Packaging Engineer

The Job

Your Mission

• Develop and refine packaging concepts and dielines aligned with finalized products or materials, ensuring compatibility and functionality.
• Collaborate with internal teams to assess packaging requirements at all phases of development.
• Ensure packaging artworks meet pre-press and supplier specifications.
• Conduct consumer and industry research to incorporate trends, pricing structures, and potential challenges into the designs.
• Create and maintain documentation in compliance with engineering protocols and regulations, ensuring alignment with company policies and values.
• Update and manage packaging-related information in the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system, including sharing the finalized packaging BOMs to our manufacturing partners.
• Review packaging designs and dielines for functionality and manufacturability.
• You will work closely with our manufacturing partner by providing technical guidance and support throughout the production process.

Your Talent

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Packaging Engineering, Industrial Design, or similar) with 5+ years of experience in a related role, ideally in the sports-lifestyle industry or an international organization with a global brands.
• Proven expertise in structural and graphic packaging design, with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator). Familiarity with CAD tools is a strong advantage.
• Experience in managing packaging development cycles from concept to production, including pre-press and supplier interactions.
• You are the trouble-shooter for issues as they arise, pro-active and a self-starter that is highly motived to work in a fast-paced growing environment.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Innovative and solutions-focused mindset with the ability to troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating technical details into clear messages for diverse stakeholders. You are fluent in English

This role is based in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Working remotely from other countries is not possible. To be considered for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the Netherlands without the need for a work permit.

We offer

• Our salaries are based on 38 hours per week, but fulltime work is 40 hours per week. Instead, you choose between a lot of holidays; 37 per year ór choose for a 40-hour salary per month with still 25 holidays. You can switch every six months;
• Annual bonus scheme;
• New hires (introduction) days with all new colleagues from all our global offices;
• Great offer of e-learnings and a training offer for personal development;
• Enough free fruit for you daily vitamins;
• Choose between lease-bike, NS Business Card or travel by car for € 0,23 per km (>10km).
• 8% holiday allowance, employee insurances and a good pension scheme;
• Employee discount on the PUMA, Levi’s, Fuelforfans and BMW Lifestyle websites;
• Hybrid working. On fulltime basis 3 days in the office and 2 days at home (incl. allowance for home working);
• Flexible working hours, modern workspace and a good working atmosphere;
• International working environment with colleagues of more than 50 different nationalities;
• Wellbeing activities (f.e. yoga and bootcamp);
• Community involvement (stichd impact tool);
• stichd drinks 5/6x per year in the city center of Den Bosch;
• Work hard, play hard. Our stichd-events are legendary.