Packaging Engineer II
Date: Oct 16, 2025
Location: Twin Falls, ID
Company: Chobani
Summary
As a Packaging Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and implementing innovative packaging solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that packaging meets regulatory requirements and aligns with business objectives. This position offers an exciting opportunity to combine technical expertise with creative problem-solving to drive continuous improvement in packaging processes and materials.
Responsibilities
- Define and develop all packaging material specifications necessary to contain, protect, communicate and make convenient the consumption of Chobani products by its consumers.
- Define, develop and test all packaging elements such as cups, bottles, foil lidding, plastic roll stock, labelling corrugated cases, paper board sleeves and pallet patterns.
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- Maintain and update packaging material specifications as necessary to support procurement efforts.
- Participate in all phases of a project from initial team meetings through pre-award support, proposal generation, installation, commissioning and start up.
- Provide guidance and expertise to plant operations, plant engineering, project managers and other functions as necessary in the development of packaging related projects.
- Support and interact with R&D, Corporate Quality, Project Management and New Product Development, operations, packaging part suppliers and equipment suppliers in the development of packaging systems and solutions for Chobani’s customers and consumers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in similar engineering roles
- The position requires a high degree of responsibility, leadership, decision-making ability and self-sufficiency. The Package engineering II is expected to have experience in packaging equipment and materials related to the food and beverage industry.
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- In addition, he / she should have a working knowledge of project life cycle deliverables, contract & schedule.
- Experience in thermoforming, injection molding, stretch blow molding and extrusion blow molding. Is helpful but not required.
- Experience with polyolefins (PE,PP,HDPE,PS), their properties and use as food containers.
- Experience with tertiary packaging elements,
- Knowledge in sachets, pouches, and related flexible packaging
- Pro-activity, personal drive, decisiveness, commercial / business acumen, communication skills, excellent teamwork skills, organizational competency, and the ability to prioritize.
- Proficient in the use Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Project, CAPE or TOPS, FreeCad or SolidWorks and Autocad
same as internal
Nearest Major Market: Idaho
Nearest Secondary Market: Twin Falls