Packaging Engineer
Essity
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Philadelphia • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Responsible for the technical and structural design of packaging for products in the Professional Hygiene assortment, ensuring alignment with overall business needs
- Lead the evaluation, modification, and creation of packaging designs and unit loads that optimize converting, handling, and logistics efficiency
- Occasionally spearhead mill/converting teams focused on packaging optimization, in close collaboration with Product Management, Product Supply, and Sourcing
- Develop and manage packaging components within SAP and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Collaborate with external vendors to create innovative designs and detailed specifications
- Lead initiatives focused on realizing cost savings in packaging
- Assess and qualify new materials and vendors
- Collaborate with Product Management and GMI to design and implement new packaging solutions that align with strategic business goals
Requirements
- Bachelors degree required ideally in packaging engineering or equivalent
- 2+ years of Packaging Engineering experience
- Project Management experience
- Experience from manufacturing environment and packaging machinery relative to line trials in the packaging process and performance issues
- Strong communication skills
- Self starter and motivated
- Travel up to 20% of the time domestic and potentially international
Benefits
- United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
- Wellness program provided through Rally Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- PTO offering with Paid Holidays
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
- Employee discounts program
- Scholarship program for children of Essity employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
packaging designpackaging engineeringBills of MaterialsSAPpackaging optimizationpackaging machineryline trialsmaterial assessmentcost savings initiativeslogistics efficiency
Soft Skills
strong communicationself-startermotivatedleadershipcollaborationproject managementevaluation skillsinnovationproblem-solvingteamwork
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in packaging engineering