Overview
Packaging Engineer – Essential Home (Parsippany, NJ, US, 07054)
We are Reckitt
Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.
Research & Development
In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals – all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.
We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.
The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.
About the role
As our Packaging Engineer in Project Hibiscus (or Disentanglement), you will be the lead engineer to help the Essential Home business relocate our internally filled products (St. Peters, MO) to External Manufacturing Operations/EMO. Our brands include Air Wick, Woolite, Resolve, SprayNWash, Easy Off, Lime-A-Way, D-Con, Rid-X, Glass Plus, and more
Your responsibilities
- Be trained in our spec system, (for packaging specs, assembly specs, bills of material, drawings, pallet patterns), our artwork management system, and our project management system, and more.
- By applying expert knowledge and these confidential documents, samples, and images, you will understand the package performance requirements to then provide guidance to the EMO project staff to ensure the new location can meet the requirements.
- Collaborate with internal and external team members for comprehensive packaging project management including trial protocols.
- Travel to EMO locations in the US for plant trials to validate and troubleshoot packaging and author/co-author trial reports with recommendations.
- After validation at EMO, create or revise documents such as specs, boms, or other related materials to communicate requirements and adherence to the new manufacturing including the Tech Manual for co-packers.
- Make recommendations for modifications or otherwise ensure the product is protected and the package delivers on its form, fit, and function. Must have good design understanding including dimensional interface and tolerances, etc.
- Interface via email, calls, Teams chat, or video platform, or in person with multidisciplined team such as: EMO Procurement, Project Managers, Procurement, Quality, R&D formulators, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal, etc.
- Mentor a junior engineer in packaging technologies, document management, and professional ways of working.
The experience we're looking for
- 8+ years CPG Packaging experience and proven track record of exceptional delivery within Packaging career including multiple package commercializations.
- Experienced in depth and breadth of package development, testing, materials, components, molding/forming, sealing, assembly, print technologies, document management, commercialization, troubleshooting, tool development, and more.
- Knowledgeable of manufacturing environments as related to component storage, handling, package filling, capping, sealing, labeling, coding, assembly, packing, palletizing, transit, etc., ensuring a comprehensive view is considered during validations.
- MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Keen grasp of strategy, consumer insights, cost control, package sustainability including material choice, PCR inclusion, and recyclability.
- Project management skills and the ability to multitask and manage several projects at once. Understand and use Gantt charts.
- Presentation skills should you need to present on project status.
- Participate in project management meetings or any others that are pertinent to the role.
- This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time
The skills for success
Critical thinking skills, creative problem solving, collaboration, ability to execute under pressure, relationship building, self-advocacy, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, and to enjoy what you do!
What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
US salary ranges
$87,000.00 – $131,000.00
US pay transparency
The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
Equality
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.
