Packaging Engineer

Colgate • Piscataway, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Colgate-Palmolive is hiring a Packaging Engineer for its North America Division Packaging Organization, supporting the Oral Care, Personal Care, and Home Care pillars. The role develops and implements innovative packaging solutions in collaboration with Global and Marketing divisions, Supply Chain, and Procurement. It also supports Manufacturing Operations through quality improvements, production efficiencies, cost-saving projects, and technical transfers of packaging projects into operations.

The Packaging Engineer partners with Marketing and Design to develop packaging for new product launches that meets quality, sustainability, brand, consumer, and manufacturing requirements. The role coordinates trials and start-ups, prepares packaging specifications and transfer documentation, and manages project timelines, costs, progress, and risks. The position is based in Piscataway, New Jersey; the posting includes the hashtag #LI-Hybrid.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Package Engineering, Technology, Science, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of Package Development or similar engineering experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Fundamental understanding of printing and decoration techniques for plastics, labels, and paperboard materials.
• Fundamental packaging knowledge of laminate tubes, PET bottles, paperboard folding cartons, and corrugated shippers.

Nice To Haves

• Product design and development experience in the CPG field.
• Experience with product testing, data collection, data analysis, and assessing pass/fail criteria to determine final product approval.
• Knowledge of packaging materials and conversion processes, including injection and extrusion blow molding and injection molding, and exposure to final product filling and assembly.
• Experience with Google Suite applications, SAP or other ERP software, and/or similar computer software and systems.
• Experience with CapePack or Tops software for case/cube development.

Responsibilities

• Partner with North America Marketing and Design to bring innovative products and packaging to market while meeting brand and business requirements.
• Develop packaging designs for new product launches that satisfy quality, sustainability, brand equity, consumer experience, and manufacturing requirements.
• Transfer packaging technology from Package Engineering to Manufacturing Operations, ensuring packaging systems perform as designed and meet operational targets.
• Create cost and savings estimates, tooling and package qualification plans, technology-transfer documentation, and final package component specifications.
• Create component codes, Bills of Materials, Manufacturing Specifications, and case/cube design information.
• Coordinate line trials at internal and external manufacturing sites to confirm package performance.
• Attend component and manufacturing start-ups on site as needed to support production timing and quality.
• Meet project timeline commitments, including project planning, supplier selection, capital expenditure estimates, and technology transfer.
• Manage packaging-related information and communicate project progress, actual costs, and risks.
• Work with Innovation and cross-functional teams to identify, plan, design, and test innovative packaging solutions.
• Identify or execute cost-saving opportunities in the area of responsibility in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days for salaried employees.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave in accordance with local laws.
• Salaried employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and profit-sharing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level