JOB REQUIREMENTS: Description For over a century, American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been a leading flexible packaging converter for customers throughout North America. We nurture our employees by providing competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs. These are just a few reasons why we were named a \"Best of the Best\" in the Best Workplaces in the Americas awards for 12 years in a row. APC\'s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out, and we consistently seek to improve our internal operations to propel that success into the future. SUMMARY: A Technical Position reporting to the Manager of Innovation & Sustainability. Primary responsibility is to support the proactive development of an innovative, sustainable, product portfolio that meets both the current and future needs of our customer\'s products develop as well as ensure compliance with APC carbon emissions reduction programs, waste reduction, and circulatory programs. This position will largely work to support the sustainable packaging knowledge needs of the technical teams but also facilitate and work with various internal and external teams. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of the flexible packaging market space and awareness of emissions reduction programs and principles of circularity. Location: Can sit at any of our APC Locations in Wisconsin, Iowa, New York or Utah. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Support research activities in targeted sustainable focus areas with goal of delivering products that meet and exceed customer expectations for form, function, performance, and optimal manufacturability. Work to optimize, build, and refine the resources and knowledge base of materials and technologies that aide our technical teams in making the best choices for sustainable product development opportunities. Collaborate and provide guidance to the technical and operational teams on sustainable product recommendations for NBOs, proactive product development projects, and other product development activities. Facilitate internal and external business sustainable packaging opportunities with customized proposals and presentations articulating the values of sustainable packaging and emissions reductions activities. Participate in selected sustainable trial activities, both internally and externally, and document outcomes and learnings to optimize choices for new opportunities as well as focus on productivity enhancement and waste reduction. Collaborate with suppliers and other relevant supply chain partners to understand both current and future product / equipment pipelines, where they can be leveraged, as well as work on emissions abatement... For full info follow application link. Allqualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/BEE91E9AD2C84918