Senior Packaging Engineering

Senior Packaging Engineering

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to:

Associate Director Packaging

Location:

Europe/Middle East/Africa, Sweden, Skane, Helsingborg

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Senior Packaging Engineer

This position reports into the Associate Director Packaging and is based at Helsingborg, Sweden

* NOTE: This is a temporary position for 9-12 months.

Who We Are

At  Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands — including OTC brands such as NICORETTE®, IPREN®, LIVOSTIN®, IMODIUM®, PEPCID® and consumer health brands like NEUTROGENA®, LISTERINE®, NATUSAN®, PIZ BUIN® and o.b. ®. Our employees share a digital-first mindset, an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights, and a commitment to continually earning a place for our products in consumers’ hearts and homes.

The Kenvue site in Helsingborg, Sweden is the home of the strong and growing brand NICORETTE®, a global market leader in smoking cessation. In 2021 our production facility was recognized as a Lighthouse by World Economic Forum, marking us as a beacon in The Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Helsingborg site is one of the largest employers in the city of Helsingborg, and the business is divided in two separate departments: Operations, where we house our manufacturing activities and R & D, our global development center for excellence working in three therapeutic areas for selfcare treatments: Smoking Cessation, Digestive Health and Cough & Cold. For more information, click here

What You Will Do 

* NOTE: This is a temporary position for 9-12 months.

The Senior Packaging Engineer is responsible to lead and coordinate the development and qualification of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging in a variety of Self Care projects together with a wide range of internal and external partners and stakeholders. You will be the packaging technical expert in those multi type of projects. For example in new product development, reformulation, quality and compliance, improvement of existing packaging, qualification of equivalent packaging materials or additives, mold duplication, packaging cost improvement, plant support, improvement of products profitability.

You will join a stable, growing company in times that in many other industries are marked by instability. This is a challenging role, where you will get to develop and constantly learn. If you have aspirations on becoming a leader in the future, this role is the right stepping stone.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional partners in EMEA to define the packaging brief and regional needs
• Coordinate the creation/modification/improvement of packaging in collaboration with global hubs and external partners, covering packaging development, qualification and implementation
• Identify and evaluate technical solutions, including seeing to those materials are aligned with relevant regulation and guidelines
• Define & execute the packaging development plan
• Analyze and validate packaging technical drawing with the support of experienced packaging team members or manager
• Contribute to innovation, develop consumer understanding and identify new ideas
• Initiate and own critical documentation, to track and follow changes
• Create Packaging component specifications, validate finished product specifications
• Generate packaging documentation for product release

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications

• A degree within a relevant area linked to package engineering, polymer or mechanics
• At least 7 years working experience within packaging development
• Good and versatile knowledge of packaging technologies – materials, molding processes, manufacturing
• Familiarity with the process of developing drugs and/or medical devices
• Strong packaging sensibility and interest in promoting the importance of packaging in the product experience
• Proficient professional skills in English

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in packaging development within the pharmaceutical and/or medical device industry.
• Experienced working in complex FMCG project environment. Good communication, influencing and flexibility skills to manage ambiguity linked to high matrix environment and turn complex cases into synthetic recommendations.
• Self-motivated and results-driven, able to easily connect with remote stakeholders or peers.
• Curious, creative and the able to translate ideas into concepts and projects. Engaged and can challenge status-quo to drive globalization while managing regional constraints

What’s In It For You

• Competitive Benefit Package
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation & More!
• Employee Resource Groups 

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Background checks in the recruitment process

As a final candidate in our recruitment process, you may be subject to a background check. This process is important for us to ensure the quality of our recruitment process.

As part of this, it is important that we encourage you to make sure that the information in your CV is correct before submitting your application to us.

To carry out these background checks, we use a background check company. Different checks may be carried depending on the position that you are applying for. This could be, for example:

• Reference checks
• CV-validation
• Financial checks
• Litigation checks, including criminal cases

The background check company is an independent data controller for any personal data that they will process during the check, and if you have any questions about the processing, you may turn to the background check company.

Due to our business activities and daily operations, we may also carry out drug tests as part of our recruitment process.

If you are an individual with a disability, please check our Disability Assistance page for information on how to request an accommodation.