Packaging Engineer – Retail
Full Time • BELLEVUE
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Role: Packaging Engineer – Retail
Location: Seattle, WA (Onsite 4 days/week)
About the Role
The AES Group INC is hiring a Packaging Engineer – Retail to support a high-visibility retail packaging program. This role focuses on packaging materials, supplier quality, and product safety/compliance for consumer-facing packaging. You’ll partner closely with packaging engineering, supplier quality, and cross-functional teams to ensure packaging solutions meet performance, safety, and quality standards.
What We Offer
- High-impact work on a visible retail packaging program
- Strong cross-functional exposure across engineering, quality, and operations
- Opportunity to influence packaging quality systems, supplier performance, and compliance outcomes
- Collaborative environment with global partners and fast-moving priorities
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with packaging engineering and quality stakeholders to support retail packaging initiatives.
- Track and manage compliance activities across packaging programs and suppliers.
- Apply technical expertise to evaluate and improve single-use packaging materials, including: poly-coated paperboard (hot cups), PP (cups/lids), PLA, PHA, molded pulp, corrugate, containerboard, utensils, and related components.
- Support testing, supplier assessments, and product evaluations to gather insights and improve quality outcomes.
- Analyze quality signals and trends using metrics, audit inputs, feedback, and regulatory or workgroup findings.
- Lead investigations and drive resolution of packaging-related quality or safety concerns affecting stores, field quality partners, or internal teams.
- Interface with suppliers and cross-functional partners (including international stakeholders) to deliver results under demanding timelines.
- Serve as a product safety and quality contributor in the development of new packaging initiatives and operating practices.
Required Qualifications
- 3–5 years of experience in packaging engineering, materials science, supplier quality, or related quality programs (consumer products, food & beverage, retail packaging preferred).
- Strong packaging/materials background with emphasis on plastics, pulp, and paper.
- Experience developing or implementing quality programs, product standards, supplier/manufacturer quality systems, and/or product quality auditing with a materials focus.
- Experience managing documentation and processes supporting product safety and quality compliance.
- Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems and standards such as HACCP, GMPs, ISO, GFSI, BRC, and a foundational understanding of food safety and quality requirements.
Top Skills Needed
- Technical Packaging (2+ years)
- Communication (2+ years): strong written/verbal skills; concise summarization; ability to break down complex topics clearly
- Adaptability / Quick ramp-up (1+ year): agility in fast-changing environments
Tools & Systems (Preferred)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Smartsheet
- ServiceNow
- Quality Management System tools/experience
Work Style
- Highly interactive role partnering across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Similar retail/consumer packaging experience in prior roles.
Selection Notes
- Consistent work history and strong attention to detail are important. Resumes should be clearly formatted and free of errors.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and join us on our journey!
Compensation: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour
AES is a premier technology consulting company that brings together businesses and talent to deliver the most innovative technology solutions that create the most positive impact to society.
In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas:
- Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain
business relevance
- Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business
performance
- Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience
- Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model
Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of
what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.
In the last 20 years, we have developed innovative best-in-class technology solutions to the world’s forward-thinking companies on four key service areas:
- Customer Experience: engaging customers with differentiating digital experiences to sustain
business relevance
- Employee Experience: enabling employees to learn, collaborate, and grow to sustain business
performance
- Business Solutions: transforming and optimizing business operations to sustain business resilience
- Emerging Technology: exploring and adopting emerging technology to transform business model
Our team ensures that your favorite coffee shop has the right amount of people serving you at any given time. Our team ensures that the governance board of a global company has the right ESG insights to make the most sensible actions for the world. The list goes on and on. At the core of
what we do is creating the future that is right for everyone, with the right technology, and with the right talent.
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