Packaging Innovation Engineer - Onsite Day Shift

Mars Incorporated in; Lewisburg (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Canin, a Mars, Incorporated brand in Lewisburg, Ohio, seeks a Process & Product Implementation Engineer - Packaging to lead packaging trials, validate new materials, and drive technology handovers to production. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, and R&D teams to implement sustainability initiatives while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role focuses on trial planning, technical reporting, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure scalable

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, Food Science, Supply Chain or related; 1–3 years of manufacturing/engineering experience; or High School Diploma with 5+ years technical hands-on experience.
• Preferred: experience in food/beverage manufacturing or high-speed packaging operations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or related certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead site-level packaging trials from protocol to technical reporting.
• Act as on-site technical authority during line validations and assess seal, throughput, and integrity.
• Identify and mitigate risks before full rollout and support GO/NO-GO decisions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, QFS, CVS, and R&D Deploy teams.
• Drive sustainability initiatives including Mono-PE structures and paper transitions.
• Define SRCs and SPC methods; ensure production readiness with HO1/HO2 handovers.
• Facilitate RCA and DMAIC to address packaging faults and defects.
• Write SOPs, trial playbooks, and training materials; train operators and maintenance.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

HS diploma with 5+ years experience

Tools

Form-fill-seal machinery

Robotic palletizing

Heat sealers

Job description

Royal Canin, a Mars, Incorporated brand in Lewisburg, Ohio, seeks a Process & Product Implementation Engineer - Packaging to lead packaging trials, validate new materials, and drive technology handovers to production. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, and R&D teams to implement sustainability initiatives while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role focuses on trial planning, technical reporting, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure scalable