Job Purpose
As theRigidPackaging Developer, you will support the development and advancement ofrigid plastic packagingsolutions for the North American portfolio. The objective of the role is toidentify,develop, evaluate, and validaterigid plastic packaging technologiesthat meet functional performance, manufacturability, cost, and sustainability requirements while supporting innovation, compliance, and value engineering initiatives. You will partner with Innovation, Process, and Platform packaging teams and cross-functional stakeholders to translate technical and sustainability requirements into commercially manufacturable solutions, supporting proof of concept, scale-up activities, and transition to business units.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Support and executerigid plastic packagingdevelopment work, balancing technology exploration withproof-of-conceptactivities and documenting learnings to support business cases and application decisions.
Support coordination of external partnerships across the value chain (e.g., resin, processing,packagingsuppliers; universities; institutes; start-ups; open innovation networks; scouting partners) by managing technical communication, sample/testing plans, and data exchange under guidance.
Ensure packaging material/design decisions align with enterprise standards, manufacturability needs, sustainability requirements, and platform direction by applying standard methods and escalating risks/constraints.
Contribute to technical problem solving forrigid plasticpackaging projects by running testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations as needed.
Apply Design of Experiments (DoE), statistics, and structured technical problem-solving practices to research, development, and validation work.
Support prototyping development for consumer testing, pilot line setup, and scale-up to industrial production as required to enable commercialization.
Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing (e.g., summaries, test reports, learnings) to support team capability-building and consistency.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Innovation, Process, Platform Packaging) to translate requirements into testable material/package options and to support handover to business units.
People Management Responsibilities
IndividualContributor
Key Outputs & Deliverables
Support execution ofrigid plasticpackaging technology/material workstreams aligned with sustainability, innovation, and value engineering initiatives.
Deliver technical work products (e.g., test plans, prototypes, validation results, recommendations) that supportrigid plasticpackaging projects from concept through proof of concept and handover, meeting agreed timelines and technical performance targets.
Support compliance with evolving sustainability and regulatory requirements, including:
Minimizing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees (by providing material/package inputs and evaluations that inform design choices)
Supporting designs that avoid material bans and regulatory risks
Advancing recyclable, reusable, andcompostablepackaging formats aligned with enterprise sustainability goals and legislative requirements
Contribute to packaging designs delivered to Performance-Based Specifications (PBS) to meet defined functional, quality, shelf-life, consumer experience, and manufacturing performance outcomes.
Expected Experience & Required Skills
BS/MS/PhD degree in Engineering, Materials, Chemical or Packaging Engineering preferred or related discipline.
Minimum 4years of R&D technology development and commercialization experience in packaging and project leadership experience (consumer goods, food & beverage, pharma or similar preferred).
Demonstrated experience supporting R&D technology development and commercialization work with exposure to rigid plasticpackaging.
Demonstrated ability to support end-to-end development activities (planning tests, executing experiments, analyzing results, documenting recommendations) and coordinatingwith cross-functional stakeholders.
Technical knowledge of rigid plasticmaterialsand technology (resins,barriers, coatings,additives, etc.) and manufacturing constraints, including converting, molding, PCRprocessing, etc.
Experience evaluatingrigid plasticpackaging on filling equipmentpreferred.
Working knowledge of project execution practices (e.g., timelines, risk identification, stakeholder updates, recommendations) and ability to manage assigned deliverables.
Knowledge and practical application of Design of Experiments (DoE), statistics, and technical problem solving.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with cross-functional partners and external suppliers.
Knowledge of sustainable packaging solutions, material/package industry standards, and regulations (as applicable torigid plasticpackaging development work).
Experience supporting pilot line setups and scale-up tocommercial