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Packaging Engineer

City: Belle Mead

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

The Packaging Engineer is responsible for the packaging development of new and existing products to support launches and to improve gross margin.

Your responsibilities

Design and develop packaging for both new and existing products to support launches.
Manage new mold development related to packaging components such as bottles, closures, and dispensing systems.
Design and develop custom manufactured offerings including warehouse club and promotional SKUs.
Aggressively drive and identify gross margin improvement projects through the optimization of all levels of package design and/or re-design.
Create and revise packaging specifications, bills of materials, and pallet patterns to support manufacturing.
Recommend die-lines and approve various artwork related to package components.
Develop and recommend test methods to evaluate components to ensure compatibility, efficacy, and quality with packaging systems.
Manage the testing of packaging components with on-site and third-party facilities.
Manage and report cost saving initiatives for packaging related projects.
Support the execution of Sustainability initiatives via testing and qualification of packaging components.
Provide technical expertise to Quality department associates to solve packaging related quality issues.
Provide imaginative and practicable solutions to a wide range of packaging issues.
Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to support continuous improvement programs in the manufacturing processes through the redesign of packaging components.
Benchmark packaging components and packaging processes to identify cost savings and efficiency improvements.
Support cross-functional teams by working closely with Quality, Marketing, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Commercial teams.

The experience we're looking for

BS in Packaging Engineering or related scientific field.

3+ years related experience.
Self-starter; able to work with little to no supervision.
Experience in a factory setting with high volume production of CPGs is strongly preferred.
Position requires approximately 10% travel.
Knowledge of packaging (or related) technical procedures commonly used in a lab setting.
Extensive technical and theoretical knowledge of packaging materials and processes.
Strong project management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and still meet critical project milestones.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, analyze results, and propose changes and improvements.
Ability to present conclusions and recommendations to management team.
Knowledge of sustainable packaging and e-commerce.

The skills for success

Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business accumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Salary ranges

USD $91,000.00 - $137,000.00

Pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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