Packaging Engineer
$70,000–$70,000 year
On-siteRiverside, California, United States or Coal City, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Packaging Engineer at PLZ Corp focused on sustainable packaging design, testing, and implementation for aerosol and liquid delivery systems within the Personal Care Strategic Business Unit. Responsibilities include leading R&D-driven packaging development, selecting and qualifying primary components (valves, actuators, containers, pumps, caps), designing secondary packaging (cartons, labeling, shipper configurations), conducting compatibility and performance testing (pressure, leakage, corrosion, dispensing functionality), collaborating with R&D to align packaging with formulation rheology and delivery requirements, troubleshooting packaging performance issues, establishing technical packaging specifications, supplier management, and driving cost-optimization through alternative materials while maintaining quality. The role supports transition from lab to scale-up and commercialization, participates in NPD teams, develops validation protocols and performance metrics, ensures manufacturability, and requires domestic travel up to 25%.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in packaging engineering is required
- 5+ years of experience in designing packaging for consumer-packaged goods that deliver via all modes of transportation (small parcel, LTL, TL)
- Technical knowledge of packaging designs for liquids and/or aerosols (cartons, containers, closures, etc.) and associated materials (corrugate, aluminum, HDPE, PET)
- Demonstrated success in process and quality improvements via packaging design modifications
- Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint & SAP
- Effective communication skills to influence, problem solve, and make decisions in a cross-functional organization
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 25%
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