Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AG1 is a company dedicated to empowering people to take ownership of their health through foundational nutrition. They are seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to manage end-to-end packaging development, ensuring compliance and quality across multiple packaging types and collaborating with various teams and suppliers.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain packaging specs in the PLM system (Oracle) across PA (packaging), PR (welcome/promo), FG (finished goods), CX, FA, and MM SKU categories
- Review and validate dielines, structural specifications, material specifications, technical data sheets and bill-of-materials for all new and revised packaging components
- Support and provide back up for SKU and UPC creation requests through the established intake process (Asana request form and SKU approval channel), maintaining a 48-hour turnaround target
- Partner with PLM, Regulatory, Sourcing, and Quality teams to keep spec data accurate, audit-ready, and aligned with master SKU hierarchies
- Partner with global suppliers for data and document collection
- Manage master versus variant skus and own assignation as it relates to new SKUs
- Issue and route ECRs (Engineering Change Requests) for spec revisions and obsolete SKUs
- Support development and qualification of primary packaging including stick-packs, sachets (3-side and 4-side seal), pouches, tubs, and bottles
- Partner with copackers and film suppliers on dieline confirmation, film thickness and structure confirmation, trial runs, and commercial qualification
- Collect data and provide expert insights on trade-off discussions (e.g., 2.5mil vs 3mil film, 3-side vs 4-side seal) using cost, lead-time, supply-chain redundancy, and shelf-stability data
- Manage sample requests, ship tests, and pilot fills; coordinate sample distribution to internal reviewers, regulatory/quality, and 3PLs
- Support development and maintenance of secondary packaging
- Coordinate with print suppliers on dielines, color matching, print specs, and PO timing aligned to fulfillment needs at 3PLs
- Consolidate SKUs where possible to reduce complexity and unlock volume pricing
- Validate carton/shipper sizing against weight, dim factor, and retail shelf constraints
- Support Supply Chain team in creating and leveraging strong supplier relationships for packaging components
- Collect data and support recommendations with co-mans
- Support risk assessments on component quality and surface trade-offs to cross-functional stakeholders
- Support component changeovers with creative briefs, artwork timing, and inventory sell-through
- Partner with the ESG/Sustainability lead and Product Development team to advance recyclability, recycled content, FSC certification, and traceability across packaging components
- Evaluate and document environmental impact trade-offs
- Ensure compliance with evolving EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) regulations across US states and ROW markets
- Apply FDA 21 CFR Part 111 (cGMP for dietary supplements) requirements to packaging selection, claims placement, and label real estate
- Coordinate packaging samples
- Maintain awareness of food-contact material safety standards and migration testing requirements for primary packaging in coordination with the quality team
- Support cross-functional interaction where needed by the Director of PI by working closely with Customer & Market Intelligence, Growth, Creative, PD, Regulatory, Quality, Procurement, Planning, F&D, and 3PL teams
- Surface risks, dependencies, and timeline impacts proactively
- Maintain the P&C tracker and packaging readouts for innovation working teams and portfolio reviews
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical field
- 5+ years of hands-on packaging engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of both primary and secondary packaging development
- Experience in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, nutritional/private-label, food & beverage, or comparable cGMP-regulated CPG environment
- Strong PLM/spec database experience (NetSuite, SAP, or equivalent) — including hands-on spec creation, SKU/UPC management, and ECR workflows
- Working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 111, NSF certification processes, and dietary supplement labeling requirements
- Ability to read, mark up, and validate dielines and structural drawings; comfort working directly with copackers, converters, and print suppliers
- Demonstrated ability to manage a very high volume of active packaging SKUs in parallel without dropping balls in a high-velocity environment
- Excellent written communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with flexible film packaging including film structure selection, sealing technologies, and copacker qualification
- Experience supporting retail rollouts including pallet configurations, shipper qualification, and retailer-specific packaging requirements
- Familiarity with sustainability frameworks: FSC, How2Recycle, PCR content, and US state EPR regulations
- Experience with welcome kit / unboxing experience design and component coordination
- Cross-functional partners (CMI, Creative, Procurement, Planning, Regulatory) report packaging is no longer a critical-path blocker on active NPD timelines
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and performance-based incentive plans.
- A 100% remote working environment (excluding Laboratory positions), which has been implemented from day one.
- A strong company culture that is enforced through the hiring process to ensure values alignment and a highly collaborative team.
- A mission-driven approach to everything that we do, with an overall goal to significantly improve our customers’ health and wellness.
- A high-growth, dynamic environment with opportunities for your direct impact to be felt.
- In-person team meetups for optimal collaboration, team building and accelerating productivity.
- A work environment and culture that is based on high performance, productivity and continuous improvement.
- The opportunity to work with passionate, high-growth, business-minded colleagues who bring their all to our mission each and every day.
- Access to AG1 products and branded swag.
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