Senior Packaging Engineer, North America R&D Packaging

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

About the Role

North America R&D Packaging at Haleon is a diverse team with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds and experience. Our function has three priorities: to deliver and strengthen the innovation pipeline with superior packaging solutions, to lead the transformation on sustainable packaging and to anticipate the development of emerging packaging technologies & solutions. Underpinning this is an appetite for building class-leading R&D packaging development capability and a sustained focus on looking after each other and nurturing our talent.

The Senior Packaging Engineer, NA R&D Packaging is part of the dynamic North America R&D team with responsibility to deliver innovation led growth for the US and Canada business units, coupled with Haleon packaging sustainability goals. This role has direct accountability to deliver superior packaging solutions for our trusted brands in the Wellness category.

The role will be based out of our Warren office in NJ or our R&D site in Richmond, VA.

Key responsibilities 

• Develop and execute superior packaging solutions for the brands based on deep understanding of our consumer’s needs and competitive landscape.

• Manage multiple projects with varied levels of complexity following the stage-gate process and ensure delivery on time, in budget meeting the defined success criteria.

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ideate and find creative packaging solutions for the business, create robust technical development plan and execute with excellence.

• Continually develop and leverage knowledge in packaging sustainability trends, recycling technologies and recyclability guidelines.

• Create specifications, reports, protocols, and other technical documentation as per relevant internal and external standards in compliance with the quality and regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrate subject matter expertise on packaging and business savviness across all interactions with stakeholders and leaders.  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Packaging, Chemical, Mechanical or Industrial), or Science (Material Science, Polymer Chemistry or related fields) or relevant course of study.

• At least 8 yrs of relevant primary packaging experience in FMCG or Healthcare industry, with 2-3 yrs of experience in a role leading packaging projects.

• Strong technical expertise in the field of packaging materials, formats and applications with a very good understanding of emerging trends and technologies

• Project management skills   

• Strong communication skill to clearly express ideas and summarize complex information effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in rigid platic development and mold qualifications.

• Track record of delivering innovation to the marketplace along with a good grasp of the associated challenges to anticipate and resolve issues, mitigate risks and make sound recommendations for decision making.

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