Business Excellence Packaging Engineer II (Maintenance)

About Us:
Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent, cutting-edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers--first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's®, Dutch Bros® beverages and Nurri™, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages - and about building a team that's just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Our Core Values:

Diversity and Inclusion at Trilliant and Horseshoe:
We believe talented, great people are the building blocks of our success. We believe in finding the right people, with the right attitude, and providing them with opportunities to excel.

Position Overview:
As a Business Excellence Packaging Engineer II, you will lead packaging development and optimization initiatives across high-speed food and beverage manufacturing lines. This role focuses on improving packaging performance, reducing material costs, and ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and sustainability standards. You will work closely with suppliers, operations, procurement, and quality teams to deliver innovative, efficient, and reliable packaging solutions for a wide range of materials and formats.

Responsibilities:
· Lead the design, testing, and implementation of primary and secondary packaging solutions including bottles, cans, cups, film, paperboard, corrugate, glue systems, and plastic components.
· Optimize packaging line performance by analyzing material interactions, equipment capabilities, and process flow in high-speed environments.
· Collaborate with suppliers to define and maintain packaging specifications, quality standards, and performance expectations.
· Evaluate and approve packaging materials and components through structured testing protocols (e.g., ISTA, shelf-life, line trials).
· Support procurement and legal teams in developing and managing supplier contracts, including technical requirements, tolerances, and service level agreements.
· Drive cost savings and sustainability initiatives through material lightweighting, design simplification, and waste reduction.
· Troubleshoot packaging-related issues on the production floor and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime and product loss.
· Maintain accurate documentation including packaging specifications, change control records, and validation reports.
· Ensure packaging compliance with food safety regulations (e.g., FDA, USDA), internal quality standards, and customer requirements.

Qualifications:
· Education: Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
· Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in packaging engineering within a high-speed food or beverage manufacturing environment.
· Strong knowledge of packaging materials and systems including rigid and flexible formats (bottles, cans, cups, film, paperboard, corrugate, adhesives).
· Experience working with packaging suppliers on specifications, quality expectations, and contract terms.
· Familiarity with packaging machinery and line integration in high-speed production environments.
· Proficiency in packaging design software and testing methodologies.
· Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
· Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
· Willingness to work flexible hours or off-shifts to support production and packaging trials.

Hours, Location and Pay:
We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This role works standard business hours Monday - Friday at either our Little Chute or Neenah, WI manufacturing facility. Occasional off-shift or weekend hours may be required to support business needs.

Physical and Mental Demands:
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.
· Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.
· Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.

Safety Statement:
At Trilliant and Horseshoe, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures:
· The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
· Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
· Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
· Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.
· EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
· If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
· Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.
· The principles of the OECD and UN have been taken into consideration and used as guidance in our human rights practices and procedures.