Laboratory Adhesive Packaging Engineer

Job Title – Laboratory Adhesive Packaging Engineer

Location – Bridgewater, New Jersey ( Relocation $ Available )

Base Salary – $100,000 – $120,000

Industry: Manufacturing & Production

Job Category: Engineering – Chemical

Job Details:

At our company, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

What you ll do:

This lab-based position is focused on delivering value to our customers within the Flexible Packaging business, primarily focusing on coatings for films, in conjunction with our business development team.

Drive technical solutions and innovation in flexible packaging coatings, supporting film-based applications and new business opportunities.

Collaborate with Business Development, R&D, Sales, and customers to move projects from concept through commercialization.

Lead lab-based development, including experiment design, testing, and continuous improvement of formulations and processes.

Apply expertise in coating, laminating, and film extrusion to troubleshoot and optimize customer applications.

Manage project execution, including timelines, supplier coordination, and milestone delivery.

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree

5+ years in coatings, flexible packaging, or film manufacturing

Hands-on experience with coating, laminating, converting, or film extrusion.

Travel approximately 30% across North America to support customer trials and business development activities

Job Benefits:

Health Insurance on day 1

Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and & hybrid work policies (depending on role),

Financial: 401k matching

Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave

Career Growth and development courses, and tuition reimbursement