Associate Applications Engineer

Sealed Air Corporation; Charlotte (NC); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid elder care

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Descrizione del lavoro

Sealed Air Corporation in Charlotte, NC, seeks a driven professional to develop new food packaging products. You will design and test packaging materials, assess shelf life impacts, and communicate results to customers and internal teams.

Responsibilities include creating test plans, performing fitness-for-use testing, delivering technical training, and collaborating across supply chain, sales, and manufacturing to ensure performance and quality. Travel up to 30% is possible.

Competenze

• Bachelors or Masters of Science Degree in meat science, food science, or packaging discipline
• Candidates with 2–3 years of relevant, hands-on experience may also be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Flexible travel domestically and internationally, estimated 30%
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience creating data-driven reports to communicate technical ideas

Mansioni

• Evaluate new material and system designs through rigorous testing that simulates real-world conditions and stresses.
• Work well within a cross-functional team.
• Assess the impact of packaging on the shelf life of various food products, including protein applications, and use those insights to qualify new solutions and communicate performance risks.
• Support the development of case-ready material solutions (rollstock, films, and trays).
• Deliver technical training to field support and customers on case-ready technology.
• Apply creative problem-solving to support our customers and internal innovation process.
• Create insights that drive the next innovations for Sealed Air.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
• Conduct root-cause analysis that enables recommendations for data-driven business decisions.
• Build strong customer relationships and collaborate effectively across technical and commercial teams to accelerate the implementation of Sealed Air solutions.
• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing teams to assess the impact of raw material or process changes on packaging performance and product quality.
• Partner with a variety of cross-functional teams within the organization to develop and transfer technologies regionally and globally.
• Work effectively within a matrix-managed organization.

Formazione

Bachelors or Masters of Science Degree in meat science, food science, or packaging discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Job Description

OVERVIEW/SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

Sealed Air is seeking a driven individual to focus on developing new products for the food packaging industry.

Shift: Morning (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Work Set-up: Full Onsite

This individual should have the ability to understand packaging materials, packaging equipment, industry-standard test methods, and our customers’ operations. This individual should be familiar with food/meat science and understand how different packaging and environmental factors can impact food products.

The qualified candidate will be responsible for using heightened curiosity to develop test plans, conduct fitness-for-use testing, communicate results, and make expert recommendations on a path forward to customers, their team, and key stakeholders.

In addition to the development of new packaging solutions, this role is tasked with supporting our business by training, troubleshooting, and communicating the performance of our solutions to both internal stakeholders and our customers. This individual will also be responsible for engaging with equipment and materials teams, field support, sales, customer service, and supply chain to ensure new and existing products continue to meet high standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate new material and system designs through rigorous testing that simulates real-world conditions and stresses.




• Work well within a cross-functional team.




• Assess the impact of packaging on the shelf life of various food products, including protein applications, and use those insights to qualify new solutions and communicate performance risks.




• Support the development of case-ready material solutions (rollstock, films, and trays).




• Deliver technical training to field support and customers on case-ready technology.




• Apply creative problem-solving to support our customers and internal innovation process.




• Create insights that drive the next innovations for Sealed Air.




• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.




• Conduct root-cause analysis that enables recommendations for data-driven business decisions.




• Build strong customer relationships and collaborate effectively across technical and commercial teams to accelerate the implementation of Sealed Air solutions.




• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing teams to assess the impact of raw material or process changes on packaging performance and product quality.




• Partner with a variety of cross-functional teams within the organization to develop and transfer technologies regionally and globally.




• Work effectively within a matrix-managed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters of Science Degree in meat science, food science, or packaging discipline
  
  
  • Candidates with 2–3 years of relevant, hands‑on experience may also be considered in lieu of a degree.
  
  


• Flexible travel domestically and internationally, estimated 30%


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Experience creating data-driven reports to communicate technical ideas


• Ability to effectively present concepts and ideas


• Experience managing multiple tasks, often with competing deadlines


• Professional, highly-motivated, reliable, and solutions-orientated


• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and a work ethic that corresponds with Sealed Air’s core values.

Benefits and Perks

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Disability insurance


• Employee assistance program


• Employee discounts


• Flexible spending account


• Health insurance


• Life insurance


• Paid elder care


• Paid time off


• Parental leave


• Professional development assistance


• Retirement plan


• Tuition reimbursement


• Vision insurance

Additional Information

Relocation:Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.