R&D Packaging Engineer—Injection Molding & Materials

WestRock Company; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 44,250 - 73,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical w/ HSA

Dental Vision

Mental Health

401(k) with 5% company match

Paid vacation time & holidays

Life Insurance & AD&D

Short- & Long-term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking an R&D Specialist to develop, optimize, and industrialize injection-m molded plastic components for food packaging. You will work across R&D, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Quality, and Procurement to bring innovations from concept to production.

The role involves hands-on materials science, polymer processing, and product development in an international team, with a training program in Europe and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Materials Eng, Food Science/Tech, Packaging Design or related with plastics focus.
• Knowledge of MOCA, injection molding, and CREO/SOLIDWORKS is a plus.
• Fluency in English; Spanish or Italian helpful.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and industrialize injection-molded components for food packaging.
• Collaborate across R&D, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement.
• Support transfer to production and scale-up for commercial launches.

Skills

Fluent English

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Problem solving

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Materials Engineering

Tools

CREO

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is seeking an R&D Specialist to develop, optimize, and industrialize injection-m molded plastic components for food packaging. You will work across R&D, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Quality, and Procurement to bring innovations from concept to production.

The role involves hands-on materials science, polymer processing, and product development in an international team, with a training program in Europe and travel as needed.