Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet
We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.
You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.
We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.
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SUMMARYAnalyze processes and develop solutions to improve production efficiencies in a variety of areas and in turn reduce associated costs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Support all safety and ergonomic improvement projects.
- Support cost reduction activities through process improvement, process modification, tooling modification, scrap reduction, equipment changes and material changes.
- Develop and manage process improvement project portfolio
- Apply analytical and statistical methods to identify, define and execute projects.
- Create all necessary documentation, sketches and instructions.
- Develop solutions for everyday production problems, improve efficiencies, reduce waste and improve overall plant functions.
- Work directly with production team to develop and implement optimum methods and procedures.
- Assist with new material trail and approval process.
- Support and manage capital projects.
- Responsible for startup of new products, production lines and tooling.
- Establish and implement production process parameters and standard operating procedures.
- Facilitate operator and maintenance training for all required procedures and methods.
- Prepare and present reports to management.
- Support maintenance team through data analysis, problem solving, and equipment reliability projects.
- Responsible for administration of CMMS system for completion and tracking of maintenance work orders.
Bachelor degree in engineering (mechanical preferred). Requires a minimum of 2 years experience in industrial or mechanical engineering environment with back ground in maintenance. Exposure to CMMS, SPC, machine design and machine tool technology helpful. Auto CAD experience preferred. Must have effective communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.
Skills Required
- Bachelor degree in engineering (mechanical preferred)
- Minimum 2 years experience in industrial or mechanical engineering environment with background in maintenance
- Effective communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Exposure to CMMS
- Experience with SPC (statistical process control)
- Familiarity with machine design and machine tool technology
- AutoCAD experience
Huhtamaki Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huhtamaki and has not been reviewed or approved by Huhtamaki.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with dental and vision options, and employer contributions toward premiums are portrayed as generous. Feedback suggests this breadth makes the overall package feel competitive for many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with pre‑tax and Roth options, with certain groups also having access to a pension and even deferred compensation. Feedback suggests these features stand out positively in a manufacturing context.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and generous parental leave are emphasized alongside meaningful PTO accruals. Feedback suggests this leave structure strengthens perceived total rewards even where base pay is viewed as only fair.
Huhtamaki Insights
What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030. We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
