Associate Engineer II

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 deliver the RDQ activities required to complete Packaging Design and Packaging Deployment for Innovation/Growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.
How you will contribute
With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct activities to generate appropriate packaging 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 plan and conduct process development activities (e.g. packaging design and specifications, packaging scale up, commissioning etc.) and help with planning and the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies. You will also create technical reports, which will require your skills in analysis and interpretation of results that will lead to conclusions and recommendations; create and maintain accurate packaging specifications; and create intellectual property to drive our competitive advantage.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities
• Technical curiosity and a collaborative mindset

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:

• Execute with excellence the development and commercialization of packaging initiatives from concept through commercialization. Developing timelines, risk assessment and contingency plans to ensure execution on projects with limited supervision.

• Design, plan and conduct analytical testing, line trials and package performance testing for FDA and non-FDA regulated products.

• Lead and/or support plant trials for packaging materials, working with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Procurement, Business Development, Production, Supply Chain and Quality). Properly plan, coordinate and report each trial, provide appropriate level of technical support and troubleshooting to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity.

• Ensure all Packaging Quality expectations are delivered.

• Leverage and challenge suppliers and partners to develop new technologies and cost advantage packaging formats and materials to achieve business goals.

• Ability to generate, develop and execute packaging ideas by leveraging both existing equipment in the company and new equipment.

• Troubleshoot issues that arise from package development, line trials and commercialization with limited supervision.

• Understand the financial impact of packaging programs and the linkage of packaging to business strategies.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Packaging Materials: apply technical material knowledge to current projects; provide technical based solutions.

• Packaging Equipment: apply knowledge of equipment, operation, capacities, limitations, and potential mechanical shortfalls.

• Packaging Evaluation: apply knowledge of test methodologies for packaging materials specification development. Identify gaps within internal testing capabilities. Be able to recommend additional critical parameters as well as be able to outline procedures and work with quality teams.

• Graphics: apply knowledge around the printing process to determine how it affects package performance. Effectively apply to business issues and make appropriate recommendations.

• Product Packaging interactions: apply knowledge of product, process, and package interactions along with modes of failure to make material recommendations and narrow down variables during development process.

• Ability to work with different levels of the organization.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization.

• Ability to get results through working with a diverse team.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity.

• Executional excellence, time management and problem-solving competencies.

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.

Job specific requirements:

• 12 months experience in a packaging development role, including co-op and/or internship experience.

• Experience working in a Research, Development and/or Quality function.

• Planning and project management abilities

• Experience in package development processes.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Experience in development, trials, and commercialization of packaging initiatives.

Desired: Knowledge and/or experience with Lean Six Sigma tools and process control systems, intermediate statistics experience, including Design of Experiments and use of Minitab
Travel requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for domestic vendor/manufacturing visits.

Work schedule:

• Hybrid work schedule. Role based in Gladstone Office - Toronto, Canada.

No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.
Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.
Job Type
Regular
Packaging Development & Engineering
Science & Engineering