Packaging Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Meet Us: King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking since 1790. Headquartered in Norwich, Vermont, we’re the ultimate baking resource – providing education, inspiration, and the highest quality products, all while fostering connections and community through baking. Our superior flours and mixes are available in supermarkets nationwide, and our direct-to-consumer business – website and retail stores – offers an even wider selection of specialty baking ingredients, mixes, gluten-free products, baking tools, and more. We bring baking education to millions of bakers through our cookbooks, podcast, recipe app, website, and baking school. We’re proud to be 100% employee-owned, which means everyone who works here has a real voice and a shared stake in what we do. This creates a strong sense of community built on trust, teamwork, and love of baking. As a benefit corporation, we’re committed to the best interests of all our stakeholders - employees, our local communities, our broader community of bakers, and our planet. Join us and help spread the joy of baking. King Arthur – where, as an employee-owner, your passion and ideas can truly make a difference.

The Position: The Packaging Coordinator supports packaging development, testing, documentation, and project coordination for packaging initiatives with a focus on performance, sustainability, and compliance with internal and external standards. This role maintains packaging specifications, project timelines, testing records, data summaries, pallet patterns, and status updates under the guidance of the Sustainable Packaging Manager. The Packaging Coordinator works cross-functionally with operations, sourcing, quality, and other internal stakeholders to support the implementation of packaging solutions and ensure accurate, timely communication of project information.

The Benefits: Yes, we have the standard "stuff" - medical, dental, vision, company paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off to rest, paid holidays to have fun, a 401(k) with a company match. But here's what makes us different: 40 paid volunteer hours a year, profit sharing*, participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)* and knowing that those working with you are dedicated and engaged co-employee owners that believe in you and your extraordinary abilities to move us all forward.

The Location: Hybrid combining working from home, and onsite in White River Junction VT roughly once per quarter. Ideal candidates will be located within 120 miles of our offices.

The Pay: $50,900 to $69,300 annual salary; commensurate with experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain packaging specifications, item master data, project documentation, and related records within PLM, ERP, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and other applicable systems.
• Coordinate packaging development, sustainability, commercialization, and continuous improvement projects under the direction of the Packaging Manager.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, trackers, status reports, and supporting documentation to facilitate project execution and stakeholder communication.
• Support packaging testing activities, including sample coordination, laboratory logistics, scheduling, documentation, and record retention in accordance with ASTM and ISTA standards.
• Compile, analyze, and summarize packaging performance, sustainability, testing, and project data to support recommendations and decision-making.
• Document testing methodologies, results, conclusions, corrective actions, and project outcomes in accordance with internal standards and best practices.
• Research packaging materials, technologies, suppliers, and sustainability trends to support innovation, evaluation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier communications, sample requests, material tracking, and follow-up activities to support packaging evaluations and projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to implement packaging changes, maintain change control documentation, and support project execution.
• Develop and maintain pallet patterns, load configurations, shipping diagrams, and packaging artwork, labeling, dieline, and proof documentation to support efficient and compliant distribution across wholesale, retail, and club sales channels.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in packaging or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 0–2 years of relevant experience, including internships, co-ops, administrative coordination, project coordination, packaging, quality, sourcing, operations, or entry-level technical roles.
• Foundational understanding of packaging materials, documentation, project tracking, data entry, or testing processes preferred.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment preferred.
• We value those who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them transition into this role.

Competencies

• Organization and Follow-Through: Maintains accurate documentation, trackers, timelines, and project records; follows up on open items and keeps work moving.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy in specifications, data summaries, testing records, pallet pattern documentation, and status updates.
• Communication and Collaboration: Communicates clearly with cross-functional partners and summarizes technical information in a clear, practical way.
• Data and Documentation Accuracy: Compiles, reviews, and summarizes data to support packaging performance, sustainability, testing, and decision-making.
• Curiosity and Continuous Learning: Builds knowledge of packaging materials, sustainability practices, testing methods, and internal standards.
• Problem Solving: Identifies documentation gaps, project risks, discrepancies, or follow-up needs and escalates appropriately.
• Adaptability: Responds effectively to shifting project needs, timelines, and stakeholder requests.

Success Factors

• Genuine enthusiasm for King Arthur’s mission and products and a commitment to living our values
• Demonstrates a strong sense of community by actively engaging and volunteering

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Safety

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical requirements

• Ability to work for prolonged periods at a desk, both in a home office and onsite, using a computer and other standard office equipment.
• Regular use of computer keyboard, mouse, and video conferencing tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, over the phone, and through digital platforms.
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office environment.
• May occasionally be required to lift or move items up to 40 pounds
• Visual acuity needed for reviewing documents, spreadsheets, and data on screens.

Work environment

• Indoors, a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, or temperature changes.??
• This role?operates?in a professional office environment where?most?work is performed at a desk.?
• Remote work environment that meets KAB standards for work

Safety

• Understands that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization and is responsible for adhering to/providing work in a safe and ergonomic manner, identifying unsafe conditions and correcting conditions immediately or reporting them promptly.
• Participates in safety and compliance training and safety and health programs.

Supervision

• N/A

Travel

• ~10% - Ability to travel to travel to vendors, suppliers, factories and to KAB HQ as needed

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
• It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive and safe work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors. As a proud Benefit Corporation, King Arthur Baking expects our employees to adhere to company-wide green norms and remain educated on company impact campaigns.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law. King Arthur Baking provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in both the application process and during employment. Such individuals are encouraged to seek accommodations to allow them to apply for a position, participate in the application process, and meet the essential functions and requirements of the position.

*Amounts vary based on achievement of financial targets. Participation based on hire date and program entry date.