JOB DESCRIPTION
TemperPack is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia and Las Vegas, NV. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products. The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain, such as Styrofoam coolers. Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel great about using.
Job Title: Packaging Engineer
Supervisor’s Title: Director of Packaging Engineering
Department: Packaging Engineering
Location: 2660 Decatur Street, Richmond, VA 23224
FSLA: Exempt
Description:
TemperPack is seeking a Packaging Engineer to join our Sales Engineering team in Richmond, VA. At TemperPack we develop custom pack-out solutions using our high performance, recyclable packaging materials. Our Packaging Engineer plays a key role in designing shipping pack-outs based on customer requirements. Our customers come to us with a variety of packaging challenges, from needing to assure the right temperature inside their shipper, to looking to improve their pack-out economics, to looking to increase or decrease box sizes. The Packaging Engineer will work closely with our Sales team and customers to develop solutions and test them in our thermal lab.
Day to day activities include assessing pack-outs, optimizing pack-outs, creating CAD drawings, designing thermal chamber tests, preparing testing materials, and generating detailed test reports. This role requires both engineering expertise and people skills. You'll collaborate closely with our engineering, sales, and marketing teams, as well as customers. Customer engagement is important: this is a team effort, but you will play an important role in hearing customer problems, learning about their packaging requirements, and communicating our recommendations on how to solve their problems.
Essential Job Functions:
- Documenting and assessing existing pack-out solutions. Measuring and weighing packing elements, calculating density, void space, surface area, and other key metrics.
- Using math, software, and ingenuity to develop new pack-out configurations to optimize shippers for performance, economics, or other customer specifications.
- Maintain a database of e-commerce solutions by performing diagnostics of inbound samples that will inform our solution design.
- Collaborate with Packaging Engineers to develop, conduct and document thermal packaging tests in line with ISTA standards. This includes assisting in design, preparation, and maintenance of testing materials and equipment, along with analyzing data and preparing test reports for customers.
- Utilize CAD software to create accurate packaging diagrams for use in testing, sales and marketing documents.
- Software Experience in Excel, StackBuilder (preferred) and CAD programs such as SOLIDWORKS and Onshape.
- Organized and attentive to detail with a “test mentality” – able to define objectives, use creative thinking, eliminate variables, and clearly explain the outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset with a willingness to learn and take on new types of tasks as the business grows.
- Other duties as necessary.