Packaging Engineer III

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Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe.

We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

Lead and execute packaging development and sustainability initiatives in support of R&D projects and evolving global packaging requirements. The engineer will drive the design, qualification, and continuous improvement of primary plastic packaging, including rigid plastics, flexible films, and injection-molded formats, along with associated secondary packaging. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to embed sustainable packaging principles, life-cycle thinking, and global regulatory requirements into new and existing product packaging.

• Serve as the plastics packaging and sustainability SME on project teams, providing guidance on polymer selection, plastic packaging design and conversion processes, performance testing, and global recyclability and end-of-life requirements.
• Research, identify, develop, and qualify plastics packaging solutions including light weighting, mono-material structures, multi-material structures, recycled content, bio-based, and recyclable designs.
• Explore potential new manufacturing processes and technologies; support existing manufacturing processes, quality improvements, and cost reductions including plastics conversion processes.
• Manage activities with external suppliers, material suppliers, and packaging vendors, and recycling/end-of-life partners to identify and qualify new sustainable packaging options.
• Lead technology transfer of new packaging materials and processes.
• Conduct and interpret packaging performance testing and life-cycle assessments (LCA) to evaluate sustainability trade‑offs and substantiate environmental claims.
• Monitor evolving global packaging regulations and extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes; translate requirements into design changes and compliance roadmaps.
• May serve as engineering lead on projects; may provide daily direction to technical team members assigned to project teams.

• BS in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related Engineering/Scientific discipline required.
• MS in Packaging Science, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or related discipline preferred.

• ISO-9000, GMP, and DFSS experience;
  Six Sigma/DOE methodology a plus.
• Experience with plastics conversion processes such as injection molding, thermoforming, form‑fill‑seal, etc.
• Strong understanding of polymer structure-property relationships and plastics/materials behavior.
• Working knowledge of sustainable packaging principles, including recyclability design guidelines, life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools,…