Packaging Engineer

Equity Packaging Inc. - North America; Trumbull (CT); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Equity Packaging Inc. - North America is seeking a Packaging R&D professional to drive innovation and productivity projects in Connecticut. You will oversee projects from concept to commercialization and support packaging changes across retail shelves.

The role requires a strong background in Packaging/R&D for consumer products, effective communication, and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams to achieve cost savings and specification development.

Qualifications

• Graduate/ Engineering in Packaging or related field.
• 3-5 years minimum experience in Packaging R&D for CPG, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage or related industries.
• Good communication skills both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute packaging innovation and productivity projects.
• Manage Innovation Project from concept through commercialization and retail shelves.
• Work with internal customers to commercialize packaging designs and concepts.
• Represent packaging in cross functional team meetings to develop and implement new packaging and packaging changes to realize cost savings.
• Conduct line trials.
• Develop packaging specifications.

Skills

Packaging R&D

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging or related field

Job description

Location:

Connecticut, CT.

Job Type :

Hybrid(Full-time), 1 year with possibility of extension.

Job Description:

Manage and execute packaging innovation and productivity projects

Manage Innovation Project from concept through commercialization and retail shelves

Work with internal customers to commercialize packaging designs and concepts

Represent packaging in cross functional team meetings to develop and implement new packaging and packaging changes to realize cost savings

Conduct line trials

Develop packaging specifications

Candidate Requirements

• Graduate/ Engineering in Packaging or related field.
• 3- 5years minimum experience in Packaging R&D for CPG, Consumer Products,Food & Beverage or related industries
• Good communication skills both oral and written