Nestle

Packaging Specialist

Nestle$79K — $101K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific, packaging, engineering, or related field
  • 1+ years of packaging experience in various formats (flexible, rigid, cartons, etc.)
  • Familiarity with consumer products, industrial, pharmaceutical, or medical device packaging
  • Ability to analyze material performance and sustainability
  • Willingness to travel 40-50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product development teams to enhance consumer experience through packaging
  • Analyze and select durable, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging materials
  • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations in packaging designs
  • Develop and implement waste-minimizing packaging processes
  • Drive initiatives for eco-friendly materials and sustainable practices
  • Conduct testing on packaging solutions to optimize performance for shipping and handling

Benefits

  • 401k with company match
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Performance-based incentives
  • Broad range of other benefits
Full Job Description
Position Summary

As a Packaging Specialist, you'll provide technical support related to packaging improvements and cost reduction initiatives. Maintain specifications and communicate packaging information, while testing and coordinating packaging improvement initiatives. You'll collaborates closely with various departments such as Marketing, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, and Operations to select, develop, and implement new packaging solutions and cost-saving measures.

  • Collaborate with product development teams to create packaging that enhances consumer experience.
  • Analyze and select packaging materials that meet durability, cost, and sustainability requirements while conducting thorough testing for performance.
  • Ensure all packaging designs comply with relevant health, safety, and environmental regulations, staying updated on industry standards.
  • Develop and implement efficient packaging processes that minimize waste and reduce overall costs without compromising quality.
  • Drive initiatives that promote the use of eco-friendly materials and sustainable practices within the packaging lifecycle.
  • Conduct rigorous testing on packaging solutions, analyzing results to refine and optimize designs for various shipping and handling conditions.


Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific, packaging, engineering or related field
  • 1+ years of packaging experience in formats such as flexible, ridged, cartons, multi-wall bags, consumer products, industrial, pharmaceutical and/or medical devices.
  • Willing and able to travel up to 40-50% of the time


The approximate pay range for this position is $79,000 to $101,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with Company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | About Us | Making an Impact | Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com)

About Nestle

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies. Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF, including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé", founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007.
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