Packaging Engineer Job at Insight Global, Glenview, IL

  • Insight Global
  • Glenview, IL

Job Description

Job Description

We’re looking for a Packaging Engineer with direct food/CPG packaging experience to support the development, testing, optimization, and commercialization of packaging solutions.

This person will work hands-on with a variety of packaging materials and formats, support plant and production trials, troubleshoot packaging challenges, and partner closely with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Procurement, Marketing, and external packaging suppliers.

The ideal candidate has around 5 years of dedicated Packaging Engineering experience and has taken food packaging projects from initial concept and design through testing, scale-up, and commercialization.

Must Haves

  • 4–10 years of Packaging Engineering experience , ideally around 5 years
  • Direct food packaging experience within a CPG environment
  • Hands-on experience developing and testing packaging materials/formats such as:
  • Flexible films and pouches
  • Rigid plastics
  • Cartons/paperboard and corrugate
  • Bottles/jars
  • Trays and labels
  • Experience with packaging development, testing, validation, and commercialization
  • Experience taking packaging projects through the full development lifecycle , from concept through production scale-up
  • Experience supporting plant and production trials
  • Strong cross-functional experience with R&D/Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, Procurement, Marketing, and suppliers
  • Comfortable working hybrid onsite in Glenview, IL
  • Willingness to travel as needed

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with a large food or CPG organization
  • Experience working directly with packaging suppliers and converters
  • Manufacturing-floor experience troubleshooting packaging or production issues
  • Experience with cost savings, material reduction, sustainability, or packaging optimization
  • Experience managing several packaging projects or SKUs simultaneously

DETAILS

Location: Glenview, IL | Hybrid, onsite required

Bill Rate: $47-70/hr

Experience: 4–10 years, ideally around 5 years

Travel: Some travel required

6 month contract to hire

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Flexible hours

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