EU Research & Innovation Packaging Engineer

Danone; Bieruń; Hybrid; PLN 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the FMCG sector is looking for an R&I Packaging Engineer to drive innovation and competitiveness in packaging across Europe. This 7-month fixed-term role requires expertise in packaging design and project management, alongside a proactive and business-oriented mindset. You will work in a flexible environment with excellent benefits, including a hybrid work model and the ability to work from anywhere in Europe for 30 days a year.

Benefits

Flexible work model

Workation for 30 days a year

Access to benefits platform

Health subsidy for Luxmed / Medicover

Multisport card subsidy

Life insurance

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in FMCG, packaging required.
• Project management experience essential.
• Knowledge of materials and technologies for packaging design.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to packaging development strategy and project management.
• Oversees packaging projects from definition to launch.
• Implements projects ensuring resource management and budget adherence.

Skills

Project management

Technical expertise in packaging design

Knowledge of packaging regulations in the food industry

Knowledge of consumer experience evaluation tools

Proactive and solution-focused mindset

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

The R&I packaging Engineer Europe participates in the development and implementation of the innovation, renovation, and packaging competitiveness pipeline for Europe. Is responsible for identifying the R&I means to be implemented and coordinating the requests of R&I packaging peers to ensure the execution of the pipeline.

This is fixed time role for 7 months.

Main responsibilities:

• Contributes to the development of brief in conjunction in cooperation with internal stakeholders.
• Develops packaging according to the principles of eco design, DTSV and focused on value and unique experience for consumer.
• Overseeing the packaging aspect of projects, from initial definition to launch, ensuring effective project management in terms of quality, timing, and cost, either directly or through team members.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize required actions and resources for implementation across a portfolio of projects.
• Implementation of pack projects in the factory, resource management and the R&I budget of tests.
• Contribute to development of the packaging development strategy for the different brands and deliver of innovative ideas and proposals.

About You

• Minimum 1 or 2 years of experience in the FMCG industry, experience in packaging area is a must,
• Project management experience,
• Technical expertise in packaging design (knowledge of different plastic materials, paper and cardboard, knowledge of the different technologies to manufacture packaging),
• Knowledge of packaging regulations in the food industry,
• Knowledge of tools and methods to develop and evaluate packaging with a consumer experience to surpasses competitors,
• Proactively-driven, with a solution-focused and business-oriented mindset, dedicated to continuous improvement.

About Us, We offer and What's next

• employment contract for fixed time of 7 months,
• work in a professional environment with a well-developed feedback culture,
• flexible work model in a hybrid system (2 days a week working from our plant in Bieruń),
• workation - the ability to combine work with leisure - for 30 days a year, you can work from virtually any location in Europe,
• access to a benefits platform offering discounts on company products and vouchers for cultural and sports events,
• subsidy for Luxmed / Medicover - after all, we prioritize health,
• subsidy for a Multisport card,
• life insurance and Employee Capital Plans (PPK).