Job Purpose
AsaFlexible FilmPackagingEngineer,you will contribute technical expertise to help develop and advanceflexiblepackaging material and format solutions for the North American portfolio. The objective of the role is to support development and validation of functional, cost-competitiveflexiblepackaging solutions that meet sustainability requirements, while enabling innovation, compliance, and value engineering initiatives. You will collaborate with Innovation, Process, and Platform packaging teams and cross-functional stakeholders to translate technical and sustainability requirements into commercially manufacturable solutions under the guidance of technical leadership.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Support execution offlexiblepackaging technical initiatives by completing assigned research, development, and validation workstreams that balance technology exploration withproof of conceptneeds.
Contribute to technical assessments and business case inputs for packaging technologies/applications by gathering data, summarizing learnings, and documenting technical risks and opportunities.
Support external collaboration activities across the value chain (e.g., resin,barriermaterial suppliers; universities; institutes; start-ups; open innovation networks; scouting partners, industry partnerships) by coordinating samples/trials, tracking actions, and documenting outcomes.
Apply enterprise standards and manufacturability considerations by following established guidance to ensure design decisions align with enterprise standards, manufacturability needs, sustainability needs, and platform direction.
Provide technical problem solving onflexiblepackaging projects by using structured troubleshooting, data analysis, and experimentation to resolve technical hurdles.
Apply Design of Experiments (DoE), statistics, and technical problem-solving practicestoresearch, development, and validation work.
Support prototyping development for consumer testing and assist with pilot line setup and scale-up to industrial production as required to enable commercialization.
Contribute to knowledge sharing and capability building by documenting learnings, creating technical summaries, and supporting training content or informal coaching as needed.
People Management Responsibilities
Individual Contributor
Key Outputs & Deliverables
Contribute to execution of theflexiblepackaging technology strategy through technical work products (data packages, trial results, recommendations) that support sustainability, innovation, and value engineering initiatives.
Deliver technical workstreams forflexiblepackaging projects from concept through proof of concept and handover support, meeting committed timelines and technical performance targets for assigned responsibilities.
Support compliance with sustainability and regulatory requirements by incorporating requirements into experimental plans and design recommendations, including:
Minimizing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fee impacts (as applicable to design choices)
Supporting designs that help avoid material bans and regulatory risks
Supporting recyclable, reusable, and compliant packaging formats aligned with enterprise sustainability goals and legislative requirements
Support delivery of packaging designs to Performance-Based Specifications (PBS) to meet defined functional, quality, shelf-life, consumer experience, and manufacturing performance outcomes.
Expected Experience & Required Skills
BS/MS/PhDdegree in Engineering, Materials, Chemical or Packaging Engineering preferred, or related discipline.
Minimum of 6 yearsofR&Dpackagingtechnology development, commercialization experience, with exposure toflexible filmpackagingandproject leadership experience (consumer goods, food & beverage, pharma or similar preferred).Experience working at converter or upstreamfilmor technology provider ideal.
Working technical knowledge of materials (films, paper, barriers, coatings, sealantsand additives, etc.) and manufacturing constraints, including converting processes (e.g.,extrusion lamination, adhesive lamination, sealing, pouch forming, form-fill-seal,etc).
Demonstrated ability to support end-to-end development activities, including planning/performing experiments, documenting results, and coordinating with cross-functional partners.
Demonstrated capabilityof design ofexperiments and statistics and technical problem solving.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to influence across functions and levels.
Working knowledge of project execution disciplines (e.g., task planning, risk identification, stakeholder updates) and comfort operating within PMO expectations/templates.
Exposure to sustainable packaging solutions, material/package industry standards and regulations.
Ability to support pilot line activities and scale-up toindustrial production as required.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Work Environment & Scheduleis