Packaging Engineer

Colgate-Palmolive Company Sandaun, Papua New Guinea

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Job Description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Information at a Glance

Job Title: Packaging Engineer

Travel Required?: No Travel

Posting Start Date: 07/04/2026

On-site

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #171571 - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Job Summary:
Coordinate the development of new packaging materials, ensuring they meet the quality, cost, and time specifications set by Marketing. Provide technical support to manufacturing for the improvement of existing products and processes, the resolution of packaging material quality issues, and innovation in packaging materials and technologies to generate competitive advantages through differentiation and cost savings.

Main Responsibilities:

Translate the aesthetic characteristics defined by Marketing (local projects) or Big Group (regional and global projects) into clear technical specifications.
Concept Evaluation: Ensure that the concept requested by Marketing or Big Group can be produced with the required quality, cost, and time.
Quality Plan: Define the master testing plan that guarantees new products meet the quality and functionality requirements defined by Colgate.
Supplier Selection: Support Purchasing in the selection, evaluation, and development of reliable suppliers; designate suppliers when the complexity of the material to be developed requires a specific supplier.
Change Management: Evaluate, cost, communicate, and document any requested changes that affect the development time or technical information for new or existing products.
Technical Information: Ensure the accuracy of product technical information generated during development or for new or existing products.
First Production Run: Oversee that the first industrial-scale production run of any new product meets specific quality requirements.
Technical Service: Provide technical support to all areas of the company for issues related to packaging materials.
Compliance with quality standards (Product conformity, product design and marketing, technology transfer, process validation and control, corrective and preventive actions, change control, consumer complaints, information storage and handling, labeling and finished product, intercompany procurement, supplier management, and laboratory testing).

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or Engineering degree in Industrial Design or related field.
3 to 5 years of experience in packaging processes.
Advanced English.

Desired skills:

Barrier lamination and folding cartons.
Printing and decoration techniques.
Project management.
Financial analysis of projects.
Plastic processing methods.
Industrial design.
Materials testing methods.
Marketing.
Basic statistics.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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