Packaging Engineer

Packaging Engineer

📍 Shreveport, Louisiana | Full-Time | On-Site

💰 Starting Salary: $90,000 (Based on Experience)

Build Your Career with Omni Specialty Packaging

Omni Specialty Packaging is a growing, family owned and operated lubricant manufacturer dedicated to delivering innovative blending, packaging, and manufacturing solutions. Our success is driven by our people and guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, and Relationships.

We're looking for an experienced Packaging Engineer to lead packaging innovation, improve manufacturing efficiency, and support the continued growth of our operations. If you're passionate about engineering, continuous improvement, and solving complex manufacturing challenges, we invite you to join our team.

Why Join Omni?

• Competitive starting salary of $90,000
• Family owned company with a strong culture and long-term vision
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Professional Development and Career Growth Opportunities
• Opportunity to lead impactful engineering and capital improvement projects
• Collaborative, safety-focused manufacturing environment

About the Role

As our Packaging Engineer, you will develop, improve, and support packaging systems, materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes used in the production of packaged lubricant products. You'll partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, and Sales to improve packaging performance, reduce costs, increase equipment reliability, and support new product launches.

What You'll Do

• Lead packaging improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop packaging specifications and engineering standards.
• Support new product launches and packaging design.
• Lead capital equipment projects from concept through startup.
• Troubleshoot packaging equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate and implement new packaging technologies and materials.
• Partner with suppliers to improve quality and performance.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and applicable regulatory requirements.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Three or more years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with automated packaging equipment.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading capital equipment projects.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• Experience in the lubricant, chemical, food and beverage, or consumer packaged goods industries.
• Experience with high-speed bottling, automated packaging systems, palletizing, and warehouse automation.
• Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PLC-controlled equipment, and ERP systems (IFS Cloud preferred).

Our Culture

At Omni Specialty Packaging, our employees are the foundation of our success. We foster a workplace built on Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, and Relationships, where collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement drive everything we do.

If you're looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while building your career with a growing organization, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply Today

Ready to engineer the future of packaging?

Apply today and join the Omni Specialty Packaging team!

Omni Specialty Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.