Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Engineer, Packaging, Productivity & Sustainability

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers an opportunity to be part of a team that makes a difference on a global scale. Join us in our mission to improve the world through meaningful work. We support individual career development and solve tough challenges like protecting the environment, ensuring food safety, and combating cancer.

Discover Impactful Work:

Develop and deploy Packaging Productivity & Sustainability programs.

A Day in the Life:

• Research and generate ideas for innovative packaging designs that deliver value to the business.
• Assist in packaging design, testing, and validations to support new product launches, product distribution, and quality resolution.
• Create packaging design consolidation, transport optimization and supplier consolidation initiatives.
• Analyze packaging spending data to develop continuous improvement opportunities.
• Well-versed with packaging suppliers and change management processes.
• Perform financial validations and justifications for productivity projects.
• Use Thermo Fisher's internal problem-solving process, Practical Process Improvement (PPI), to identify and implement efficient solutions.
• Work with sustainability, manufacturing, and distribution teams to implement projects across multiple sites.

• B.S. in a technical field, Packaging, Chemical, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Lean/Six Sigma or any continuous improvement process certification is preferred.
• Project management and Finance education or equivalent experience is preferred.

• 2+ years of packaging design experience and 1+ years of experience executing projects.

• Ability to generate new packaging designs and drive continuous improvement and cost savings projects through packaging.
• Exposure to Packaging validation protocol and testing standards such as ASTM, ISTA, etc.
• Strong project management skills and ability to influence change management.
• Ability to problem solve and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to lead multiple tasks and assess priorities optimally.
• Strong analytic, written, and oral communication skills with an emphasis on simply communicating complex ideas and influencing senior leaders.
• Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD or SolidWorks

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount