Packaging Engineer

Our client, one of North America's leading branded food companies located in Chicago, IL and Omaha, NE is seeking Packaging Engineers to join their growing teams. Excellent compensation package offered!

• As an Packaging Engineer reporting to the Packaging Manager, you will work toward development and commercialization of new, improved, and cost-reduced packaging. You will support base business technical projects and will also assist senior level engineers and packaging teams in complex technical projects.

  What You'll Do:

  • Support technical delivery of base business and high complexity projects.
  • May manage smaller projects independently.
  • Participate and complete experiments in plant trials.
  • Present results of technical reports.
  • Interpret, develop, and issue technical specifications.
  • Acquire working knowledge of the packaging principles and operating systems for assigned platform.
  • Maintain awareness of technical trends and developments in the packaging industry.
  • Awareness of project effects to budget.
  • Gain familiarity with fiscal and strategic plans of team.
  • Collaborate on cross-functional teams and maintain partnerships.

  What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Engineering, or related field.
  • 1 year work experience in packaging or engineering industry or internship (CPG preferred)
  • Experience with packaging materials, capabilities and equipment.
  • Knowledge of test methodology.
  • Analytical and logic abilities.
  • You will travel up to 20-40% of time as a responsible company representative

• Compensation based on experience