WHAT WE NEED
The Packaging Engineer Co-op will be assigned projects that align with their educational track and have a direct result and correlation to the packaging engineering best practices in food manufacturing. The student will work directly with a wide variety of individuals within operations at our Macedon, NY facility.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Responsibilities will range from packaging material specification creation and updating, packaging material line trials and qualification, support investigation of new packaging or changes to existing packaging.
- Work on implementing packaging cost savings initiative and build pipeline of ideas.
- Develop BRF Package material spec requirements.
- Support packaging team on trial qualifications and startup on NPD & Renovation.
- Build SOP for troubleshooting packaging issues to production line.
- Deep dive of package sustainability trends in food industry.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Required Education/Experience:
- Must be enrolled in B.S. in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Packaging R&D, or related field.
- Minimum completion of two years of program (must be going into 3rd or 4th year).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Packaging materials BRF works with – Thermoformed trays, rigid bottles, flexible pouches, corrugated cases, labels, shrink films, induction seals, etc.
- Packaging distribution/supply chain.
- Printing/Artwork process of labels and cases.
- Need to be able to work a variety of hours to enable data collection across all three shifts (earliest could be 6am, latest could be 8pm).
- Solid educational understanding of data collection and analysis processes.
- Intermediate skills in MS Office – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent project management, organizational, and follow-through skill sets.
- Results-oriented professional with strong drive, high level of technical curiosity, strong attention to detail, and effective data-interpretation skills.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Effective communication skills including the ability to facilitate, present, document, and work in a collaborative work style.
- Due to SQF requirements, must be fluent, writing and speaking, in the English language.
The base pay rate for this role is $22.00 to $25.00 per hour. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
WHO WE ARE
Baldwin Richardson Foods, Co. is a global manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry. The Company has strong supply relationships with some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Food Service customers. Iconic, global food brands entrust Baldwin Richardson Foods as their partner to deliver the highest quality products that exceed industry standards. The Company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson’s Ice Cream Toppings and Nance’s Mustards and Condiments. This role will be based in our Macedon, NY facility.
Read more about who we are at:
www.brfoods.com or www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-richardson-foods