Packaging Engineer

Essity•Dover, DE

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Essity Health and Medical Solutions North America is currently seeking a Packaging Engineer in our manufacturing plant in Dover, DE (Playtex plant). We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

Requirements

Ability to develop and execute innovative solutions for new cost savings ideas.
Highly analytical and skilled in achieving operational efficiencies and committed to quality.
Must have the ability to develop new innovative lower cost solutions and conduct feasibility analysis with goal of recommending projects to implement.
Must be familiar with various manufacturing processes and mold types.
Must have ability to understand modeling & prototype development processes through to unit and production tooling and qualification stages.
Must have the ability to evaluate designs concepts and prove out feasibility.
Must have the ability to manage third party relationships.
Effective verbal / written communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
Ability to clearly communicate technical and non-technical information via verbal presentations and in writing.
Must be a highly credible individual capable of rapid engagement, and of bridging relationships between R&D and other functional areas.
Excellent negotiating and influencing skills.
Good computer skills.
Proficiency with Word, Excel, Access/databases e-mail and internet applications.
Excellent organizational, prioritizing and follow up skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks / projects simultaneously.
Ability to think and act independently and make sound decisions.
Good problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Develop, engineer, and test packaging components.
Modify as necessary to meet consumer requirements, functional parameters, costing targets, manufacturing & shipping requirements.
Execute new packaging systems from concept through qualification working with internal teams and suppliers
Provide packaging options and risk mitigation strategies.
Provide technical input to package design process and assure package designed for manufacturing acceptability.
Be accountable for meeting all assigned Packaging Engineering deliverables.
Ensure the quality of packaging produced is consistent with EPC Quality standards.
Work with manager to ensure the Packaging development process is functioning efficiently by assessing current processes and identifying ways to streamline or improve.
Support appropriate product development and quality related projects: both internal and with external suppliers.
Ability to effectively communicate with cross functional groups located both internally and externally.
Creates and presents reports for management, and other internal groups.
Support investigation of consumer complaints (customer/consumer) to meet applicable standard operating procedures.
Demonstrates ability to problem solve and troubleshoot in an automated production environment.
Ability to use data and packaging engineering tools to support recommendations.
Ability to effectively interact with vendors, contract manufacturers, suppliers and cross functional teams.
Ability to write, review, revise and implement Packaging SOP's.
Ability to write, review, revise and approve new packaging specifications, bill of materials, and packaging assembly specs