Packaging Engineer

About the Role

The Packaging Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining packaging solutions to ensure product quality, safety, operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. The role leads packaging development, improvement, validation, and cost optimization activities while ensuring packaging compatibility with manufacturing equipment and compliance with applicable regulatory and customer requirements. The Packaging Engineer works closely with Production, Quality, R&D, Procurement, machinery suppliers, and packaging suppliers to support new product development, continuous improvement initiatives, packaging validation, and sustainability programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and improve existing packaging solutions to enhance product quality, operational performance, and cost-effectiveness
• Identify and implement packaging cost reduction and value engineering opportunities
• Conduct packaging material standardization and optimization projects
• Develop and maintain packaging specifications and standards
• Monitor industry trends and emerging packaging technologies
• Support sustainability initiatives through the development and implementation of environmentally friendly packaging solutions
• Plan and execute packaging trials on production lines
• Conduct packaging performance testing, including drop tests, compression tests, transportation tests, and shelf-life evaluations
• Ensure packaging compatibility with manufacturing equipment
• Investigate packaging-related quality issues and customer complaints

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering
• Over 3 years working experience
• Knowledge of packaging materials, testing methods, and packaging machinery
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Capable of learning intermediate Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word
• Ability to understand and coach relevant management systems, including Centerline and 5S
• Ability to effectively lead RCFA events
• Ability to work in accordance with required safety standards and wear applicable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Open mindset and active participation in continuous improvement initiatives
• Flexibility to adjust schedule and support production activities or employees on other shifts as required