Lead Packaging Engineer

Lead 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. 

This position provides ownership of packaging development projects from concept to launch in support of brand and category strategies to meet customer and consumer needs, as well as deliver financial results with winning value propositions and products.

In this role, you will:


* Leads, manages, presents and executes all aspects of technical packaging changes/waivers/components/projects, including new product/package introductions/launches/initial commercialization, as well as product/process changes and rollovers.  Focuses on more complex projects with higher risks and business implications.  Serves as an interface between strategic and tactical projects/timelines, including influencing graphic design and cross-functional project teams. 


* Manages, develops, designs and specifies packaging structures and materials that assist the consumer business sectors in meeting their objectives.  This includes the attractive merchandising and safe shipping of products under varying conditions of climate, environment and different modes of transportation.


* Determines packaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of protection required.  Designs package exteriors considering such factors as product identification, sales appeal, aesthetic quality, printing, sealing, fastening devices and production techniques.  Develops the required type of packaging materials to maximize convenience, utility and function based on the product's physical characteristics, safety and special handling requirements.

Evaluate and apply innovative solutions/ new technologies and materials in the design of packaging to deliver a consumer benefit, enhance profit margin, and reduce the environmental impact of our packaging. 


* Adheres to packaging and transportation industry, customer/vendor and KC standards, procedures and requirements to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.  Understands and follows corporate policies and procedures and industry standards for packaging specifications.  Proactively identifies, leads and executes environmental sustainability initiatives to support global and KC environmental goals and responsibilities.


* Demonstrates extensive knowledge of internal K-C & external vendor/copacking operations, technology and production capabilities, as well as supply chain processes, to integrate operations and supply chain solutions and o...