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Church & Dwight Co, Inc. Packaging Engineer in Princeton, New Jersey
A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference.
We're a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment.
Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries.
United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because: Together We Have the Power to Win.
Job location: Hybrid (Princeton, NJ / Home Office)
The individual will lead packaging development projects from initiation through manufacture (launch). Projects will consist of modifications of packaging for existing products as well as the packaging for new products.
The individual will be responsible for meeting timelines, finding solutions to problems, managing expectations, and delivering to those expectations. The individual will have accountability to their packaging projects to assure they meet quality and consumer expectations while maintaining project schedule.
In addition to working within cross-functional teams, the individual will also work closely with quality, finance, procurement, regulatory, engineering, operations, consultants and outside vendors.
Responsibilities:Packaging development that incorporates innovative technology, Innovation Design Thinking (IDT), sustainability and recyclability.
Execute projects with complete scope from primary through tertiary packaging development
Generation and execution of line trials, test plans and reports
Create and maintain project time lines
Lead the qualification strategy for new package designs and materials
Influence and ideate cost savings initiatives as related to package designs and materials
Travel to vendor and manufacturing locations for support of packaging project activities
Hands-on evaluation of packaging for conformance to project requirements.
Develops packaging specifications.
Works with other corporate departments, plants, contract manufacturing, consultants, and suppliers.
Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in package development, device or hard goods manufacturing. A preference will be towards candidates that have experience in "consumer goods" packaging areas.
Bachelors degree required, focus in Package Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Engineering sciences.
The candidate must clearly demonstrate experience in the following areas:
Primary through tertiary packaging development for new product launches
Coordination and completion of qualification for new package designs and materials
Development of component specifications
Understanding of LSS, SPC and DOE (design of experiments) and development of component specifications
Packaging development with various materials: Fiberboard, corrugated, injection molded bottles and caps, pouches, CRC closures, sachets, blisters
Knowledge or experience with the following a plus: CRC tools, Data analysis tools, Rapid prototyping, Lean Six Sigma tools
Clear ability to organize and prioritize a number of Packaging projects
High interpersonal skills clearly showing strong communication interdepartmentally and in cross-corporate environments
Strong communication and presentation skills across the organization at multiple levels
A self-motivated and proactive personality with ambitions to "learn and deliver" within a fast paced, "employee empowered" atmosphere
High competency in Microsoft applications and general computer usage.
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Church & Dwight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.For more information on our company, our brands and our culture visit us at http://www.churchdwight.com/
Church & Dwight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f/disability/veteran.