What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Scientist position at TEKBERRY?
Title: Packaging Scientist
Pay Rate or Salary Range: $60- $71 /hr. DOE
Employment Type: Contract
Est. End Date: 1/19/2026
Schedule: Day shift [part-time 10 – 20 hours per week]
Location: Pleasanton, CA 94588
Job Code: JPC-11586 / 1453525
Tekberry is looking for a highly qualified and motivated Packaging Scientist to work on-site with our client, a Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods company. As a W2 employee you will have access to health benefits.
Responsibilities:
Packaging Scientist to identify and evaluate flexible packaging technologies that allow venting of accumulated vapors without any liquid product leakage. This project involves evaluating various technology alternatives and setting up initial prototype testing to recommend a viable solution.
Scope of Work:
- Technology assessment:
- Identify supplier material options and evaluate feasibility of manufacturing with selected partners. This includes comparing available technologies based on cost, feasibility, and risk.
- The estimated effort for this phase is 10–20 hours over 2–3 weeks.
- Prototype testing:
- Develop a small-scale test plan for proposed materials, procuring packaging materials, and building initial prototypes. The goal is to test the performance of 2–4 alternatives against a control sample. This phase also requires work onsite in Pleasanton, CA for prototype production, testing and product evaluations. Work to include a report summarizing results and recommended next steps. The estimated effort for this phase is 20–40 hours over 3–5 weeks.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, packaging engineering, industrial engineering etc.
- Prior materials procurement, prototype building and protype testing within consumer package goods industry.
- Prior prototype cost analysis experience, understanding manufacturability and cost, setting workplans
We need hard-working, reliable employees. Tekberry offers a $100 payment for referrals!
Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.
Tekberry, Inc is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).
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Salary : $60 - $71