Packaging Engineer for Skin Care & Cosmetics

UST

Summit (MI)

On-site

USD 71,000 - 107,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
401(k) with employer matching
Paid vacation

Job summary

UST is seeking a Packaging Engineer/Product Engineer I for positions located in Summit, NJ or Fort Washington, PA. The role focuses on packaging development, testing, change control, and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Candidates should have 5–7 years of packaging experience and a BS in Packaging Engineering or equivalent. Skin care, cosmetics, FDA/GMP experience is preferred, with responsibilities spanning documentation, validation, and cross-team

Qualifications

  • 5 - 7 years professional experience.
  • BS Degree in Packaging Engineering (or equivalent) is preferred.
  • Preferred Experience: Skin Care, Cosmetics, FDA / GMP experience preferred
  • Component Development: Bottles, Tubes, Caps, Closures, Pumps Packaging Validation Line Trial experience Packaging Specification development, review and implementation

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with Packaging Suppliers.
  • Manage Cost Improvement initiatives.
  • Conduct and manage Packaging Testing Initiation and Review of Change Control documentation; Writing Technical Justifications.
  • Must work closely as part of cross-functional team External Manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Support and Coordinate Packaging Activities: Primary Packaging contact with all relevant internal parties and Suppliers and Contract Manufacturing Sites.
  • Develop and provide necessary documentation for NDP such as Development Plan, Technical Review forum, APR statements, technical memos, etc
  • Serve as Packaging Representative on cross functional teams to plan and coordinate all package engineering related functions related to specification changes
  • Work with R&D and Ops to develop any technical validation plans required to initiate specification updates.

Skills

Packaging
Consumer Products

Education

BS in Packaging Engineering

Job description

UST is seeking a Packaging Engineer/Product Engineer I for positions located in Summit, NJ or Fort Washington, PA. The role focuses on packaging development, testing, change control, and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Candidates should have 5–7 years of packaging experience and a BS in Packaging Engineering or equivalent. Skin care, cosmetics, FDA/GMP experience is preferred, with responsibilities spanning documentation, validation, and cross-team

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