Sr Packaging Engineer

Job Description
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 lead RDQ activities 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
You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification 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 also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers. To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment
• Leading teams and influencing cross-functional teams
• Planning and delivering multiple priorities
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Influencing senior and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports
• Coaching and mentoring others
• Championing for consumer needs
• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:

• Execute the packaging of Chocolates programs with high demand activities across the MENAP chocolates network, from concept initiation through commercialization. Developing timelines, risk assessment and contingency plans to ensure execution on projects with limited supervision.
• Lead and maintain an agenda for key MENAP projects including innovation, brand maintenance, capacity expansions, productivity, quality and BCPs.
• Follow I2M process for assigned projects and keep communication with key stakeholders for implementation. This includes participating in project update meetings led by PCM or Marketing and providing accurate status and with a high technical knowledge and in a timely manner to avoid potential delays on project ATOs.
• Lead plant trials for packaging materials, working with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Procurement, Business Development, Production, Supply Chain and Quality). Properly plan, coordinate and report each trial, provide appropriate level of technical support and troubleshooting to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity.
• Design, plan and conduct analytical testing, line trials and package performance testing.
• Build and maintain relationships and constant communication with key pack material suppliers on the development of new concepts, materials, and quality improvements.
• Leverage and challenge suppliers and partners to develop new technologies and cost advantaged and sustainable packaging formats and materials to achieve business goals.
• Ability to generate, develop and execute packaging ideas by leveraging both existing equipment in the company and new equipment.
• Troubleshoot issues that arise from package development, line trials and commercialization with limited supervision.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Experience in working within a Research, Development and Quality function.
• Experience in managing projects within a plant environment (Product Development, Process Technology, New Product Commercialization, etc.).
• Planning and project management abilities.
• Experience in packaging development processes.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in development, trials and commercialization of packaging initiatives.

• Packaging Materials: apply technical material knowledge to current projects; provide technical based solutions.
• Packaging Equipment: apply knowledge of equipment, operation, capacities, limitations, and potential mechanical shortfalls.
• Packaging Evaluation: apply knowledge of test methodologies for packaging materials specification development. Identify gaps within internal testing capabilities. Be able to recommend additional critical parameters as well as be able to outline procedures and work with quality teams.
• Graphics: apply knowledge around the printing process to determine how it affects package performance. Effectively apply to business issues and make appropriate recommendations.
• Product Packaging interactions: apply knowledge of product, process, and package interactions along with modes of failure to make material recommendations and narrow down variables during development process.
• Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to get results through working with a diverse team.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity.
• Executional excellence, time management and problem-solving competencies.

Education / Certifications:
Bachelor's degree in in Packaging, Engineering, Quality or a related field.
Job specific requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in packaging expertise, experience in FMCG would be preferred.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.

Work schedule:
Full-Time
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Packaging Development & Engineering
Science & Engineering