Packaging Engineer

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

Develops and designs new packaging for safe, convenient, and attractive transport of products under a variety of conditions. Develops packaging material standards and specifications. Reviews existing test methods and supports development of new test methods where applicable.

Evaluates packaging and transporting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Evaluates and recommends efficient packing procedures, innovations in packaging materials, and utilization of automation where needed.

Develops engineering drawings and specifications with suppliers to determine materials and design required to maximize convenience, utility and function based on the product’s physical characteristics, including safety and special-handling requirements.

Designs and coordinates laboratory tests plant trials to assess technical feasibility in the qualification of new materials, and equipment.

Provides technical support to ensure quality standards, package performance, and continued supply of products and packaging materials. Participates on continuous improvement teams.

May oversee the coordination of activities at contract packaging and labeling sites. Oversees exterior package design to ensure proper product identification, consumer appeal, printing appearance, and production techniques.

What makes you a good fit

BS in Packaging

Engineering

Ideally first  hands-on experience leading packaging

projects.

• Ability to Execute projects on time and on budget
• Committment to achieving goals, through obstacles, issues and surprises.  Able to change direction quickly if needed.  Sets high standards of performance.  Is assertive and persistent in project work and communication.
• Technical background in Packaging, Packaging Systems.  Solid understanding of materials, and packaging applications. Able to solve moderately complex technical issues without support.
• Strong communication skills

Ability to act in an appropriate manner in

varying business situations.   Open to

others input.  Seeks support from cross

functional partners for new initiatives and approaches.  Able to

rally cross functional peers to goal or action.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

Health Insurance : affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and

wellbeing starting on day 1

Work-Life Balance : Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and

volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role),

and vacation buy / sell program

Financial : 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary

investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service

awards and student loan reimbursement

Family Support : 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks

for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy

reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships

Career Growth : diverse national and international growth

opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and

tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 . This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range.  This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.