Packaging Development Engineer

Institute of Packaging Professionals; Summit (NJ); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and DCFSA options

401k with employer matching

Paid sick leave/ PTO

Job summary

Institute of Packaging Professionals is seeking a Packaging Development Engineer for a consumer products client. The role is hybrid, onsite in Ft.

Washington, PA or Summit, NJ (2 days/week onsite) with first shift, M-F. You will lead design, development, testing and production scale-up of new packaging, write documentation, and work across research, marketing, supply chain and QA to address packaging needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Sciences, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years manufacturing industry experience.
• Experience writing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Support design, development, testing and scale-up of new packaging.
• Collaborate with R&D, marketing, supply chain and other teams.
• Develop and route package development documentation for approvals.
• Lead risk assessments, test plans and data analysis for packaging changes.

Skills

Protocol writing

Packaging components

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Sciences or Engineering

Job description

Packaging Development Engineer- Job Opportunity - Consumer Products

Location: Hybrid onsite in Ft. Washington, PA OR Summit, NJ (2 Days a week onsite)

Shift: 1st Shift (M-F)

Compensation: $38/hr to $50/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Packaging Sciences or Engineering or a related engineering field
• 5+ years of manufacturing industry experience
• Experience writing Protocols
• Packaging Component Experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience within the Consumer, OTC, or Pharmaceutical industry
• GMP Experience
• Technical knowledge related to package materials, equipment, testing, and package development

Job Description

Our Large Consumer Manufacturing Client is seeking a Package Engineer to join their team in Fort Washington, PA. This individual will be expected to be onsite a minimum of 2 days a week. The Packaging Engineer is responsible for providing technical support in the area of design, development, testing and production scale-up of new package development while collaborating with research and development, marketing, market research, supply chain, process excellence, and other affiliated departments to identify and address packaging needs. They will be develop, write, gain cross-functional alignment, and route for approval package development documentation that captures the above end-to-end project specific information. Some examples of documentations would include Package Component Specifications, Package Development Assessment and Plan documents, Packaging Line Trial Protocols and Reports, Package Development Reports, etc. They will lead the development and assessment of the following types of information to support package development and life cycle management initiatives, including but not limited to the following activities: design requirements, definition of the scope of change, packaging and equipment solution proposals, prior knowledge and knowledge gap assessments, risk assessments, test plans, and test results analysis and conclusions.