Packaging Engineer jobs in Topeka, KS

Packaging Engineer designs product packaging to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying shipping and display conditions. Tests, analyzes, and selects materials for packaging based on durability and cost effectiveness. Being a Packaging Engineer helps ensure packaging complies with all regulations. May require a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Packaging Engineer typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Packaging Engineer works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. To be a Packaging Engineer typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Packaging
  • Mars
  • Topeka, KS FULL_TIME
  • Job Description

    Job Title : Team Member - Packaging Shift : Days Shift Length : 12hr (Nonrotating) Team Members are system experts in their assigned areas and are highly functional in multiple areas.

    Team Members must also ensure efficiency, operational conformance, product quality, and continuous improvement. Functions as a member of an area team that is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities.

    Operate / change over specified machinery in the assigned area.Team Members must have the skill set to train and / or perform the tasks of other associates in the area as needed.

    This job requires strong communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills to support site objectives. Key Responsibilities :

    • Performs all assigned activities & job tasks within a line or area.
    • Operates equipment safely and efficiently.
    • Takes corrective actions in solving problems to the root cause level.
    • Able to assess equipment operating reliability and perform routine repairs, adjustments, and malfunction troubleshooting.
    • Performs and / or works with Maintenance to complete equipment preventative maintenance.
    • Able to maintain accurate records of quality control checks, production numbers, or waste performance.
    • Keeps detailed logbooks : Performs all shift support documentation in a quality matter.
    • Performs quality control tasks such as metal checks, inspection of date codes, item numbers, dump logs, etc.
    • High degree of ownership for product quality : Performs all standard quality checks & other quality-related duties.
    • Able to operate a forklift.
    • Able to operate a computer and utilize the basic standard desktop systems (LSS, PSL, MIS, SQCIS, etc.).
    • Understand principles of inventory control.
    • Knows the plant's products and goals.
    • Understand production schedules, production computer systems, and work instructions.
    • Has general knowledge of Mars & the systems used by the business.

    Physical / Environmental Requirements :

    • Standing on a concrete floor.
    • Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
    • Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
    • Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.
    • Required to work weekends during peak season.
    • Required to work mandatory overtime during peak season.

    Minimum Qualifications :

    • High School diploma, GED, or equivalent education.
    • Standing on a concrete floor.
    • Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
    • Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
    • Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.

    Preferred Qualifications :

    • Knowledge of inventory control principles.
    • Ability to operate a forklift / OSHA certification.
    • Experience with SAP.

    About Mars, Incorporated Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love.

    With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands : M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®.

    Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™.

    Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

    Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.

    The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

    Last updated : 2024-02-24

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Packaging specialist
  • Hallmark
  • Lawrence, KS FULL_TIME
  • JOB OVERVIEW You’ll be at the heart of our production center, helping millions of customers across the world enjoy Hallmark products. You will be loading, unloading, and packing brand-new Hallmark pro...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Packaging operator
  • ADM
  • Topeka, KS FULL_TIME
  • Summary : The role of the Packaging Operator is responsible for the following duties : Identify and communicate food safety and / or product integrity issues to appropriate personnel Perform duties as...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Packaging Designer
  • Lawrence Paper Company
  • Lawrence, KS FULL_TIME
  • Packaging Designer – Lawrence Paper Company The Lawrence Paper Company is a leading manufacturer of corrugated boxes and Point of Purchase displays. As a family-owned business, established in 1882, we...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Packaging associate
  • Staff Management | SMX
  • Topeka, KS FULL_TIME
  • Description Looking for something sweet? Our Premier Chocolate Manufacturing Client in Topeka is seeking hard-working Packaging Associates to join our team. The successful candidate will work in a cli...
  • 26 Days Ago

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Packaging Cafe Line Lead
  • Lawrence Paper Company
  • Lawrence, KS FULL_TIME
  • The Lawrence Paper Company, a leading corrugated box manufacturer for over 130 years, is seeking applicants committed to teamwork with production experience to qualify as a Line Lead in our growing La...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Devops Engineer
  • Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)
  • Topeka, KS
  • Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer Please join SSG on this large, highly complex nationwid...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Industrial Hygienist
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Topeka, KS
  • Summary The VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Engineering Manager, Cloud Traffic
  • Confluent
  • Topeka, KS
  • Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Have you ever fou...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Thermoforming Process Technician
  • Berry Global
  • Lawrence, KS
  • **Overview** At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we bel...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Thermoforming Process Technician
  • Berry Global, Inc
  • Lawrence, KS
  • Overview: At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Automotive Mechanic
  • Team Car Care dba Jiffy Lube
  • Topeka, KS
  • Overview: Start Your New Career Today & enjoy job stability with Team Car Care as an Essential Business! IMMEDIATELY HIR...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Project Engineer
  • Peak Performers
  • De Soto, KS
  • Job Description Job Description Peak Performers has partnered with a consumer packaging company to assist in their searc...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Pipe Stress Analyst / Piping Mechanical Engineer
  • Chemours
  • Topeka, KS
  • As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the powe...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Topeka (/toʊˈpiːkə/; Kansa: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 127,473. The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census. The name Topeka is a Kansa-Osage sentence that means "place where we dug potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a plac...
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Income Estimation for Packaging Engineer jobs
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Topeka, Kansas area prices
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