Packaging Engineer

**Scope of Position**

The purpose of this position is to collaborate, design, validate and implement packaging solutions that encompass 3 key areas around cost savings, sustainability and meeting customer requirements. All of these areas are integral parts of the OCS Packaging Program within Corning and include the standardization and optimization of existing packaging solutions to deliver improvements in cost, capability, and quality, and providing manufacturing and commercial support for packaging related issues. The Packaging Engineer will collaborate with internal and external partners to identify appropriate packaging materials and develop packaging designs that meet specifications and customer requirements. The Packaging Engineer will work with internal cross functional team partnerships - including Product Line Management, Sourcing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Sustainability, customer facing roles and key packaging suppliers to achieve functional packaging and support Corning OCS Packaging Program KPIs.

**Day to Day Responsibilities**
- Understand the total cost of packaging, including but not limited to materials, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and sustainability.
- Provide technical expertise for packaging materials, design and interface with manufacturing, technology, quality, logistics, and commercial functional groups
- Identify and execute packaging improvement opportunities to deliver cost, quality, and capability improvements for new and existing products
- Define and develop new package requirements for the implementation of innovative and cost-effective packaging solutions (cardboard, foams, plastic, wood)
- Qualify new package designs and ensure product reliability
- Generate appropriate technical documentation to support packaging design and process changes
- Interface with packaging material solution vendors to identify and develop potential packaging solutions
- Share best practices and collaborate with other packaging engineers within and across global regions
- Provide technical guidance to packaging lab technicians
- Provide technical expertise to support manufacturing packaging issues or customer quality related issues related to packaging

**Education and Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering from accredited university program preferred. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering of a comparable discipline acceptable
- Minimum 0-5 years of experience in packaging engineering roles

**Required Skills**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of packaging processes, designs, and materials
- Project management skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with supporting cross functional projects
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to analyze and use historical and experimental data to determine optimum solutions
- Knowledge of green/environmental concepts including packaging materials recycling
- Advanced English verbal and written skills
- Advanced MS Office proficiency
- Strong team skills, able to interact well with others

**Desired Skills**
- SAP proficiency
- Packaging design software proficiency
- Packaging automation expertise
- Spanish verbal and written skills

**Soft Skills**
- Self-motivated, strong initiative
- Ability to work independently with mínimal guidance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong technical curiosity

**Travel Requirements**
- International travel - 25% or less

This role does not support immigration sponsorship.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

**Salary**: $20,000.00 - $35,000.00 per month