This week’s packaging jobs sampler includes an unusually relevant regulatory and sustainability position covering reusable transport packaging and PPWR, along with fresh opportunities in packaging engineering, industrial packaging, automotive packaging and packaging innovation.
Packaging Jobs of the Week is a curated sampler rather than a comprehensive jobs board. We look for worthwhile openings with a connection to packaging, reusable transport packaging and the supply chain rather than adding jobs simply to fill out the list. Openings can change or close quickly, so applicants should confirm availability directly with the employer.
Top Pick: Packaging Engineer – Regulatory & Compliance Manager | GE Vernova
Location: Remote, United States
Posted: September 28, 2026
Salary: $98,400-$164,000
This may be the most directly relevant RPN job we have found since launching Packaging Jobs of the Week. GE Vernova is looking for a packaging professional to lead its packaging compliance and regulatory strategy, initially focusing on the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
The mandate goes well beyond regulatory paperwork. Responsibilities include packaging minimization, reusable transport packaging where the logistics model supports it, recycled-content materials, design for recycling, standardized packaging components and eventual EPR compliance. The successful candidate will work across engineering, sourcing, suppliers and manufacturing to translate changing packaging regulations into company standards and operating practices.
Sr. Engineer – Packaging Execution | Niagara Bottling
Location: California-based, remote with extensive travel
Freshness: First seen September 29; confirmed on employer hiring board October 1, 2026
Salary: $97,188-$138,493
Niagara Bottling is looking for a senior packaging engineer to commercialize and validate packaging solutions across primary, secondary and tertiary formats. The job includes commissioning, qualification, trials and troubleshooting across high-speed beverage packaging operations.
Of particular interest to RPN readers, Niagara specifically calls for knowledge of packaging and manufacturing processes including injection molding, blow molding, filling, packing and palletizing, along with experience using TOPS or CAPE. Travel is substantial at 75 to 100 percent.
View the Niagara Bottling opening
Packaging Engineer Sr. | ALTEN México
Location: San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Posted: September 30, 2026
ALTEN México is seeking a senior packaging engineer for an automotive industry project focused on packaging and containers for components. The engineer will work with manufacturing, logistics and suppliers from initial packaging concepts through approval and implementation in production.
The automotive focus makes this a particularly good fit for readers working with returnable racks, containers and other industrial transport packaging. It also broadens this week’s North American coverage beyond the United States.
Summer/Fall 2027 Mars Snacking Global Packaging Innovation Co-Op | Mars
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Recruitment began: September 29, 2026
Program: Seven-month Summer/Fall 2027 co-op
Mars is recruiting a packaging engineering co-op student for a seven-month assignment focused on packaging sustainability and innovation. The student will work on packaging material quality, cost-saving projects, testing and prototyping while collaborating with packaging engineers, factories and other functions across Mars Snacking.
This is a particularly worthwhile early-career opportunity because the work is hands-on and directly tied to current packaging sustainability and innovation programs rather than a general corporate internship.
View the Mars Packaging Innovation Co-Op
Packaging Engineer | Alcami
Location: Clinton, Tennessee
Posted: September 25, 2026
Alcami is looking for a Packaging Engineer to design and manage pharmaceutical packaging systems from concept through implementation. The position covers packaging specifications, packaging-system changes, serialization and regulatory compliance, along with troubleshooting and packaging-process optimization in a GMP manufacturing environment.
It is more specialized than some of this week’s industrial packaging openings, but should be of interest to packaging engineers working in testing, materials, production and packaging-line performance.
About Packaging Jobs of the Week
Packaging Jobs of the Week highlights selected career opportunities in reusable packaging, pallets, industrial packaging, packaging engineering, packaging sustainability and related supply-chain operations. Listings can close or change without notice. Check the employer’s posting for current details and application requirements.
Rick LeBlanc, EMBA, is the founder and editor of Reusable Packaging News (subscribe to the free newsletter) and editor of Western Pallet Magazine. A supply chain journalist with more than 30 years of experience, he specializes in pallets, reusable packaging, material handling and related operations. Rick is co-author of Pallets: A North American Perspective and Pallets & Progress: A Collected History of Pallets and Palletized Handling 1922–1945. He is also an advisory board member of the Virginia Tech Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design. Read Rick’s full bio.
