Client Overview: Our client is a well-known cosmetics company with an impressive portfolio of beauty brands.
Junior Packaging Engineer Responsibilities:
Initiate, manage, and update BOM for new and existing products including artwork updates, material changes, new tertiary pack outs, and facilitate mechanical routing and supplier proof approval.
Oversee Pack standards from suppliers (components only) by reviewing, approving, and distributing to Quality teams and Packaging for retains.
Input primary package data into CAPE Pallet software and specify optimal packer/ shipper sizing options as well as configure palletization patterns in CAPE for current and new products.
Confirm and coordinate packer/ shipper specification with manufacturer and CM/ Manufacturing site.
Confirm technical elements on mechanicals (dieline, weight claim, color/ process, codes) and approve consistency of proof matching corresponding mechanicals.
Post dielines (as approved by engineer) into artwork system and route artwork to suppliers according to launch timeline.
Manage approval process of color and defect range boards with brand partners.
Gather target submissions from Marketing for molded and printed components (color, texture, finish) and confirm all proper color range boards are approved with the final color and entire design ranges.
Meet deadlines for all required Packaging actions and manage value analysis projects (supplier changes, color/ finish/ texture changes, tertiary packaging changes).
Manage all creation and revision of new component specifications to suppliers (primary, secondary, tertiary).
Review technical engineering drawings for components and assemblies.
Junior Packaging Engineer Qualifications:
Bachelor's in Package Engineering or relevant Engineering discipline (mechanical, material science, etc).
1-3 years of department experience in a product packaging environment.
Strong working knowledge of molding processes, molds, resins decorations and package assembly methods.
Experience with CAD software and 3D printing is a plus.
Excellent understanding of Marketing briefs and Packaging definition to provide guidance in mitigating technical risks in achieving Marketing concept.
Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office specifically Excel and Pivot table functionalities.
Excellent problem solving skills to take preemptive actions in managing packaging defects.