Senior Engineer

Unilever•Trumbull, CT

About The Position

The Skin Cleansing Category is seeking a dynamic and flexible team player. The primary purpose of this role is to develop packaging, based on consumer insight & market requirements globally. This position will provide packaging options and develop packaging, using leading edge technology, to support new global & regional development initiatives. This position will also support existing businesses through packaging revisions, cost improvement projects, and packaging simplification projects. You must bring the necessary technical skill/expertise, passion for winning and project management rigor to deliver packaging innovation projects and related workstream activities in a dynamic environment and on time in full. Key packaging workstream activities include leading packaging development deliverables, partnering with cross functional teams, leading packaging factory and supplier trials, and laboratory testing. Effective communication skills are key to this position.

Requirements

B.S. Degree (Packaging Science, or engineering equivalent) and at least 5 years’ experience in the packaging field, as a Package Development Engineer, preferably in the personal care products industry.
+7 years of applicable experience
Broad packaging component knowledge and experience in rigid plastics, bottles, closures, dispensers, flexible packaging and paperboard packaging
Strong understanding of package development process and engineering principles; including global packaging experience.
Ability to design and develop primary and secondary packaging components that meet consumer, brand, customer, and manufacturing objectives.
General understanding of project management to realize the order, importance, and impact of appropriate project activities and maintain packaging commitments to project scheduling.
Understand consumer, business, and category needs and the relationship to packaging decisions & execution.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical backgrounds is essential.

Nice To Haves

An entrepreneurial mindset is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Design and delivery of primary and secondary packaging for innovation, renovation, sustainability and cost savings initiatives.
Manage multiple development projects and prioritize tasks based on timelines.
Deliver effectively in a cross-functional team environment by working with Brand, Planning, Formulation, Procurement, Quality, and many external suppliers.
Interface with Supply Chain for manufacturing scale-up including line trials, production start-ups, cost savings, and improving line efficiency.
Lead packaging development deliverables.
Partner with cross-functional teams.
Lead packaging factory and supplier trials.
Conduct laboratory testing.