About Us T. Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC), is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™ and Sister Schubert’s®, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. Overview We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of T. Marzetti, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee. The Packaging Scientist works with a cross functional team in the development of packaging materials that help the company to continuously improve our products, unlock operating efficiency at our factories, and drive out non-value-added costs. This position will strive for optimal packaging design from an operations and cost perspective, while maintaining integrity throughout distribution, enhancing sustainability, and driving brand value. This position will act as one of the key packaging experts for the company and will partner closely with our Marketing, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to drive success. Responsibilities · Works with cross-functional teams to help launch new products in our retail and/or foodservice business segments. · Identify opportunities and proposes solutions aimed at enhancing manufacturing efficiency of our packaging lines within our factories. · Provides technical support to Operations and Engineering in the development of packaging to support continuous improvement efforts. · Acts as technical lead to design, direct, and implement packaging cost saving projects. · Leads development of packaging components that coincide with the company’s Packaging Sustainability strategy. · Supports the technical effort to develop and approve packaging specifications. · Fulfills the role of a technical service/troubleshooter when packaging problems at manufacturing facilities are beyond the scope of the plant personnel. · Coordinates and executes packaging-related experiments, as well as plant trials; documents and communicates results, both written and oral, for review with minimal supervision. · Understands, communicates, and mitigates technical risks associated with new packaging. · Maintains awareness of technical trends and developments in the packaging industry, for implementation within the company. Qualifications · Bachelors in Packaging Science, Engineering, or related field · 7+ years work experience in food or CPG-related packaging industry · Understanding of packaging materials, capabilities, and equipment · Knowledge of packaging test methodology · Knowledge of product development processes and commercialization processes · Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities