Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer - Packaging (Remote)

Cargill

5d • Remote

About The Position

The Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer – Packaging serves as the business technical authority for packaging manufacturing technologies across Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health global operations. The position develops globally aligned processes, design standards, and governance frameworks and defines the strategic roadmap for packaging technologies supporting the ANH business strategy. It provides subject matter expertise across packaging systems and processes, including material handling, filling, weighing, sealing, palletizing, and packaging materials.

The role defines and governs global standards, strategies, performance measures, and operating parameters for packaging equipment and processes. It supports equipment safety, regulatory matters, supplier management, project engineering, innovation, and sustainable packaging solutions. The advisor also leads the deployment of new technologies and best practices across regions, supports commissioning and startup, and builds packaging technical capabilities through training, coaching, and standardized documentation. The role works with limited direction and contributes strategically across the business. Travel up to 20% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least six years of related work experience in packaging, manufacturing, or related process areas.
• Deep knowledge of packaging systems such as bagging lines, palletizing systems, conveyors, and packaging materials.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and operational problems.
• Experience working across regions and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Belt certification.
• At least ten years of experience across engineering, operations, packaging, and manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading global or multi-regional initiatives.
• Extensive background in automation, robotics, and packaging line integration.
• Experience applying digital tools, analytics, or optimization models to packaging performance.
• Knowledge of sustainability frameworks and packaging material innovations.
• Ability to translate technical expertise into scalable global solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and govern global design standards for packaging equipment, materials, and processes.
• Translate global requirements into practical engineering and operating standards for site implementation, aligned with safety, quality, and performance expectations.
• Own packaging machine-safety requirements for new and existing equipment, embedding safety into specifications, design reviews, FAT, SAT, and commissioning.
• Support EHS with packaging-related incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Serve as ANH’s technical point of contact for packaging regulations, including EU PPWR and North American EPR programs.
• Define and drive global packaging strategies across ANH, aligning businesses, MSC, SMT, FSQR, and RMS.
• Identify and deploy best practices, standardize solutions, and drive consistency across plants globally.
• Analyze packaging performance metrics, including cost, productivity, throughput, damage, and service level, to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Establish KPIs, benchmarks, and governance routines for consistent performance improvement.
• Define standard operating parameters and design criteria for bagging, palletizing, sealing, conveying, and warehousing interfaces.
• Drive initiatives to reduce packaging cost, improve efficiency, and enhance product protection and quality.
• Serve as technical authority for packaging equipment and materials suppliers; support supplier selection, qualification, and performance management.
• Partner with procurement to align suppliers with long-term technical roadmaps and competitive, standardized platforms.
• Lead the packaging innovation roadmap, including identifying, piloting, and deploying technologies in automation, robotics, digitalization, and sustainable packaging.
• Drive adoption of new technologies from pilot through scale across regions.
• Engage in project front-end planning by defining product, handling, and performance requirements through process data sheets.
• Own FAT/SAT acceptance criteria and lead equipment selection based on total cost of ownership.
• Provide design review, commissioning, and startup support to ensure performance and compliance with global standards.
• Support sustainable packaging solutions that balance cost, performance, and environmental impact; collaborate with businesses and customers on evolving sustainability expectations.
• Develop and deploy packaging technical training programs across the network.
• Build plant capabilities by defining competencies, delivering technical education, and supporting knowledge transfer.
• Identify packaging knowledge gaps and provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to build a global SME network.
• Capture and deploy packaging standards, specifications, lessons learned, and best practices globally through standardized documentation and digital platforms.
• Provide expert thought leadership in packaging manufacturing technology and act as a strategic contributor across the business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior