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Packaging Engineer

at Caterpillar

📍 Morton, Illinois Hybrid 💰 $89K – $133K USD / year Posted March 18, 2026
Salary $89K – $133K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves maintaining packaging standards, supporting manufacturing sites, and developing packaging specifications for Caterpillar's products. The engineer will also perform cost analyses and validate packaging during pilot phases.

  • Maintain packaging standards
  • Support packaging efforts at manufacturing sites
  • Establish packaging specifications
  • Perform cost analysis
  • Validate packaging during pilot phases

Focus on packaging design, specifications, validation, cost analysis, and supplier requirements within a manufacturing and logistics environment.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level packaging engineer with experience in maintaining packaging standards, supporting manufacturing sites, and performing cost and validation analyses. They should have strong communication and mentoring skills, and be familiar with logistics and supply chain processes.

Maintain packaging design standardsSupport packaging engineering effortsEstablish packaging specificationsPerform cost analysisValidate packaging during pilot phase
Digital capabilitiesOperational excellence
None specified
Packaging design standardspackaging specificationscost analysisvalidationsupplier requirements
Packaging design standardsPackaging specificationsCost analysisPackaging validationSupplier requirements
CommunicationMentoringCoordinationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Manage packaging design standards and specifications for manufacturing
Role Subtype Operations & Logistics
Clearance Required None
Visa Sponsorship No
Packaging Engineerpackaging design standardspackaging specificationscost analysisvalidationsupplier requirementsmanufacturing sitesdigital capabilitiesoperational excellenceCaterpillarteamworkcommunicationmentoring

Lack of experience in packaging standards, No manufacturing or supply chain background, Inability to support multiple sites, No experience with validation or cost analysis

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