Packaging Engineer

Job Opportunity: Packaging Engineer (CPG – Home Care Products)

Job Type & Role: Contract – Packaging Engineer (CPG – Home Care Products)

Location: Parsippany, NJ (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Duration: 12–18 Month Contract (Potential Extension & Full-Time Conversion)

Pay Rate: $50- $60/hr

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to support a portfolio of leading Home Care and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, including Air Wick, Woolite, Resolve, Spray 'n Wash, Easy-Off, Lime-A-Way, D-Con, Rid-X, Glass Plus, and Old English.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on packaging development and commercialization projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. You'll partner with R&D, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and external manufacturing partners to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support packaging design and development from concept through commercialization.

• Collaborate with Packaging, R&D, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and external manufacturing partners.

• Ensure packaging meets performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, and sustainability requirements.

• Conduct packaging evaluations, validation, compatibility testing, and performance analysis.

• Prepare packaging specifications, BOMs, pallet patterns, and maintain documentation in internal systems.

• Support projects focused on innovation, sustainability, cost savings, quality improvements, and e-commerce packaging.

• Participate in plant trials, packaging troubleshooting, and manufacturing support (up to 20% travel).

• Analyze packaging performance across filling, sealing, labeling, coding, packing, palletizing, and distribution processes.

• Prepare project documentation, presentations, and status updates for cross-functional stakeholders.

• Manage multiple packaging projects while maintaining timelines using project management tools.

Interested?

If you're interested or know someone who would be a great fit, please share your updated resume. We'd love to connect!

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