Packaging Engineer - Beauty & Wellbeing

Job Purpose

The purpose of this job is to successfully implement Innovation, Savings, and Capacity projects and to also explore and introduce new technology to the Beauty & Wellbeing Category. You're a "Change Catalyst". Emphasis will be to deliver business value and engineering solutions through your technical expertise. You will have responsibility for understanding and providing guidance on the Strategic elements of the site packaging systems and the development of our Long-Term Technology Plan. The position requires performance within Liquids Packaging Engineering discipline to provide Unilever with world class capability to launch and manufacture Beauty & Wellbeing products.

You will be responsible for all aspects of product technology projects including:

• Early involvement in projects beginning at the Idea Phase and continuing through Post Start-Up Support in cooperation with R&D, Strategic Planning, Innovation Management, and the local Supply Chain.
• Technical Scope Definition
• High-Level Cost and Timeline Definition and Management
• Communications and Stakeholder Management
• Trial/ Qualification Plans and Execution
• Risk Management
• Follow the Early Equipment Management / Early Product Management (EEM/ EPM) methodology and good practices of project management.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or B.E. degree in Engineering or equivalent education with demonstrated working experience

• Min 3 years’ experience in related Engineering or R&D in FMCG/ related industry or gained in an engineering consultancy/ company environment (amount of experience needed depends on site size/ complexity), with specific experience in process or packing, depending on the role.

• Knowledge of chemical process/ packing equipment principles and practices as well as hygienic design.

• Project and time management skills to coordinate multiple work streams and timelines for projects.

• Skills: Communication, Influence, Project Management, Analytical/ Systems Thinking

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of innovation management workflows

• Knowledge of WCM and EEM/ EPM methodologies (or other continuous improvement methodologies)

• Previous experience in CPGs, especially in Home, Personal Care, and Beauty & Wellbeing product technologies.

• Interaction with outside partners, construction and engineering firms, and in-house teams.

• Coordination of engineering packages with keen knowledge of industry standards and drawing/ document systems such as CAD, Procore, Primavera, and MS Project.

• Understanding of Plant Utilities including Air, Steam, and Water Systems including RO and deionized as well as wastewater treatment.

• Understanding of Packaging systems, in general, and integration into plant manufacturing systems.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that areutilizedin making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

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