Date Posted: 08/12/2025
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 486885
Industry: Healthcare
Job Title: Packaging Engineer
Job Location: Round Lake, IL, USA, 60073
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 12
Min Hourly Rate($): 50.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 55.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Medical device, Packaging, Pharmaceutical
Experience Desired: Professional experience in packaging engineering (5 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or a related field (Mechanical, Chemical, or Biomedical Engineering)
Experience Required:
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in packaging engineering
• Proven track record managing multiple packaging projects with minimal supervision
• Experience with packaging materials and processes (flexible & rigid films, HDPE & foil pouches, corrugated packaging, protective packaging, thermoforming, flow-wrap, form/fill/seal, printing technologies)
• Proficiency in change control processes and packaging specifications/drawings creation
• Cross-functional team collaboration in both technical and non-technical environments
• Application of problem-solving methods (statistical analysis, Design of Experiments, DMAIC)
Experience Preferred:
• Experience in medical device or pharmaceutical packaging
Skills & Competencies
• Strong knowledge of packaging design, development, and testing
• Ability to work on quality/CAPA, regulatory compliance, supplier changes, cost savings, and new product introduction projects
• Familiarity with Lean principles and continuous improvement tools
• Ability to present technical and project overviews with minimal assistance
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and use creative problem-solving skills
• Financial planning and cost justification skills
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and execute packaging engineering projects across domestic and international manufacturing facilities
• Support sustaining engineering activities for current product packaging and processes
• Develop and execute testing protocols for packaging changes
• Approve and qualify new packaging materials and systems
• Create material specifications, engineering drawings, and procedural documents
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, manufacturing plants, and suppliers
• Recommend cost-saving opportunities through material/design changes
• Resolve packaging issues using DMAIC and critical thinking
• Provide financial analysis to justify project approvals
• May travel to manufacturing plants and packaging suppliers as needed - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).
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