Packaging Engineer: Corrugated Solutions & Trials Lead

Visy; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted health insurance & banking

Purchased annual leave

12 weeks paid parental leave with keep

Novated lease & salary sacrifice

Job summary

Visy, based in Ipswich, is seeking a hands-on Packaging Engineer to own the development and optimisation of corrugated packaging solutions. You will work closely with customers, sales and manufacturing to deliver smarter, more efficient outcomes and lead trials across plant and customer sites.

The role emphasises collaboration with design, operations and sales to improve packaging performance, cost and innovation, while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging, manufacturing or product development (corrugated highly regarded).
• Strong understanding of packaging design, materials and production processes.
• Ability to balance technical requirements with commercial outcomes.
• Experience working directly with customers in a solutions-focused role.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Confident stakeholder engagement across operations and sales.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on efficiency and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver fit-for-purpose packaging solutions.
• Lead product trials across plant and customer sites.
• Optimise board grades, carton design and specifications.
• Partner with customers to improve packaging performance and cost.
• Support tenders with practical, commercially viable solutions.
• Collaborate with Sales, Design and Operations to deliver outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, throughput and margin.
• Contribute to innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance on packaging machinery and performance.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and operational standards.

Skills

Packaging experience

Packaging design

Production processes

Customer-facing

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Visy, based in Ipswich, is seeking a hands-on Packaging Engineer to own the development and optimisation of corrugated packaging solutions. You will work closely with customers, sales and manufacturing to deliver smarter, more efficient outcomes and lead trials across plant and customer sites.

The role emphasises collaboration with design, operations and sales to improve packaging performance, cost and innovation, while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.