Title	PACKAGING ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR
Location	Savannah, GA.
Company	A manufacturing company specializing in cosmetics and ethnic relaxers, maintenance and hair color products
Package	Competitive compensation package offered
Primary Accountabilities and Responsibilities                                                                 - Responsible for developing, testing, and validating   new packaging components for the company's   products, including the preparation of formal   specifications and bills of materials   - Develop and maintain an ongoing program to correct   packaging problems through observations of   retained samples, returned goods, field   reports, and production problems   - Suggest and implement improvements of existing   packaging   - Develop pallet stacking patterns, case cubes and   handling requirements, based on customer and   distribution requirements   - Develop and implement new testing methods and Standard   Operating Procedures (SOP's) for specific   packaging components   - Interface with all domestic and international elements   of the company to maintain global consistency   of packaging and trade dress   - Interface with Manufacturing and Engineering to   determine packaging equipment requirements for   production lines, to include supervision of   test runs and timely support   - Interface with Quality Assurance to advise them of all   packaging changes and new packaging   componentry, and to insure they have the latest   packaging from concept through launch   - Interface with venders, Marketing, Purchasing, and   Manufacturing to develop preliminary drawings   and prototypes for the development of new   packaging from concept through launch   - Maintain an effective, ongoing value analysis program   to either reduce the cost of componentry or   improve the value such componentry adds to the   company's products   - Maintain awareness of any domestic or international   regulatory issues effecting the company's   packaging program, and interface with Legal   and/or Regulatory to insure proper compliance   - Responsible for insuring that the Bill of Materials   are kept current and accurate in the Prism   Materials Resource Planning system   - Responsible for directly supervising employees in the   Packaging Section - including, interviewing,   hiring, and training employees, planning and   directing work and appraising performance
Credentials / Knowledge / Skills Preferred                                                                 - B.S degree in Packaging Materials Science or IOPP   certification combined with applicable   technical degree   - Five to seven years experience in packaging design and   specification required   - Experience in developing instructions and standard   operating procedures   - Strong language skills, mathematical skills, and   reasoning ability   - Knowledge of computer based applications required