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The manager will also be responsible for troubleshooting packaging issues, managing engineeringprojects, and coordinating plant trials for new SKUs. Additional duties include creating productionflows, ensuring compatibility between packaging equipment and formats, conducting meetings,and assisting with packaging-related customer requests. This role plays a critical part in improvingpackaging efficiency and quality across various production lines, including identifying cost-effective alternatives and implementing continuous improvements.\nResponsibilities Design shipper cases, pallet pattern, cartons and trays for all Brand, B2B\ncommercialization projects\nWork with R&D and operation on process design of new product.\nEnsure packaging equipment (sealer, cartoner, case packer, etc.) is compatible with new packaging formats\nWork with the engineering team to get the appropriate change parts, new machine for new packaging formats.\nAble to estimate investment if need for new process line or packaging\nSupport R&D and finance with packaging portion of costing recipes in a timely manner\nAssist packaging related problems with production and QA\nAble to work directly connect with outside B2B customers in part of packaging andprocess design\nWorking with R&D for planning and conducting trial run to ensure process flow and machine set up point met product quality requirement\nMonitoring first production period to ensure operation performance, speed, yield loss follow target costing. 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