Engineer II, Packaging, Productivity & Sustainability
Thermo Fisher Scientific

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.

Keys to Success:

Education

• 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.

Experience

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

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• 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

This position does not offer relocation benefits.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $72,600.00-$108,900.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• 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
  

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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