Packaging Engineer (Mira-VE)

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. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

A packaging engineer has an active role in managing new NPI projects by collaborating with cross-functional teams with responsibilities in creating packaging specifications for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary items.

Your responsibilities

• Design and development experience: Create and develop packaging designs for new and existing products – including for E-commerce business.
• Material selection: Source and evaluate a variety of packaging materials with supplier’s support, considering factors like cost, sustainability, and performance.
• Specification and testing: Develop packaging specifications, conduct trials to ensure packaging meets all requirements and regulations.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work with teams like marketing, Category, R&D, Quality and manufacturing to align packaging with product and shipping needs.
• Lead packaging material laboratory tests, packaging line trials and transport tests during implementation phase.
• Project management: Manage packaging projects, including timelines and budgets, from conception to production.
• Documentation: Maintain all packaging-related documentation and records.
• Identify and deliver packaging cost savings initiatives.
• Support Quality Team to improve consume experience and costumers requirements.

The experience we're looking for

• At least 3 years in Packaging business.
• Fluent in Italian and English

The skills for success

• Strong knowledge of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, and testing procedures.
• Excellent communication, project management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with relevant software, such as PLM, SAP and design software
• Route – Couse approach in problem-solving

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. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

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.