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Reckitt · 1 week ago

R&D Packaging Engineer, Regional Packaging Development

Evansville, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $113K/yr

4+ years exp

Reckitt is home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. The R&D Packaging Engineer will be responsible for the successful delivery of packaging development projects, acting as a key technical support person or technical lead for various projects from concept through commercialization.

Cleaning ProductsHealth CareHome Health CareManufacturingMedicalProduct Design

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive packaging development from concept to launch

Ensure design ideas are accurately developed into innovative packaging components and systems in a sustainable way

Protect our products, optimize costs, raise quality, and ensure we meet regulatory standards

Support the launch of new products and enhance existing brands

Deliver on making our packaging more sustainable and our products more desirable

Applies advanced understanding of industry knowledge and capable of developing a technical foundation to build to an expert in research and data analysis to create best in class products

Creates packaging material specifications, associated drawings, and packaging procedural specifications to provide the required technical information necessary to support the product/packaging configurations

Assist or identify material requirements, draft specifications, and apply testing procedures to ensure projects deliver efficient cost, line performance, package quality, supply chain robustness, and fulfill the consumer need state

Applies technical packaging knowledge and information from a wide variety of sources to solve difficult problems and provide solutions based on risk and benefit assessments. Applies fundamental packaging principles in recognizing potential issues and identifies timely and cost-effective solutions

Build technical acumen of MJN packaging formats such that incumbent can provide insight and information to key stakeholders internal and external to the department

Capable of developing an understanding of the technical requirements and considerations of customer design requirements and constraints for the category (e.g., club stores, e-commerce, etc.)

Able to execute defined tasks within a project on cross functional teams, able to work independently on complex projects where incumbent is the lead. Assess feedback from manager and indirect reporting relationships to ensure ongoing alignment to priorities

Participates in project meetings, issues related documentation, supports the development of project timelines and able to deliver against assigned tasks, manage project communications down and across the business as appropriate

Conduct root cause analysis, facilitate a D.O.E, and apply trouble shooting techniques to solve for technical issues and performance challenges

Manage and conduct lab analysis, production line trials and supplier testing as needed on related projects. Generate and analyze performance-based data to drive technical and business recommendations

Plans, leads and attends packaging manufacturer and MJN plant trials to assist in evaluation and problem resolution

Supports the development of packaging cost models and scenarios comparing alternatives to recommend ideal solutions

Effectively leads high scale projects, coordinating amongst peers and able to report out results, risks and progress

Analyzes the industry/customer/prime prospect dynamics, scientific/technical feasibility, and market viability in all aspects of the R&D process to build innovative solutions that enhance organizational value

Leads the design and development of existing technologies to adopt new packages, cost savings and/or core renovation initiatives

Effectively partner with the business to commercialize packaging solutions for large projects/programs that are led by others or the incumbent. Partner with other department staff to effectively support medium to large projects/programs

Qualification

Packaging developmentCAD designTechnical leadershipRoot cause analysisMaterial specificationsSustainable packagingProject managementCommunication skillsCreative problem-solvingCollaboration

Required

Technical leader with a passion for package development

Minimum 4 years of experience as a packaging engineer or related technical role leading multiple projects from idea to launch

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline or related field is required

Excellent understanding of multiple disciplines including Marketing, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance

Drive to execution against defined tasks within a project on cross functional teams, able to work independently on projects where incumbent is the lead

Manage and conduct lab analysis, production line trials and supplier testing as needed on related projects

Apply trouble shooting techniques to solve for technical issues and performance challenges such as conducting root cause analysis or facilitate a D.O.E

Support / lead the research of equipment solutions at the front end, identifying new technologies, finding appropriate existing technologies for the organization and more sustainable solutions for our products

Manage ambiguity and deploy effective use of creative problem-solving skills

Advanced understanding of how to translate consumer and customer insights into functional value that creates benefit

Able to embody design theories and output packaging solutions that can be commercialized

Effective and proactive verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated skills leading multiple projects concurrently

Ability to embrace and live MJN's Mission, Vision and Values

Recognizes the importance of employee safety in the workplace including compliance with legal, corporate safety, and environmental guidelines

Energetic and self-motivated professional with a strong sense of urgency

Demonstrated efficiency with MS Office and PLM systems