Packaging Engineer

Packaging Engineer at The Campbell's Company

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust.

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s. Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

In this role, Research and Development team for The Campbell’s Company, the Packaging Engineer will be responsible for developing and implementing package solutions to support Campbell’s Meals and Beverage division, specifically our Meals and Sauce brands category. This includes primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging and the role requires emerging material knowledge, specifically in glass jars, PET jars, retort pouches, and corrugate;

and a general understanding of how these materials interface with packaging equipment and hot fill and retort processes.

The Packaging Engineer will work with the broader R&D team, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality to execute low to medium risk Package Development projects. This position requires strong communication and organizational skills to reliably manage and execute multiple projects at once.

In this role you will report to the Senior Manager for Research & Development, Packaging.

• Develop and implement packaging solutions supporting new product launches, continuous quality improvements, and cost savings initiatives.
• Manage and execute multiple projects with minimal supervision, ensuring timely and successful completion of activities to meet project milestones.
• Provide technical thought leadership for the role of packaging to project teams, demonstrating an understanding of cost drivers, material properties, equipment capabilities, customer requirements, and consumer interaction.
• Drive alignment with key project stakeholders on packaging development direction.
• Collaborate with Campbell’s internal cross‑functional teams, as well as with external vendors and manufacturing facilities.
• Develop relationships with vendors to identify improvement opportunities for packaging materials and equipment.
• Apply the principles of data management, statistics, and experimental design to determine, execute, and document test plans.
• Troubleshoot issues that arise during assessment, feasibility, development and commercialization with some manager supervision, implementing and executing plan of action.
• Understand and utilize business systems to develop and document new and updated package components, including packaging component drawings and dielines, written specifications, production Bill of Materials, finished product specifications, and distribution specifications.
• Provide support to address operational quality issues related to packaging materials or equipment with the objective to minimize future recurrence.
• Collaborate to help identify new approaches, processes, and best practices.

You will work with all functions in commercialization.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a materials science or Packaging related program.
• 6 months+ experience in Packaging R&D roles, including Co‑op or Internship experience.
• 25% travel required to the plants.

• Strong communication and written skills.
• Experience with packaging development software desired (TOPS or…