Sr. Engineer, Packaging

Mars • Franklin, TN

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Packaging Engineer leads the development and deployment of innovation, sustainability, and productivity initiatives across Mars Petcare North America’s packaging portfolio. In a pet-friendly, collaborative environment, the role provides cross-functional leadership to support existing products, develop new packages, and standardize processes across pilot and full-scale manufacturing sites.

The role connects innovative workstreams with consistent, high-quality manufacturing outcomes to deliver packaging solutions that meet evolving pet parent needs. It leads large, business-critical projects with regional or brand-wide impact, aligning work from concept through commercialization.

The Senior Packaging Engineer provides technical expertise and strategic insight while managing and implementing packaging processes, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role helps drive operational excellence, influence stakeholders, and advance scalable, sustainable packaging solutions across the portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• 5–7+ years’ experience working on packaging projects and technology development.
• Demonstrated experience with packaging designs.
• Strong understanding of machinery and scale-up risks.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Packaging, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage high-impact, complex packaging development projects across major portfolios.
• Develop complex specifications for multi-site and cross-functional projects, ensuring packaging robustness across the value chain.
• Translate technology from virtual or working proof-of-principle models to full-scale working machinery in partnership with third-party builders and global teams.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks with regional or site-level impact.
• Cascade coaching on risk management tools to junior associates.
• Mentor, coach, and support the technical development of junior Packaging Engineers and Technologists.
• Support existing products, drive new package development, and standardize processes across pilot and full-scale manufacturing sites.
• Manage and implement key packaging processes, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
• Learning and development support from day one, including access to Mars University.

What This Job Offers

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