Senior Packaging Engineer At SC Johnson
Role: Senior Associate, Packaging Engineer
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Overview:
This position will support MENAPT cross functional project teams in Commercialization, Launch, and Post Launch Phases to ensure project schedule, cost, capital, quality, and customer service objectives are met for regional and global projects. You will lead the technical development of new or revised packaging materials & products on global and regional brands.
Responsibilities:
- Manage projects through the Commercialization, Launch, and Post Launch Phases. Develop timelines, key milestones, and risk and mitigation plans
- Support risk identification/mitigation plans to achieve project objectives
- Manage projects according to SCJ processes and best practices
- Provide strong technical leadership within a cross-functional team to drive the design and development of innovative new products or optimization of existing packages.
- Identify and apply new and existing packaging materials and technologies towards the development of innovative new products and the enhancement of existing products that consumers find appealing and easy to use; packaging that is compelling and allows SC Johnson to “win at the store shelf”
- Design, coordinate, and complete performance and compatibility testing in support of packaging component changes
- Develop & manage packaging specifications and finished good assembly specifications
- Execute domestic and global packaging development projects by creating and managing effective and efficient project timelines and related success criteria to realize on-time project completion dates.
- Collaborate with multifunctional core teams (RD&E, Design, Marketing, Marketing Research, and Product Supply) to successfully identify, develop and launch new products in an accelerated manner.
Experience you’ll bring:
- Bachelor of Science in related engineering field
- Experience in packaging in manufacturing or purchasing/planning/distribution
- Knowledge of packaging technology and materials and the application of sound scientific principles to the development of new and revised packaging
- Strong technical expertise and working knowledge of multiple packaging related disciplines, such as; materials, dispensing systems, aerosols, flexible films, plastic parts and related molding technology
- Experience and technical competency in primary, secondary and tertiary packaging design and qualification (e.g. product/package compatibility, manufacturing and distribution qualification.)
- Demonstrated capability to handle multiple projects/programs concurrently
- Product Management systems experience (i.e., SAP Product Lifecycle Management)
- Demonstrated knowledge of consumer testing techniques and execution of appropriate studies to evaluate product performance.
Behaviors you’ll need:
- Good communication skills and ability to drive actions and influence decision making
- Strong organizational skills and priority setting
- Strong leadership, influence, and cross-functional teaming skills to effectively work across internal organizational boundaries