HOOD PACKAGING CORPORATION
Hood Packaging Corporation offers an environment that encourages innovation and delivers creative solutions for our customers!
EXCELLENT BENEFIT OPTIONS
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Scholarship Opportunity
- Professional Development
POSITION
Hood Packaging Corporation is seeking an experienced Corporate Research & Development Manager.
SCOPE OF POSITION
The Corporate Research & Development Manager will play a key role in coordinating product development, raw material qualification, resin blend optimization, and continuous improvement activities across all Plastic facilities. The position supports the Director of the Research & Development Division through collaboration while leading development projects, supporting manufacturing operations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, performance, and profitability.
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Product Development and Commercialization- Lead and coordinate product development and technical service activities across the Plastics Division.
- Plan, coordinate, and track plant trials, customer qualifications, and the commercialization of new products and technologies.
- Improve existing products through film-structure design, material optimization, process evaluation, testing, and performance validation.
- Work closely with the DRD and Vice President of Procurement team overseeing evaluation, testing, certification, and approval of new raw-material sources, additives, and suppliers.
- Partner with Corporate Procurement and suppliers to align sourcing strategies with divisional product, performance, and cost objectives.
- Provide technical recommendations and supporting documentation to assist in approval of raw materials.
- Lead division-wide resin blend optimization, material cost reduction, and technology deployment initiatives.
- Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Product Development personnel, and customers to create products that deliver optimal overall value for Hood Packaging and its customers.
- Provide technical support to customers, Sales teams, and manufacturing facilities on product performance, application requirements, and development projects.
- When requested, support sales through customer visits, technical presentations, product recommendations, and evaluations of new business opportunities.
- Participate in investigations involving product quality, manufacturing performance, customer complaints, and field-performance concerns; support the implementation of corrective actions.
- Help evaluate each plastic plant’s current abilities and equipment needs for QA lab testing.
- Maintain current knowledge of flexible-packaging trends, resin and additive developments, emerging technologies, customer requirements, and competitive capabilities.
- When needed, attend relevant trade shows, technical conferences, supplier meetings, and customer meetings as required.
- Participate in strategic planning and process-improvement initiatives across the Plastics Division.
- Provide short-term product development and technical service coverage at Plastics Division facilities as needed.
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Hood Packaging Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers applications for all positions without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of non-job-related medical condition or handicap, or any other legally protected status.
What We Do
Hood Packaging is a quality manufacturer of packaging materials with 23 production facilities located in the United States and Canada. We have grown by acquisition and innovation. Our oldest, continuously running business, started over 100 years ago in the Jute and Cotton trade and we have expanded our flexible packaging skills into Paper, Plastic, and Woven packaging substrates as more advanced technology has developed for these products. A brief history to our growth: + TC Transcontintental (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2020 + Bemis Corporation (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2014 + Glopak Inc. acquired in 2006 + Bonar Packaging acquired in 2000 + Charleston Packaging acquired in 1986 + Southern Bag began in 1978 Each operation brings a particular skill, product, or other strength to our company – Liquid VFFS filling from Glopak and High Density printing are just a few of our innovative technologies. We are organized along two product types – Paper and Plastic. The Paper Division has 15 geographically diverse locations across the United States and Canada making flexible paper packaging structures with a very wide range of types, formats and closures. The Plastics Division has 8 production locations, again with the broadest possible selection of structures and many with unique applications. Cross selling our products allows us to develop unique product and supply arrangements. We plan to continue to innovate, to acquire and to develop strong industry relationships that will advance our technology, our skills and our products.
