Developer, Packaging Development & Engineering

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working as part of a cross functional team, you will lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and packaging deployment for innovation/growth projects and productivity projects for Tate’s Bake Shop and other ventures brands.

How you will contribute

You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling and supplier management and pilot-plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers. To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Packaging development and deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment

• Food packaging material properties (sustainability, strength, barriers, etc.)

• Food packaging equipment (horizontal flow wrappers, vertical baggers, metal detectors/xray, cartoners, case packing, packaging quality tests)

• Right-sized packaging, packaging for maximum vehicle fill rate

• Leading teams and influencing cross-functional teams

• Planning and delivering multiple priorities

• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions using critical thinking

• Influencing senior and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports

• Working with agility while maintaining technical rigor

• Coaching and mentoring others

• Championing for consumer needs

• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset

What you need to know about this position: This position is based out of the East Hanover, NJ office. Mondelez practices hybrid working, with an on-site requirement of 3 days/week. Flexibility is available for business travel, PTO, etc.

Required Education / Certifications: BS/MS Packaging Science

Preferred Education / Certifications: experienced in specification management systems and CAPE pack

Job specific requirements: 5+ years of experience in CPG packaging, strong preference in food packaging

Travel requirements: Average travel 20%, peak travel 40%. Expected domestic and international travel within North America.  

The base salary range for this position is $83,800 to $115,225; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish F