Packaging Engineer

Title: Packaging Engineer

Hire Type: Contract

Overview: Sterling has helped build careers for thousands of professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.

As a contract employee of Sterling Engineering, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.

Job Summary: The Packaging Engineer will work in-house to develop various packaging concepts in coordination with finished products and materials used and ensure compatibility of packaging with the manufacturing unit. Create and develop effective designs to be functional, cost-effective, and fits a project’s cost target

Job Duties:

• Develops protocols for the execution of studies to evaluate the performance of packaging components, container/closure integrity, and shipping studies.
• Lead packaging validation activities by ensuring regulatory compliance with 21CFR, parts 201, 210, and 211.
• Lead impact assessment for owned brands for incoming material testing procedures to determine if additional testing is required or implement new improved test methods for releasing packaging components.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Engineering, or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence
• 1+ years of designing packaging.
• Familiar with manufacturing methods, set up operations, lot sizing, standard times, actual comparisons, and time studies.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information