Sr. Packaging Development Specialist
Monster Energy, Corona, CA, United States
A Day In The Life
As a Senior Packaging Development Specialist, you will provide hands‑on technical and administrative support across packaging innovation projects and day‑to‑day SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Bill of Materials (BOM) execution. Enable speed and consistency by ensuring packaging data, specifications, and development attributes are accurate, current, and execution ready, while also supporting tactical project needs for secondary packaging innovation.
The Impact You'll Make
Perform day‑to‑day SAP PLM activities, including creating and updating packaging specifications (SPECS) under defined standards, uploading and linking drawings, dielines, test reports, and approvals, and maintaining correct version control, status, and applicability. Support change management workflows by preparing change records and ensuring required fields, attachments, and approvals are complete. Act as a first line quality check to ensure data completeness before submission for approval.
Support secondary packaging innovation projects (corrugates, trays, pads, carriers) with hands‑on tasks including maintaining project documentation, timelines, and action logs and preparing materials for design reviews, trials, and readiness meetings. Coordinate samples, mockups, and trial materials with suppliers and internal teams.
Assist with tracking open issues, risks, and follow‑ups related to packaging development and line readiness. Capture learnings from trials and early production runs and route them to the appropriate manager for incorporation into standards or SPECs.
Assist with specification authoring and formatting, ensuring critical to quality characteristics (CTQs), materials, dimensions, and performance requirements are clearly captured and test methods and validation references are correctly linked.
Help maintain spec libraries, templates, and families to support reuse and standardization. Support audits and data reviews by pulling reports and correcting gaps as directed.
Serve as a tactical point of contact for Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Operations for requests for specs, drawings, packaging data and clarifications on current versions or applicability. Ensure requested information is accurate and aligned with approved standards before release.
Identify recurring data issues, bottlenecks, or inefficiencies in SAP PLM workflows and spec authoring or documentation practices. Propose improvements to templates, checklists, or standard work and support training efforts by helping update job aids, guides, and reference materials.
Field support during the innovation process with validation runs at co‑packers.
Who You Are
Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, or related Engineering field preferred.
3–5 years of experience in Product Development or Process Engineering.
3–5 years of experience in Project Management.
Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or other project management system.
Pay Range $64,500 – $86,000 USD
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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The Impact You'll Make
Perform day‑to‑day SAP PLM activities, including creating and updating packaging specifications (SPECS) under defined standards, uploading and linking drawings, dielines, test reports, and approvals, and maintaining correct version control, status, and applicability. Support change management workflows by preparing change records and ensuring required fields, attachments, and approvals are complete. Act as a first line quality check to ensure data completeness before submission for approval.
Support secondary packaging innovation projects (corrugates, trays, pads, carriers) with hands‑on tasks including maintaining project documentation, timelines, and action logs and preparing materials for design reviews, trials, and readiness meetings. Coordinate samples, mockups, and trial materials with suppliers and internal teams.
Assist with tracking open issues, risks, and follow‑ups related to packaging development and line readiness. Capture learnings from trials and early production runs and route them to the appropriate manager for incorporation into standards or SPECs.
Assist with specification authoring and formatting, ensuring critical to quality characteristics (CTQs), materials, dimensions, and performance requirements are clearly captured and test methods and validation references are correctly linked.
Help maintain spec libraries, templates, and families to support reuse and standardization. Support audits and data reviews by pulling reports and correcting gaps as directed.
Serve as a tactical point of contact for Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Operations for requests for specs, drawings, packaging data and clarifications on current versions or applicability. Ensure requested information is accurate and aligned with approved standards before release.
Identify recurring data issues, bottlenecks, or inefficiencies in SAP PLM workflows and spec authoring or documentation practices. Propose improvements to templates, checklists, or standard work and support training efforts by helping update job aids, guides, and reference materials.
Field support during the innovation process with validation runs at co‑packers.
Who You Are
Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, or related Engineering field preferred.
3–5 years of experience in Product Development or Process Engineering.
3–5 years of experience in Project Management.
Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or other project management system.
Pay Range $64,500 – $86,000 USD
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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