Packaging Engineer/ Product Development Manager

Experis Technology Group; Clark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

HSA

401(k) match

Weekly pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in Clark, NJ is seeking a Packaging Engineer/Product Development Manager for a short-term backfill role. The position is hybrid, pays $45-$51 per hour, and focuses on leading transversal product development projects from planning through launch with strong Excel tracking and cross-functional collaboration across Marketing, Operations, and R&I.

Ideal candidate has 4–6 years in packaging/product development and PM, with a bachelor’s in Packaging Engineering or related field.

Qualifications

• Senior manager level experience (4–6 years) in package/product development and PM, preferably cosmetics/consumer goods.
• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Operations or related technical discipline.
• Strong PM skills with Excel-based tracking and documentation.
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across cross-functional teams.
• Onsite work is an essential function of the position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project timelines, defining tasks/milestones to support on-time launches.
• Present launch reviews and drive risk escalations to leadership teams.
• Guide Marketing on new product briefs and design alignment with Agility, Profitability, and L4TF.
• Lead project review meetings, coordinate cross-functional participation and ownership.
• Analyze launch viability across cost, timeline, and sustainability; support COG, feasibility costs, and QCP PM.

Skills

Project management

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Written & verbal communication

Packaging engineering

Microsoft 365

Onsite work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering/Operations or related

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

As a Packaging Engineer/ Product Development Manager, you’ll step into a high-impact, short-term backfill role supporting product development work across transversal projects. You’ll be the go-to project leader for key initiatives—helping keep timelines on track, driving risk visibility, and enabling smooth execution from launch planning through completion. If you enjoy structured project management, strong Excel-based tracking, and collaborating across Marketing, Operations, and R&I to deliver quality outcomes, this role is built for you.

Job Title:Packaging Engineer/Product Development Manager

Location:Clark, NJ- hybrid

Pay Range: $45 - 51/hr

What's the Job?

• Develop and manage project timelines, defining key tasks and milestones while minimizing risk to support on-time launches in compliance with the LOreal Quality system.
• Present launch and transversal project reviews, driving risk escalations to Operational and Divisional leadership teams.
• Guide Marketing through new innovation product briefs and conception definitions to support design alignment with Agility, Profitability, and LOreal For the Future (L4TF).
• Lead project review meetings, drive resolution of roadblocks, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholder participation and ownership for transversal projects.
• Analyze and drive launch viability across cost, timeline, and sustainability (L4TF), including feasibility costs and COG analysis, value analysis support, and QCP project management.

What's Needed?

• Senior manager level experience (4–6 years) in package/product development and project management, preferably in cosmetics, consumer goods, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Operations, or a related technical discipline (technical packaging experience is a plus).
• Strong project management skills with proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel for tracking and documentation.
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships across cross-functional teams, with clear written and verbal communication to influence at all organizational levels.
• Ability to work onsite as an essential function of the position.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to manage transversal PPD development projects and potentially lead a product launch end-to‑end with limited input once fully onboarded.
• Chance to contribute to strategic catalog maintenance updates, plant transfers, and new product launches while supporting team continuity during short-term leaves.
• Role designed for a seasoned, strategic, and agile leader who can inspire teams to move projects forward.
• Exposure to risk assessment, mitigation planning, and cross-functional coordination across Operations and Research & Innovation (R&I).
• Experience-building work across QCP, feasibility costing, COG analysis, packaging component development, and launch viability evaluation.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells –creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.