Packaging Quality Lab Manager
USA - Corona · CA - Corona · USD 105,000-134,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 14, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- USA - Corona · CA - Corona
- Salary
- USD 105,000-134,000 / year
About Monster Energy
- Forget about blending in. That's not our style. We're the risk takers, the trailblazers, the gamechangers. We're not perfect and we don't pretend to be. We're raw, unfiltered, and a bit unconventional. Our drive is just like our athletes, unrivaled. The power is in your hands to define what success looks like and where you want to take your career. It's not just about what we do, but about who we become along the way. We are much more than a brand here. We are a way of life, a mindset. Join us.
- A Day in the Life:
- The Quality Control Packaging Lab Manager leads the testing, evaluation, and validation of primary and secondary packaging systems while ensuring the efficient operation of the packaging laboratory. This role oversees laboratory personnel, drives technical capability and professional development, and maintains a safe, compliant, and audit-ready environment. The manager is responsible for package integrity and stability testing programs, laboratory performance and productivity, and adherence to health, safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.
- The Impact You'll Make:
- - Laboratory Leadership & People Management: Lead, develop, and manage Packaging Quality Lab Technicians; oversee staffing, scheduling, performance management, training, and employee development to ensure safe, efficient, and effective laboratory operations.
- - Routine Packaging Testing & Quality Oversight: Direct and oversee routine packaging quality and integrity testing activities, ensuring accurate execution of test methods, compliance with quality standards, and timely approval of test results.
About the role
- The Packaging Quality Lab Manager leads the testing, evaluation, and validation of primary and secondary packaging systems.
- This role oversees laboratory personnel, drives technical capability, and maintains a safe, compliant, and audit-ready environment.
- The manager is responsible for package integrity and stability testing programs, laboratory performance, and adherence to quality requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and manage Packaging Quality Lab Technicians, including staffing, scheduling, and performance management.
- Direct routine packaging quality and integrity testing activities to ensure compliance with standards.
- Lead technical investigations related to packaging defects, customer complaints, and non-conformances.
- Provide data-driven analysis and corrective action recommendations for manufacturing issues.
- Drive continuous improvement and growth of laboratory capabilities through new test methods and equipment.
- Review, analyze, and interpret laboratory data to provide recommendations to Quality, Operations, and Engineering teams.
- Ensure laboratory compliance with quality systems and procedures.
- Maintain calibration and preventive maintenance programs for laboratory equipment.
- Oversee method validation, documentation, and audit readiness.
Requirements
- Computer operating skills including SAP, SmartSheet, Excel, Word, SharePoint, and Microsoft Outlook.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering or related field
- 5+ years in Quality Control/Quality Assurance
- 10+ years in management in Packaging/Manufacturing
- 10+ years in beverage and package integrity knowledge
- Six Sigma Certification
- Packaging Professional certification
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation
- Estimated annual salary range of $105,000—$134,000 USD
Skills
- SAP
- SmartSheet
- Excel
- Word
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- CarboQC
- Zham Nagel
- Seam Analysis
- TORUS Gauge
- Scales
- Incubators
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- TPO 5001
- Enamel Rater
