About the Job
As Packaging Manager in the Global Packaging R&I Adult team, you will be working across multiple innovations projects which reflect Danone Specialized Nutrition’s packaging strategy within the plastic liquid packaging category for adults and specialized medical purposes.
In this role, you will act as a project member or project leader within cross functional teams. You will work on consumer driven packaging developments from packaging brief until implementation.
About you
Your responsibilities
- Support the organization as project member or project leader in new plastic packaging projects from definition, concept and technical development to implementation on production lines.
- Leverage design thinking principles to help quickly identify and validate solutions via rapid prototyping and qualitative testing.
- Work in close collaboration with other teams to deliver on Danone’s decarbonization commitments, as well as assure effective delivery on other project KPI’s.
- Work closely with internal and external technical partners to support the landing of new packaging innovations.
About You
We are looking for an experienced packaging engineer with:
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Packaging, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Technology or similar discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience in packaging development, preferably in plastics manufacturing technologies for liquid packaging.
- Technical knowledge balanced with creative ability: Working with a holistic packaging design principle, experienced in delivering consumer driven packaging projects from brief to technical development and validation on Industrial production lines.
- Experience in working in project teams on setting up and execution of packaging validation on both existing and new production lines.
- Experience in design thinking application and human centric design.
- Good problem solving skills, determined to achieve the end result with high quality standards, while being an outstanding Team player and with optimism and enthusiasm when things do not go to plan.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Ideally, you have experience working in a cross-functional and highly international environment.
Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Evian, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself. Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.
We are proud to be an equal employer. We are convinced our differences make the difference and that an inclusive working environment will drive our growth as a business, as teams and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applicants for employment* fostering an inclusive working culture that is accessible for all.
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We Offer
At Danone, we offer a complete package of benefits, with a competitive primary salary and yearly bonus, but also benefits like a premium free pension and several discounts on a collective health insurance and transport, holidays package.
