Global Packaging Tech Lead - Wet Food

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; France; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Aimargues, France, is seeking a Global Packaging Technology Specialist for DRY & WET food packaging. You will lead end-to-end packaging industrialization and governance across a global manufacturing network, from material selection to line start-up.

The role requires a science/engineering background, 5+ years in packaging, and strong leadership in multicultural environments; fluency in English and Lean Six Sigma are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in science, Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Food) – Packaging is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in packaging industry as R&D Engineer, or Quality & food Safety in the factory environment.
• Proven experience working in multicultural and international companies.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus.
• Fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead of PACKAGING INDUSTRIALIZATION pillar for DRY & WET at Global.
• Ideation: Partner with cross-functional project teams from kickoff to launch, evaluate project complexity, initiate draft Industrial Risk Assessments (IRA), consolidate factory feedback, and design industrial test plans.
• Prototyping: Update IRAs based on pilot line outputs and actively participate in Go/No-Go decision gates.
• Industrialization: Define and coordinate factory test run validation plans, sampling protocols, and recommended process settings in close collaboration with regional DEPLOY teams.
• Launch: Establish and release final packaging material and format R&D specifications and validate final IRAs for deployment.
• Factory & Regional Support: Act as the escalation point for regional teams, providing advanced troubleshooting, root-cause problem-solving, intra-regional product transfers, and pipeline workload visibility.
• Lead of PACKAGING GOVERNANCE pillar for DRY & WET at Global.
• Packaging Specifications & Conformance: define, publish, and govern global R&D process and product packaging specifications, establishing statistical process control targets (Cp/Cpk) and capability measurement methods.
• New Technology & Material Deployment: Lead the validation and rollout of new packaging materials, line upgrades, and novel packaging technologies applying TRL / QES frameworks (DoE design, risk assessments, and DVFS handovers).
• Commissioning, Validation & Start-up (CVS): Define and publish process and product validation protocols across lines, systems, and standard equipment.
• Partner with Global Engineering on layout reviews, MPAR resource estimations, and Corporate Project handovers (HO0 / HO1 sign-offs).
• Knowledge Management & Technical Capability Building: Build and maintain a robust technical knowledge repository across Petcare communities of practice.
• Upskill and train global/regional R&D DEPLOY teams on packaging technologies, standard operating procedures, SPC methodologies, and structured problem-solving.

Connaissances

English fluency

Lean Six Sigma

Multicultural experience

Formation

Bachelor’s or Master’s in science/engineering

Description du poste

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Aimargues, France, is seeking a Global Packaging Technology Specialist for DRY & WET food packaging. You will lead end-to-end packaging industrialization and governance across a global manufacturing network, from material selection to line start-up.

The role requires a science/engineering background, 5+ years in packaging, and strong leadership in multicultural environments; fluency in English and Lean Six Sigma are a plus.