Senior Packaging Engineer
Edgewell Personal Care · New York
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $88k–$132k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 19 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Edgewell Personal Care (industrial) in New York. In this role, you'll help bring new products to life while supporting product maintenance, cost savings, and sustainability initiatives.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Injection molding, Extrusion
- Base pay
- $88k–$132k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $87k–$126k. This one lists $88k–$132k.
Median of the low and high ends of 42 live postings that list pay, out of 78 manufacturing engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 77 other live manufacturing postings in New York.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $87k–$125k, from 40 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 44%
- Automation 37%
- Lean 37%
- Root cause 37%
- Team leadership 24%
- ✓ Cost reduction 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Injection molding, Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Edgewell Personal Care
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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Full description from Edgewell Personal CareAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.
Edgewell is looking for a Senior Packaging Engineer to join our Product Innovation & Development team to support our Billie brand! In this role, you'll help bring new products to life while supporting product maintenance, cost savings, and sustainability initiatives. You'll partner closely with cross-functional teams and leadership, as well as work directly with our packaging suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure every package meets our standards for quality, accuracy, and design.
If you're passionate about developing thoughtful, high-quality packaging and enjoy bringing products from concept to shelf, we'd love to hear from you!
This position will have a hybrid schedule (Tues, Wed, Thurs) in our New York City office with flexibility
What you’ll do
- •Drive innovation and materials for both primary and secondary components, resulting in industry leading packaging and sustainability
- •Maintain project timelines, tasks, and costs to ensure on-time, cost efficient launches of new products
- •Manage all aspects of component specification development, BOM creation and document retention for all packaging components
- •Define component/finished good specifications and defect ranges to facilitate an optimized process flow from component manufacture through mass production
- •Compile samples, quotes, and specifications required for internal testing on both primary, secondary and tertiary packaging components
- •Investigate and lead cost savings and sustainability efforts on packaging materials across all business segments
- •Liaise with contract manufacturers to ensure packaging is optimized for the production environment
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What we’re looking for
- •5+ years of experience in a packaging role, preferably within personal care, beauty or related industries
- •Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Sciences, Package Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar. Preferred knowledge and/or preferably experience with:
- •Extrusion Blow Molding & Injection Molding
- •Dispensing Systems
- •Decoration techniques for both primary and secondary packaging
- •Secondary packaging: folding cartons, enclosures, set-boxes, corrugated
- •Attention to detail and sense of urgency to facilitate organized, accurate and effective project launches
- •Strong work ethic and excellent time management skills coupled with an ability to handle multiple projects in parallel
- •Competent communication and presentation skills with an ability to deal effectively with all levels of the organization and suppliers
- •A proactive and collaborative approach; you love working with people and people love working with you