Packaging Engineer
24 Seven Talent
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Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Duration: 4–6 months contract
Role Overview:
Our client is seeking a Senior Engineer for a 4 to 6-month parental leave coverage contract to join their Engineering Studio. In this role, you will drive technical excellence on high-profile packaging projects, collaborating closely with internal teams, external suppliers, and client partners to deliver on design intent, technical feasibility, and sustainability goals.
This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in sustainable packaging and play a key role in supporting top-tier brands during a critical period.
YOU WILL:
Technical Expertise
- Lead collaboration across client, design, and manufacturing teams to ensure packaging solutions meet functional, aesthetic, and sustainability criteria.
- Provide technical guidance on materials, processes, and sustainability initiatives.
- Analyze packaging portfolios to identify sustainable improvement opportunities.
- Keep current on packaging innovations, regulations, and trends.
Client Partnership & Communication
- Clearly communicate complex engineering concepts and recommendations to clients.
- Navigate sensitive discussions to align stakeholders and foster strong partnerships.
- Share best practices and innovations with the engineering team and agency partners.
- Collaborate globally to showcase engineering capabilities and support client accounts.
- Manage multiple projects to deliver quality outcomes within timelines and budgets.
Ideal Candidate:
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum 5 years packaging engineering experience, ideally in FMCG or agency environments.
- Strong background in sustainable packaging strategies and execution.
- Experience with manufacturing methods including injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding, flexible and rigid packaging.
- Familiarity with recyclability standards and labeling systems such as How2Recycle.
- Skilled in packaging specification databases and proficient with Excel.
Seniority level
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