Overview

About BerryAt Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter. 

The Flexibles Division has an immediate need for a Sr. Product Development Engineer to work with our industrial customers (shrink bundling, industrial and agricultural). This position is key to our commercial success through fostering strong customer relationships. PD Engineers are frequently called on to support commercial efforts through product recommendations, design, and cost out. This can involve developing new film blends through design, trialing, and scale-up to achieve unique customer requirements. Will work closely with customer technical staff as well as internal groups such as product managers, sales, operations and the management team.

Responsibilities

• Work with directly with customers to foster positive relationships to drive growth and profit.
• Interact with technical and project personnel internal to Berry as well as suppliers.
• Translate customer performance requirements into product recommendations or new product designs.
• Interact with manufacturing personnel to optimize product design for ease of manufacturing
• Prepare and submit BOMs, technical documents and descriptions to the commercial team to be utilized for product recommendations and to generate costing/price models.
• Utilize proper stage gate methodologies for project management and tracking.
• Interact with raw material suppliers to stay current with polymer systems, functional additives, physical property testing techniques, and various packaging and manufacturing equipment.
• Assess current products and product lines for increasing sustainability across Berry, which may include, downgauging, right sizing, carbon emission reduction, recycled content and renewable or compostable materials.

Qualifications

• Requires a solid understanding of resins and additives used in flexible films and the extrusion equipment used to create these film products.
• Ability to ensure customer requirements are fully understood and translated into products that move toward commercialization a rapid pace.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, including planning, time lines, weekly communication, and key project updates. Comfortable with managing changing priorities
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong planning/organizing skills
• Ability to effectively communicate/present findings to a wide variety of audiences
• Self-starter and ability to work independently as needed
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with limited information and drive to quick success.
• Degree in Chemical or Polymer Science/Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in product development, process engineering or related areas
• Experience working with coextruded cast/blown film equipment and product development activities.
• Willingness to travel 20-40% of the time involving international travel (mainly Canada and Mexico).
• Ability to travel and work in many different environments ranging from office to manufacturing sites to fields and farms.
• Abide by all company policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Safety is number one priority - both the safety of the incumbent and co-workers. At all times incumbent is expected to act in accordance with the Company’s published safety policies and procedures.
• Teamwork is essential to this position. Incumbent must at exercise excellent communication skills and interpersonal behavior in order to produce the highest level of customer satisfaction possible. This applies to both employees (internal) and external customers.
• Business Focus - interest in and knowledge of the business strategy and key business drivers; links R&D initiatives and programs to business needs.
• Results Oriented - able to define goals and metrics, develop actionable plans and manage work to achieve desired outcomes; has a sense of urgency and fosters the same in others.
• Satisfies Customers - accurately identifies customer requirements and delivers consistent results; ensures that escalated partner/customer issues are resolved with urgency.
• Leadership - takes initiative; willing to make unpopular decisions if it's in the best interest of the organization.

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