Senior Packaging Development Lead - Hybrid (Guelph)

Kenvue Inc.; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Volunteer time

Learning & development

Kenvuer Impact Networks

Job summary

Kenvue Inc. in North America (Ontario, Guelph) is seeking a Senior Packaging Development Specialist to lead the design, development, testing and scale-up of new packaging components and systems.

The role collaborates with R&D, marketing, supply chain and quality to identify needs and ensure compliant, high-quality packaging. The position requires a university degree in packaging or related field, 4–6 years in consumer goods packaging, strong technical writing, and proficient MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• University degree in packaging development/engineering or related field.
• 4–6 years of consumer goods packaging design and development experience.
• Experience with packaging materials and equipment, preferably pharma/health care.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging projects related to compliance initiatives, brand maintenance or expansion, cost saving initiatives, innovative package development, and environmental goals.
• Participate and advise in decisions involving equipment, package design, cost saving, and source reduction
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Quality, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain) to ensure that packaging components meet requirements for manufacturability, as well as product protection and customer requirements, to ultimately deliver a robust packaging system to the market.
• Identify and implement improvements to packaging design and materials to enhance product quality and reduce costs.
• Lead troubleshooting in the resolution of packaging related issues in manufacturing and the field.
• Develop recommendations on general packaging guidelines and standards for processes and functional requirements.
• Lead the development and assessment of information to support package development, including design requirements, scope, proposals, risk assessments, test plans and results analysis.
• Develop, write, gain cross-functional alignment, and route for approval package development & validation documentation (e.g., Protocols, Reports, Risk Assessments).
• Execute package line trials, package testing, and validations.
• Request new packaging component raw material codes (RMCs) as required and provide to Brand/Design Teams.
• Update SOPs and GMP documentation.

Skills

Packaging development

Technical writing

Communication

Collaboration

MS Office

Education

University degree in Packaging Development/Engineering or related

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Kenvue Inc. in North America (Ontario, Guelph) is seeking a Senior Packaging Development Specialist to lead the design, development, testing and scale-up of new packaging components and systems.

The role collaborates with R&D, marketing, supply chain and quality to identify needs and ensure compliant, high-quality packaging. The position requires a university degree in packaging or related field, 4–6 years in consumer goods packaging, strong technical writing, and proficient MS Office skills.