Packaging Lab Assistant

Kraft Heinz; Nijmegen; Hybrid; EUR 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reimbursement for commuting costs

Hybrid working model

Discount on health insurance and gym

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Nijmegen is seeking a Packaging Lab Assistant to support the packaging team within R&D. You will perform physical tests, help packaging technologists, and contribute to data-driven decisions for global projects.

The role requires a finalized HBO-level degree in packaging, chemistry, or physics, strong English communication, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. This hybrid position offers commuting reimbursements and opportunities to prototype ideas.

Qualifications

• Finalized HBO-level degree in packaging, chemistry, physics or comparable.
• Experience in a lab environment.
• Fluent in business English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Perform physical tests in the Packlab in Nijmegen and report results.
• Support packaging technologists as needed.
• 3D-printing prototypes and mock-ups.

Skills

Experience within lab environment

Fluent in business English

Team collaboration

Ownership

Adaptability

Education

HBO level degree in packaging/chemistry/physics

Tools

3D printing

Job description

Job Description

Packaging lab assistant at a glance ...

As a packaging lab assistant you are part of the packaging team within the R&D department based in Nijmegen. You are working in the packaging lab to support the packaging technologists around the globe by providing data & learnings to make data-driven decisions for their projects.

Key Ingredients:

• Performing physical tests in the Packlab in Nijmegen & reporting
• Support packaging technologists where needed.
• 3D-printing prototypes & mock-ups.
• Keep track of the planning.
• Day to day maintenance on equipment.
• Giving input in developing new test methods & procedures.

The ideal candidate has at least a finalized degree at least HBO level with the background in packaging, chemistry, physics or comparable.

Key competencies:

• Experience within lab environment
• Language skills: Fluent in business English, both written and verbal
• Team collaboration: a supportive team player
• Ownership: take initiative
• Adaptability: willingness to learn quickly and adapt in a dynamic environment.

What we offer you / You deserve:

• - An ambitious employer: we want to the best for you;
• - A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• - Reimbursement for commuting costs
• - Hybrid working model
• - Discount on health insurance and gym membership
• - Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

We hope to find you a seat at our table!

We grow our people to grow our business. We develop extraordinary people who bring ambition, curiosity, and dedication to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making ambitious decisions.

Location(s)

Nijmegen

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes .