Associate Packaging Engineer

Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) is a global leader in health and wellness. The Performance Nutrition division has an impressive portfolio of brands, including Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Amazing Grass, Think!, and Isopure. Our award-winning performance and lifestyle brands inspire our customers to achieve their performance and healthy lifestyle goals. Whether you want to build muscle, reach peak performance or eat more protein-rich foods we have a product to match.

We are expanding and hiring an Associate Packaging Engineer to the team! You will work cross-functionally to support packaging projects with Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, and Product Development.

What you will do:

• Demonstrate foundational packaging development capabilities, including building and testing unit loads, determining primary package sizing, executing package performance testing, leading plant trials, selecting appropriate test methods, and interpreting results.
• Represent the packaging function in cross‑functional team discussions to ensure alignment on project goals and technical requirements.
• Learn and apply the Formula Management System to create, update, and maintain accurate packaging specifications.
• Understand the interaction between packaging, product, and manufacturing processes to support robust design and operational efficiency.
• Build strong partnerships with suppliers to identify opportunities for material, design, and equipment improvements.
• Troubleshoot issues during line trials and package testing for projects of low to moderate complexity, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Analyze and interpret data to guide decision‑making and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Education & Experience:

• 4 year Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Science/Engineering and 2 or more years of work experience in packaging engineering
• Proficiency in MS office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• MS Project (project management software) or similar
• Knowledge of Statistics, Lean six Sigma and/or data analysis
• Proficient in unit load software - Cape Pack, Tops
• Materials knowledge in flexible films, rigid plastics, corrugated, and decorating technologies

This is a flex/hybrid position from Aurora, IL and Downers Grove, IL. The sports, weight management, & active lifestyle nutrition category is experiencing strong growth and GPN has significantly outperformed the market. GPN has a strong, vertically integrated global manufacturing platform and production capabilities across a range of categories. Apply now and make a difference in the world of health and wellness! Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles; the annual salary for this role is $85,000 - $100,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations and targeted salary is midpoint of range. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.