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JoinReynolds Consumer Productsand Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting dynamic fastpaced and fun workplace environment. If you are looking to build a strong career we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for aPackaging Engineerto join our team located at our corporate headquarters in Lake Forest IL.
Responsibilities
Your Role:
Design develop specify and test packaging which protects and satisfactorily delivers the product to the consumer under the following guidelines:
- Satisfies marketing objectives
- Meets profitability guidelines
- Technically functional
- Innovative with a point of difference to the consumer
You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!
- Lead design and material explorations/improvements with marketing design team manufacturing procurement innovation and/or other crossfunctional teams.
- Maintain accurate packaging specifications in the companys specification database.
- Identify and drive quality improvements across all packaging types.
- Champion sustainability and environmental stewardship by driving innovation to increase recyclability increase recycled content and material reduction for packaging and displays with consideration for key customer initiatives programs and mandatory and/or regulatory requirements.
- Establish Best in Class line trial systems including testing recording reporting implementation steps and standards across crossfunctional teams.
- Interface with plant manufacturing and Corporate R&D on new or existing products.
- Identify and focus on reducing packaging damages in the field.
- Establish the best vendor resources for the tasks required. Work collaboratively with outside suppliers and resources in development of new product and packaging ideas packaging materials proof of concept package testing and implementation of designs.
- Analyze and develop cost effective packaging options for primary secondary and tertiary packaging displays and palletizing with internal teams and external suppliers which guarantee product integrity across all channels.
- Own and manage multiple packaging and display projects simultaneously from inception through commercialization.
- Identify cost savings opportunities work through resource availability external constraints and shared functional or operational resources to identify opportunities for cost avoidance and improvement. Lead implementation and gain alignment with business units/teams
- Work with outsourced product manufacturers to develop cost effective high quality primary secondary and tertiary packaging and display solutions for domestic and international customers and markets.
- Conduct all necessary packaging testing (selftesting and third party lab testing) and shipping performance trials to establish or validate new packaging and/or display specifications.
- Creation/coordination of packaging drawings (internally or externally) as necessary.
- Use of pallet pattern software for optimizing unit loads and providing packaging analyses to Marketing and Sales teams for Profit and Loss studies.
- Provide troubleshooting expertise for materials and/or processes damage/performance issues root cause analyses and issue mitigation.
- Qualify new materials/vendors for manufacturing processes.
- Prepare research reports and memos as required for support of business unit objectives.
- Assist Marketing and Product Commercialization teams with project timeline development and tracking.
- Travel to plant or vendor locations in performance of duties. Travel is project dependent and ranges from 2530. International travel 1 2 may be required.
- Have the desire to learn and improve through training both inside and outside the company as part of your personal development plan.
You will love it here if
- You put safety first always
- You listen learn and evolve
- You are passionate about collaboration teamwork and achieving shared goals
- You treat all people with respect operating ethically and embrace inclusivity
- You are committed to improving our impact on local communities
Qualifications
We need you to have:
- BS degree in Packaging Engineering (preferred) or equivalent work experience.
- 3 to 5 years of experience as a Packaging Engineer.
- Project management skills.
- Familiarity with carton and corrugated properties and performance.
- Technical background with a deep understanding of design principles packaging and display material types converting processes manufacturing filling/packing processes and packaging and palletized load performance in various warehousing and shipping environments.
- Familiarity with warehouse/distribution processes.
- Experience in point of purchase display development at retail and club channels.
- Knowledge of international transit rules/restrictions/regulations/capabilities.
- High degree of creativity ability to work both independently and with crossfunctional teams.
- Driven to achieve great results throughout the development process.
- Ability to work effectively with limited direction on multiple projects.
- Strong prioritization skills understanding time constraints.
- Effective written and oral communication skills to influence problem solve drive decisions and complete projects.
Icing on the cake:
- International experience.
- Inplant manufacturing experience.
If you answer yes to the followingwe want to meet you!
- Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature
- Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues headon
- Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work
- Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer putting their needs first
- Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection
- Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo
Want to know more Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!
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Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Careeracross a world of opportunities!
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Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation protected veteran status genetics or disability.
Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster: Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions can be found on this link:
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