Associate Packaging Engineer- UFS

Unilever•Englewood Cliffs, NJ

23h

About The Position

ABOUT FOOD SOLUTIONS (UFS) Act like a founder, be part of a Winning team, accelerate your growth, stay ahead of the curve, enjoy the journey: JOIN UFS Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of Unilever, is one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, and employs ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do. We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place for 2030 with a bold ambition on turnover and profitability, by being the best solution provider to our growing operator base. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide. We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with scores exceeding Unilever scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at Unilever. Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles. If you're dreaming of contributing to Unilever’s 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us! Who You Are & What You’ll Do: You will be responsible for delivering the key packaging activities to land Innovations, Cost Savings, Business Continuity and Sustainability programs. You will manage multiple package development projects and prioritize tasks based on timelines. The right candidate will have the ability to deliver effectively in a cross-functional team environment, by working with Brand, Planning, Product Group R&D, Procurement, Quality, and material suppliers. The position will interface with Manufacturing and Supply Chain for packaging related projects including line trials, production start-ups, cost savings, improving line efficiencies related to packaging, as well as resolving documentation issues for specifications. The ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with teams composed of individuals with technical and non-technical backgrounds and perspectives is essential.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Packaging Science, or engineering equivalent with experience in the packaging field preferred.
Experience with regards to rigid plastic technology and distribution/transit testing.
Must demonstrate understanding of package development process and engineering principles.
Must demonstrate ability to design and develop primary and secondary packaging components that meet consumer, Brand, customer, and manufacturing objectives.
Must be able to demonstrate a general understanding of project management to realize the order, importance, and impact of appropriate project activities and maintain Packaging commitments to project scheduling.
Must understand consumer, business, and category needs and the relationship to packaging decisions & execution.

Responsibilities

delivering the key packaging activities to land Innovations, Cost Savings, Business Continuity and Sustainability programs
manage multiple package development projects and prioritize tasks based on timelines
deliver effectively in a cross-functional team environment, by working with Brand, Planning, Product Group R&D, Procurement, Quality, and material suppliers
interface with Manufacturing and Supply Chain for packaging related projects including line trials, production start-ups, cost savings, improving line efficiencies related to packaging, as well as resolving documentation issues for specifications
communicate and collaborate effectively with teams composed of individuals with technical and non-technical backgrounds and perspectives