Staff Packaging Engineer

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.  

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.  

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

Job Description

Through leading innovations, we help farmers around the world meet the challenge of feeding a growing population and taking care of our planet. We are currently seeking a Staff Packaging Engineer for the Product Technology and Engineering team in Greensboro, NC. As a Staff Packaging Engineer you will be responsible for leading packaging development projects and implementing innovative and sustainable packaging solutions that maximize the competitive advantage of our products to farmers. You will provide troubleshooting support to adjacent supply chain functions (procurement, manufacturing, quality, etc.), to ensure a safe, user-friendly customer experience. Also, you will lead continuous improvement projects and coach/lead junior engineers.

This position will be in a hybrid work environment, onsite in Greensboro, NC for 3-4 days per week in the lab or office. Up to 5-10% travel required to manufacturing sites or meetings domestically within the US, occasionally internationally, as needed.

Duties:

• Can work independently with other packaging engineers and all functions (i.e. procurement, commercial, manufacturing, regulatory, logistics, etc.) to deliver goals on key projects or initiatives, besides set priorities and ensure efficient communication regarding to packaging development
• Support continuous improvement of packaging development and related processes
• Capable to support packaging projects related to maintenance and/or troubleshooting support to adjacent supply chain functions (procurement, manufacturing, etc.), as well as, to end-users in the marketplace
• Ensure all packaging testing and qualification projects meet a high level of scientific integrity
• May be able to mentor, train and assist new engineers on projects, policies, and processes
• Capable of delivering new technologies and innovation

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related fields with 5+ years of proven experience in a technical position in packaging for manufacturing
• Strong project management, continuous improvement, process risk assessment, and safety excellence mindset
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead large projects
• Experience working in a cross-functional organization while ensuring project delivery
• Proven ability to prioritize activities and manage multiple requests from different stakeholders                                                                      
• Understanding of the end-to-end processes for product development and lifecycle management

Preferred:

• MBA
• Packaging experience with e-commerce
• Experience with ISTA/UN and ASTM4169 packaging

Additional Information

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution  
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our team and our mission here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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