DuPont

Engineer

• As packaging subject matter expert, you will be the primary point of contact for each Line of Business within the EMEA region on packaging activities.
• Oversee and manage complete packaging development process, including the creation of packaging designs, prototype development, and performance testing.
• Work closely with local packaging teams to ensure newly selected materials and design are ready for validation and ensure a high success for compatibility and performance.
• Develop and support the implementation of packaging processes, guidelines and best practices with the Global Packaging Team.
• Apply packaging material knowledge to design primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging systems for new and existing products replacing non-recyclable materials, optimizing packaging weight and size, following the company’s sustainable packaging design guidelines.
• Identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, labor, efficiency, transportation, and storage.
• Structural elimination of over specification: enhanced manufacturing and product integrity.
• Participate in product introduction teams to deliver new products to market.
• Work with packaging suppliers to ensure packaging designs are optimized for manufacturability while ensuring shipped product meets customer expectations.
• Understand options to automate packaging solutions.
• Coordinate packaging validation activities and confirm packaging qualification documents with project teams.
• Specify and recommend efficiency tools and test methods to develop and validate packaging designs.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of the technical data linked to the packaging materials in the system and that the pertaining documents are stored in the Packaging Repository.
• Assist site teams with troubleshooting new and existing problems related to packaging materials, packing equipment and processes to determine best-fit, timely, and cost-effective resolutions.
• Address and report regulatory exposures and ensure all packaging material meet safety and quality standards in consideration of legal, country requirements and business demands.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including PS&R, Government Affairs, Product Management, Sustainability to ensure packaging systems meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Support Procurement teams for the evaluation and selection of packaging vendors and periodically conduct vendor reviews.

Packaging Engineer