Senior Packaging Engineer, EMO

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hygiene and health company is looking for a Packaging Engineer to lead embellishment projects and drive sustainability initiatives. The ideal candidate will collaborate with multiple teams, manage co-packing operations, and ensure compliance with packaging regulations. A Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering or related fields and 3-5 years of relevant experience are required. This role offers a dynamic working environment emphasizing inclusion and employee well-being.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance for all employees

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in packaging, preferably in FMCG or healthcare.
• Solid understanding of embellishment techniques, co-packing operations, and sustainable packaging materials.
• Experience with APCO reporting requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging embellishment projects including specialty finishes and labelling.
• Collaborate with design, technical, and brand teams to ensure packaging feasibility.
• Track and report co-packer performance, ensuring quality and compliance.

Skills

Packaging Engineering

Stakeholder Engagement

Analytical Skills

Sustainable Packaging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics.

About the role

The Packaging Engineer will be responsible for leading embellishment initiatives, managing co-pack operations, supporting planning functions, and driving packaging sustainability efforts. This role plays a key part in delivering packaging solutions aligned with marketing, packaging operations, and environmental goals, while also ensuring timely reporting to regulatory bodies such as APCO.

Your responsibilities

• Lead packaging embellishment projects including specialty finishes, labelling, artwork development and prepare specification/Documentation
• Collaborate with design, technical, and brand teams to ensure visual excellence and packaging feasibility.
• Champion cost, quality, and speed-to-market optimizations in embellishment.
• Serve as the key liaison between internal stakeholders and co-packers.
• Oversee the readiness of packaging components, timelines, and production accuracy.
• Track and report co-packer performance, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Contribute to packaging inputs within supply planning activities.
• Align packaging availability with production and launch timelines.
• Anticipate and communicate risks related to material delays or co-packing constraints.
• Manage embellishment operations with Australia and NZ-specific embellishment sites to ensure on-time product availability.
• Control inventory movement between Reckitt WH and embellishment sites, including stock reconciliation(monthly), Ad-hock PO creation in SAP, and rework activities.
• Lead packaging sustainability initiatives in line with company and regional goals.
• Collect, analyze, and report packaging sustainability data to APCO and other relevant bodies.
• Support the implementation of sustainable materials (e.g., PCR, recyclability improvements) across packaging formats.
• Stay up-to-date on sustainability regulations and ensure packaging compliance.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain
• 3-5 years of experience in packaging, preferably in FMCG, healthcare
• Solid understanding of embellishment techniques, co-packing operations, and sustainable packaging materials.
• Experience with APCO reporting requirements and packaging lifecycle assessments is a plus.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.