Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer
Bayer · Whippany, NJ
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $96k–$144k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior production role at Bayer (pharma & life sciences) in Whippany, NJ.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Base pay
- $96k–$144k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in New Jersey: typical posted base $124k–$165k. This one lists $96k–$144k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 10 production engineer openings in New Jersey, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Jersey plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live production postings in New Jersey.
- Base pay
- About 17% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $124k–$165k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- EHS / safety 40%
- ✓ New product launch 40%
- Lean 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from BayerAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Assume remit for business protection & maintenance activities; accountabilities including:
- ◆Development of secondary and tertiary packaging
- ◆On time, in full delivery of project success factors
- ◆Creation of meaningful improvements and cost savings projects to protect brands and defend vs competition
- ◆Effective technical transfer of information to the factory / CMO
- ◆Packaging leadership of US strategic business protection & maintenance projects
- ◆Create packaging solutions by using in depth technical knowledge, experience, and education; considering the shopper, customer, channel, brand, financial, technical, and compliance success factors.
- ◆Partner with the US Product Supply and Development Center to contribute to category business protection & maintenance plans, with specific packaging strategy insights and recommendations.
- ◆Collaborate with the broader P&D group as well as all cross-functional partners to ensure smooth transfer of information, holistic understanding of project needs, and adherence to requirements.
- ◆Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
- ◆Develop key internal partnerships (in collaboration with consumer insights, manufacturing and sales) to reduce damage in the supply chain and improve manufacturing efficiencies.
- ◆Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, strategic cost savings strategy/pipeline, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Education: Packaging Engineering Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent degree);
- ✓Experience: A proven track record in managing packaging development, including the creation, development & delivery of new packaging and business protection & maintenance of launched packaging, ensuring efficient production and best in class quality in the supply chain. Consumer healthcare or FMCG experience is an advantage.
- ✓Fit to Win Competencies: Dealing with ambiguity, Business Acumen, Conflict management, Organizational agility & perspective, Problem solving, Drive for results,
- ✓Fit to Win Skills: Communication skills, Project planning, Packaging manufacturing/PS principles, Finance, Analytics
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓8y experience, master’s degree (or equivalent degree) with min. 3y experience
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,200-144,400. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
requirements
of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.
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Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer
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Location
United States : New Jersey : Whippany
Division
Consumer Health
Reference Code
885500
Contact Us
hrop_usa@bayer.com
