product to determine the critical to quality (CTQ) physical characteristics of item, special handling, environmental and safety requirements, and types of materials required for packaging.

• Establish standards and guidelines for supplier evaluation. Evaluate and select packaging suppliers/vendors; periodically conduct vendor reviews.

• Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Work closely with global suppliers, engineering, product management, operations, supplier quality engineering and sourcing.

• Participate in product introduction teams, to deliver new products to market, on time and on budget.

• Work closely with packaging category team to optimize packaging supply base for cost, lead time, quality, regionalization, standardization, supply assurance, and compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements.

• Work with the manufacturing department to ensure that the packaging designs are optimized for manufacturability and transportation.

• Develop and implement comprehensive test plans to ensure that packaging meets or exceeds customer specifications.

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Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.