Packaging Engineer

Packaging Engineer

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

An exciting opportunity has opened to join KCPs North America Packaging Team as a Packaging Engineer I.

This is a pivotal role which touches every product KCP take to market, working with your customers in category / platform management, you will be responsible for supporting the packaging development for new and existing products.

In this role, you will:


* To deliver innovative, cost-effective packaging solutions to the KCP business which minimize cost, add value to the customer and show strong progress on sustainability for KC and our stakeholders.


* To understand and strive continually to improve the capability of existing KCP packaging and packaging equipment to better meet customer and end-user requirements


* To recommend and support packaging development programs that reduce distribution cost or damage, or provide competitive advantage


* To establish and maintain relationships with packaging suppliers to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of packaging and packaging equipment developments.


* To understand and communicate the impact and relevant detail of North American legislation


* To develop and maintain packaging specifications and packaging standards supporting the production and manufacturing of KCP products.

Technical Knowledge


* Ability to design corrugated, carton board, paper wrap and film structures


* Ability to conceptualize test/experiments to generate relevant data


* Knowledge of and experience with industry standard test procedures for packaging materials and packages.



* Understand correlation of final art to package design


* Awareness of applicable packaging laws and regulations


* General understanding of material supplier's manufacturing process


* Knowledge of industry trends and procedures related to packaging materials and technologies.

About Us

Huggies®.

Kleenex®.

Cottonelle®.

Scott®.

Kotex®.

Poise®.

Depend®.

Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world.

In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day.

We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact.

We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door o...