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Job Description
Packaging Development Engineer
We are looking for a Packaging Development Engineer to take ownership of packaging development across Orkla House Care's product portfolio, covering both own-produced and purchased goods. Packaging plays a critical role in how our products are produced, transported, presented, and experienced by customers.
Your responsibilities:
- Lead the development of packaging solutions across Orkla House Care's product portfolio, from concept to implementation.
- Define innovative packaging concepts and structures that support both product and business needs.
- Drive material selection, development and specification in close collaboration with suppliers and our packaging procurement team.
- Identify new material opportunities and lead initiatives that improve recyclability and reduce complexity.
- Develop packaging solutions that support efficient manufacturing, logistics and product handling.
- Ensure packaging performance through testing, validation and continuous improvement.
- Act as the packaging subject matter expert in development projects.
- Own packaging specifications, drawings, bill of materials and related documentation.
Requirements
- Relevant higher education within Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design or similar.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in packaging development or packaging engineering, preferably within Consumer Goods.
- Experience working with a range of packaging materials and their applications.
- Experience with material selection and optimisation, balancing performance, cost and sustainability.
- Experience with packaging specifications, BOMs or technical data.
- Fluency in English, written and spoken.
Skills
Packaging EngineeringMaterial SelectionSupply Chain ManagementSustainability Compliance (PPWR/EPR)Packaging Testing and ValidationBOM ManagementProject ManagementTechnical Documentation
Experience
mid-level