Lead Packaging Engineer, Kimberly-Clark Professional Job Description Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it's all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. You were made to create Better Care for a

Better World:

exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you'll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. About You ​​ An exciting opportunity has opened up to join the Kimberly-Clark Professional Packaging Team as a Packaging Engineer ll. This is a pivotal role which touches every product KCP take to market, working with your customers in category / platform management, you will be responsible for managing the packaging development for new and existing products. In one of our R D roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Job responsibilities include:

• Deliver innovative, cost effective packaging solutions to the KCP business which minimize cost, add value to the customer and show strong progress on sustainability for KC and our stakeholders.
• Oversee and manage the complete packaging development process, including the creation of packaging designs, prototype development, and performance testing.
• Understand and strive continually to improve the capability of existing KCP packaging and packaging equipment to better meet customer and end-user requirements.
• Recommend and lead packaging development programs that reduce damage, or provide competitive advantage.
• Identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, labor, efficiency, transportation, and storage.
• Establish and maintain relationships with packaging suppliers to maintain an up to date knowledge of packaging and packaging equipment developments.
• Understand and communicate the impact and relevant detail of regional legislation.
• Develop and maintain packaging specifications and packaging standards supporting the production and manufacturing of KCP products. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in packaging, engineering, business, or related discipline; and 3+ years of related experience.
• Computer skills with CAPE, TOPS, Artios CAD, Microsoft Word and Excel are required.
• General understanding of material supplier's manufacturing process; Ability to design corrugated, ca.

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