Senior Packaging Engineer – Food Packaging Innovator

Hershey Company; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Career development programs

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Sr Packaging Engineer to join the Stuarts Draft Engineering team in the United States. You will design, develop, and optimize packaging solutions, collaborating across Operations, Quality, R&D, Procurement, and suppliers to support new products and capital projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will lead packaging capital projects, verify equipment capability, and apply knowledge of packaging systems to reduce waste and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Packaging, Engineering Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of packaging, process, facilities/utilities, or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience in food, pharmaceutical, consumer products, or high-speed manufacturing.
• Knowledge of packaging equipment, machine design, packaging materials, controls/automation, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD; familiarity with SAP is preferred.
• Strong project leadership, problem-solving, communication, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize packaging solutions for product protection, performance, and sustainability.
• Lead packaging capital projects from analysis through installation, startup, and documentation.
• Verify equipment capability for new products and implement changes to reduce waste and changeover time.
• Apply knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging systems including high-speed flow wrapping, cartoning, VFFS, case packing, and palletizing.
• Develop and maintain packaging specifications, technical records, cost estimates, feasibility assessments, schedules, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners, OEMs, and vendors to solve moderate-to-complex technical challenges and share best practices across teams.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Domestic travel

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Mechatronics/Packaging/Engineering Technology

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

Job description

The Hershey Company is seeking a Sr Packaging Engineer to join the Stuarts Draft Engineering team in the United States. You will design, develop, and optimize packaging solutions, collaborating across Operations, Quality, R&D, Procurement, and suppliers to support new products and capital projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will lead packaging capital projects, verify equipment capability, and apply knowledge of packaging systems to reduce waste and improve reliability.