Developer Packaging Development & Engineering

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 deliver the RDQ activities required 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

With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct activities to generate appropriate packaging 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 plan and conduct process development activities (e.g. packaging design and specifications, packaging scale up, commissioning etc.) and help with planning and the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies. You will also create technical reports, which will require your skills in analysis and interpretation of results that will lead to conclusions and recommendations; create and maintain accurate packaging specifications; and create intellectual property to drive our competitive advantage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities
• Technical curiosity and a collaborative mindset

More about this role

This position reports to the Packaging Confections Leader. You will be part of cross-functional team, delivering Innovation, Renovation, Productivity, Quality and Sustainability agenda.

You will work with product and process development, marketing, quality, procurement, finance, supply chain, suppliers, and others

What you need to know about this position:

• Applying strong fundamental technical packaging understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions.

• Working on teams as well as independently with the guidance of a manager

• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently

• Prioritizing and managing activities

• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing

• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities Collaborative mindset

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• 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 to make material recommendations and narrow down variables during development process.

• Ability to work with different 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 of Science degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering,  Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.

2-3 years’ experience in a packaging development role, including co-op and/or internship experience.

Travel requirements:Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for domestic vendor/manufacturing visits

Work schedule: Full time

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927 and currently employs 6,000 wonderful people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic and mouth-watering global brands such as Trident, Oreo, Philadelphia, and local jewels like Clorets and Bubbaloo. We are leaders in the making of cream cheese, powdered beverages and confections—in fact, we make seven out of every 10 chewing gums consumed by Mexicans. Our growth is supported by our cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, such as our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, which are the largest gums, candies and biscuits factories in the world in terms of volume. You can buy are products in 900,000 places in Mexico. We are also home to one of the 11 technology centers Mondelez International has worldwide, a specialized gum and candy facility that places us at the forefront of innovation and development in the country and drives our purpose to lead the future of snacking. We are pioneers in the country in work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work and flexible working hours.

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.

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