Associate Senior Packaging Technologist

Job Description
What's on the Menu:
We have an exciting opportunity available for an Associate Senior Packaging Technologist to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. The position sits within the International R&D Packaging team, based at our factory in Kitt Green, Wigan. You will be working in a high performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. This position will be reporting into the Packaging Manager whilst also having a lot of exposure to internal senior stakeholders. Within the role, you will constantly be looking for new and improved packaging solutions for the international market.
Key Ingredients:

• Delivering key goals; perfect the fundamentals, ensure cost competitiveness, make sustainability a competitive edge that Kraft Heinz has, and strengthen capabilities and competencies in the International Zone Packaging team
• Creating, developing, and implementing industrialized packaging solutions under specific projects, ensuring robust risk management and delivery of quality attributes
• Proactively drive innovation and cost-out ideas to build the pipeline
• Building strong cross functional relationships

Recipe for Success: Apply if it sounds like you
Requirements:

• A completed Packaging / engineering / science degree
• Roughly 5 years of experience within packaging development in a complex / matrix organization
• Understanding of food technology and preservation.
• Business fluency in English (written & verbal)

Competencies:

• Passionate and curious to learn all there is about Packaging and Food
• Strong communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills: different nationalities, teams, clients
• Problem solver; be creative and pragmatic
• Customer focus; external and internal clients
• Takes action and ownership

What we offer you / You deserve

• An ambitious employer; we want to the best for you;
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market);
• Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

We hope you find a seat at our table!
Location(s)
Kitt Green
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.