Packaging Development Engineer

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. Working as part of a cross functional team, you deliver the RDQ activities required to complete Packaging Design and Packaging Deployment for Innovation/Growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience. How you will contribute With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct activities to generate appropriate packaging information, using sampling and supplier management, and pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will plan and conduct process development activities (e.g. packaging design and specifications, packaging scale up, commissioning etc.) and help with planning and the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies. You will also create technical reports, which will require your skills in analysis and interpretation of results that will lead to conclusions and recommendations; create and maintain accurate packaging specifications; and create intellectual property to drive our competitive advantage.

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in: Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager Prioritizing and managing activities Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities Technical curiosity and a collaborative mindset More about this role What you need to know about this position: This person is an experienced R&D packaging professional who can lead packaging development projects independently and provide packaging development, technical and expertise support. Acts as a business partner and work with business team (Marketing for example) to provide packaging solutions to continue drive business growth. This position is accountable for overall packaging development for JANZ BU. Packaging development may cover NPD programs, Promotion, gifting, productivity, quality improvement and technical support. Packaging technology development may include new packaging material, new packaging function, new packing format and new packing engineering introduction or reformulate current ones. This position requires a detailed understanding of packaging development process, sustainability and depth knowledge of packaging enabling technologies to make a significant contribution to project objective and outcomes. Furthermore, consumer-oriented sense is very important during development, basic business knowledge is also necessary for this position. What extra ingredients you will bring: Manage and deliver new packaging development projects for Japan Australia New Zealand BU or within AMEA market which may include NPD, promotion, gifting, productivity on time and on quality. Work as a business partner, provide technical support to business. Active participant in developing, recommending, planning and delivery in line with business process. Work with global team for new technology application locally. Other tasks assigned by line manager. Internal relationships with cross-function: Marketing, Consumer Insight, PCM, ISC, Procurement, R&D product team, CS, Quality, Global RD External relationships with suppliers, testing and prototyping labs, and universities. Education / Certifications: Bachelor's or master's degree in Packaging Engineering, Food Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,