Packaging Engineer

UST; Tennessee; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UST in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a Packaging Engineer to join the Packaging Innovation Team, driving packaging development for North America and leading packaging line trials from concept through scale up to product launch.

The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years of mid‑level R&D packaging experience in B2C or B2B, with primary packaging development, GMP experience, and a BS Degree in Packaging Engineering (or equivalent). This on-site role requires collaboration with R&D and Operations.

Qualifications

• Mid-level (5-10 years) R&D packaging experience in B2C or B2B.
• Experience with primary packaging development, design, testing, and manufacturing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Component Development for packaging components (bottles, tubes, caps, closures).
• Packaging Specification development, review and implementation.
• Lead packaging line trials and packaging validation.
• Labeling changes and GMP compliance.

Skills

Packaging development

Line trials

GMP experience

Technical Justifications

Education

BS in Packaging Engineering

Job description

Packaging Engineer (Chattanooga, TN) Leading Global Consumer Products company

One of the world's most respected and leading global Consumer Products companies, located in the Chattanooga, TN area has an immediate need for a Packaging Engineer.

In this role you will join the Packaging Innovation Team, helping to drive packaging development of innovation projects for North America. You will help lead packaging development projects, accelerate the pipeline, while ensuring quality execution. You will work closely with your manufacturing cross-functional partners from concept, through scale up, to product launch.

The ideal candidate will have direct Packaging Innovation experience in the Personal Care Consumer Products industry (Personal Care, Skin Health, Beauty, Cosmetics, OTC, food, chemicals).Shop floor experience in a packaging engineering role, leading line trials, and packaging validation activities is preferred.

Additionally:

• Technical background in primary packaging development and design, specification, testing, tooling/molding process, materials, and manufacturing qualification. Secondary packaging experience a plus.
• Industry background can be any of the following: personal care, beauty, food, chemicals.
• Expertise required: Mid-level (5-10 years) experience in R&D at B2C or B2B who could cover the additional projects.

Location:

Chattanooga, TN. Must be able to be on-site at the facility in Chattanooga, 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Component Development for components typically used in Personal Care products: Bottles, Tubes, Caps, Closures, Pumps, etc
• Packaging Specification development, review and implementation
• Lead packaging line trials
• Packaging Validation
• Labeling changes
• GMP experience strongly preferred
• Conduct and manage Packaging Testing
• Writing Technical Justifications
• Work with R&D and Ops

BS Degree in Packaging Engineering (or equivalent) is preferred.