Packaging Engineer

Job Title: Packaging Engineer Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Work Arrangement: Onsite Experience Level: 7 – 10 Job Description & Skill Requirements Provide engineering support for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging systems. Evaluate packaging equipment performance and identify opportunities for productivity improvements. Support packaging line modifications, new packaging equipment installations, and capacity enhancements. Develop and review equipment specifications, URS documents, and technical bid evaluations. Coordinate packaging line layouts and equipment integration activities. Support packaging material and packaging format changeovers. Work closely with OEMs and vendors during design, installation, and startup phases. Review utility requirements, line balancing, and machine interfaces. Support packaging validation, commissioning, and performance qualification. Ensure compliance with safety, quality, ergonomic, and manufacturing standards. Qualification Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or Industrial Engineering. 7 to 10 years of experience in packaging engineering within FMCG, Cosmetics, Personal Care, or Consumer Goods industries. Strong understanding of filling, capping, labelling, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing systems. Experience with packaging machinery selection and integration. Proficiency in AutoCAD and packaging line layout development. Experience working with packaging equipment OEMs. Knowledge of GMP and packaging quality requirements. Strong project coordination and communication skills. Experience supporting brownfield facility modifications preferred. Ability to work onsite in the USA. Relevant Industries Priority 1 – Must Have FMCG / Consumer Goods Cosmetics / Personal Care Packaging Manufacturing 7–10 years Packaging Engineering Priority 2 – Preferred Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical / GMP manufacturing Brownfield facility projects Packaging automation Nice to Have Unilever experience High-speed filling/packaging lines Packaging equipment OEM experience Line optimization/capacity expansion