Senior Cheese Packaging Applications Engineer Remote

Amcor; Dijon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor is seeking an Application Engineer – Cheese Packaging to join our R&D/Innovation Management team.

This full-time, remote–permanent role spans Europe, with Dijon, France among locations listed, and focuses on technical leadership for cheese packaging applications, product commercialization, and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will lead trials, support customers, assess line performance, and help identify innovations while working with Sales, R&D, Operations, Marketing, and global teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in application engineering, technical sales, or similar roles in dairy packaging.
• Strong understanding of packaging materials and customer manufacturing processes.
• Translate customer needs into practical, scalable packaging solutions.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Independent work style in a cross-functional, international environment.
• Willingness to travel more than 50%.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical expert for packaging applications at customers manufacturing in cheese markets across EMEA.
• Support customers with product selection, application optimization, and effective product commercialization.
• Support product enhancements and new developments in collaboration with R&D and Product Management.
• Work closely with Sales and Field Technical Service to solve complex application issues.
• Lead and support product qualifications, trials, and scale-ups at customer sites.
• Conduct packaging line, shelf-life, and performance evaluations to demonstrate quantifiable customer value.
• Capture customer and market insights to identify portfolio gaps, innovation opportunities, and competitive trends.
• Share knowledge internally and contribute to building strong application capabilities across the organization.

Skills

Application engineering

Technical sales

Packaging materials

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Amcor is seeking an Application Engineer – Cheese Packaging to join our R&D/Innovation Management team.

This full-time, remote–permanent role spans Europe, with Dijon, France among locations listed, and focuses on technical leadership for cheese packaging applications, product commercialization, and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will lead trials, support customers, assess line performance, and help identify innovations while working with Sales, R&D, Operations, Marketing, and global teams.