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Newell Brands is a leading $8.5B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 28,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.
The Associate Packaging Engineer develops innovative and cost-effective packaging to address company objectives while adhering to project timelines and established budgets and completes packaging validation through standard testing and issues specifications following industry testing standards.
Job Responsibilities:
· Applies technical knowledge and understanding to day-to-day decision making
· Provides routine engineering work on project teams under guidance from more senior engineers
· Performs packaging testing and validation using specific tools or techniques
· Compiles test data to provide recommendations for solving problems
· Participates on cross-functional teams to work seamlessly across boundaries of company, culture, and geography for successful project execution
· Partners with development and delivery organizations to participate in consensus on new product development (NPD), productivity and product maintenance
· Applies the concept of collaboration to build relationships and coordinate with other teams
· Prepares project status and risks to manager with proper level of detail and recover plans
· Challenges and provides constructive mitigation strategies
· Participates in forums for ideation and technical sharing
· Assists in application of basic packaging design principles to solve problems
· Completes industry accepted testing and validation of packaging designs (ISTA, ASTM, etc)
· Performs other duties as needed
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science or Engineering degree with some consumer packaging development experience.
· Working knowledge of packaging technologies and test methodology
· Excellent project management skills
· Excellent communication skills-verbal and written
· Able to lead and coordinate various task teams
· Computer literacy in design (ArtiosCAD)
_Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.