Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer - FibreEnjoy turning ideas into practical packaging solutions? Join ProAmpac as a Product Development Engineer and help create, test and bring innovative fibre packaging solutions to market. You’ll work closely with our commercial, technical and manufacturing teams to develop new and improved products that support growth and profitability and meet expectations for quality, cost and on-time delivery.What You’ll DoHelp bring new fibre-based packaging ideas to life, researching, developing, validating and implementing new formats from the first concept through to manufacturing scale-up.Carry out laboratory and pilot-scale research to explore new ideas and improve products and processes.Work with colleagues across brand, sales, plant, engineering, quality, supplier and commercial teams to develop specifications and evaluate materials and processes.Help qualify substrates, development materials and manufacturing processes for use.Keep development and innovation projects moving, from planning and progress updates to stage-gate documentation and intellectual property records.Explore the commercial potential of new ideas through cost analysis.Plan product evaluations, carry out testing and share your findings and recommendations in clear engineering reports.Bring your technical knowledge to marketing requests and customer innovation sessions.Check that materials and processes meet applicable standards and stay curious about emerging technologies.Help solve complex technical challenges, provide technical support and coach or lead project team members when needed.Work closely with Engineering and Design to validate and approve concepts for production.What You’ll Bring

• A bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in Packaging Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Two to four years of hands-on experience in fibre-based packaging engineering, covering design, testing and manufacturing support.
• An understanding of statistics, statistical process control and continuous improvement approaches such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Experience in fibre-based packaging design, development, and manufacturing processes is an advantage.
• Confidence working independently, managing priorities and finding solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication, presentation and people skills, with a collaborative approach to working with others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
• Good judgement, commercial awareness and a proactive approach to getting results.Why Join ProAmpac?You’ll have the chance to see your ideas take shape, helping develop products from the first concept through to commercialisation. Working with colleagues across a global packaging business, you’ll contribute to meaningful innovation and build your technical credibility in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.Ready to Apply?If you enjoy solving problems, sharing ideas and turning technical concepts into practical, commercially successful products, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join ProAmpac as a Product Development Engineer.