Packaging Engineer (Onsite - Brookings, SD)

About the role

At Solventum, we improve lives by helping healthcare professionals do their best work. Join a team using innovation and insight to make a real impact on the future of healthcare.

About the role

Packaging Engineer

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

As a Packaging Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Design and develop primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging.
• Select packaging materials such as corrugated boxes, plastics, foam, paper, and films.
• Reduce packaging costs while maintaining product protection.
• Support new product launches by supporting new packaging specifications.
• Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate new materials and packaging technologies.
• Lead continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start)

OR

• High School Diploma/GED AND four (4) years of packaging, product, or manufacturing engineering experience in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience with packaging design, manufacturing processes, and package testing activities
• Experience working with packaging materials and distribution environments
• Experience using CAD software and Microsoft Office applications
• Experience applying analytical and project management approaches to support packaging-related projects and initiatives
• Experience communicating technical information to stakeholders through verbal discussions, presentations, and written documentation
• Experience developing packaging artwork
• Experience working in a medical device manufacturing environment
• Experience performing packaging validation activities and applying testing standards, such as ASTM and ISTA

Work location

• Onsite: Brookings, SD

• Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
• Relocation Assistance: May be authorized
• Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Pay and benefits

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $106,000 - $145,750, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience.

In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.).

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

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