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Mars · 1 day ago

Sr. Packaging Engineer

Franklin, TN

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

6+ years exp

Mars is a purpose-driven company striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. The Sr. Packaging Engineer will lead packaging components for innovation projects, collaborating with global teams and external suppliers to develop technical solutions while ensuring sustainability and compliance.

ConfectioneryConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Delivery of all the packaging components for Innovation projects including packaging to support delivery of projects being developed in the Science & Technology programmes

Taking projects from ideas and concepts to technical readiness and managing the packaging timeline & budget

Accountabilities include: Concept & design work at the framing stage; input into Desirability/Feasibility/Viability/Sustainability (DVFS) assessments including financials; material and machinery design and optimisation, trialling and testing

Delivery of global packaging specifications at regional handover

Being the packaging workstream leader for global projects, working in close collaboration with Global Marketing, R&D, Engineering, Supply and Commercial

Working with CTI/CMI and marketing to develop and evaluate new packaging concepts ensuring a holistic design approach across product/packaging/brand

Working with global and regional engineering and supply to ensure the best global technical engineering solutions for collation and filling

Taking an active role in building global packaging capability within the broader team via leadership of an area of the Global Packaging Strategy

Would also play an active role in packaging sub-teams and any packaging communications/town halls

As part of capability build would play a supporting role in ensuring that packaging design is considered as central to the holistic product experience and packaging requirements and desires are built into the framing and concept building process

A thorough end to end understanding of packaging inputs and opportunities across the full product consumer journey to ensure consumer centric packaging is delivered

For their projects would be the owner of the global packaging design brief and would hold accountability for design agency briefing

Detailed knowledge and understanding of the internal packaging development process and associated and aligned business processes including PLM and PQM

A thorough understanding of product/pack interactions, DOEs, required test methodologies (including shelf life and palatability) for given technologies and data knowledge management

Accountability for detailed record keeping and reports and global packaging specifications

Responsible for understanding regional trade requirements and on-shelf/off-shelf impact in all channels including Grocery, Specialist Pet Trade, Discounters and E-commerce

Sourcing, developing and delivery of new material innovations for global roll-out

Taking materials through the Technical Readiness Level (TRL) gates for transfer into Innovation (Quest) or Quality/Efficiency/Sustainability (QES) projects

Ensure that all new packaging Innovations are ‘Designed for Circularity’ (D4C), are designed to minimise plastic use, conform to any required packaging legislation and are tested to ensure compliance

Ongoing high level of knowledge of up-to-date packaging technologies, materials and solutions, with a focus on sustainable solutions

Maintaining this via an extensive external network with active involvement in external bodies, trade fairs and industry experts

Assist the packaging manager in providing training and support to other associates within the team

Accountability for junior team member induction plans and support to IP students/interns/trainees

Qualification

Packaging developmentSustainable materialsFilling technologiesPackaging material understandingDesign acumenCoachingTechnical excellenceConsumer testing methodologiesCollaborationMentoring