Senior Packaging Engineer

🕒 September 2

🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Ashland

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1924

🚘 Automotive

🏗️ Construction

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💰 Post-IPO Secondary on 2022-03

Automotive • Construction • Food & Beverage

Ashland is a multifaceted company specializing in specialty chemicals and materials. It operates across various sectors, providing innovative solutions in life sciences, personal care, and specialty additives, among other industries. The company's commitment to sustainability and advanced research in applied chemistry enables it to enhance product efficacy and usability across a diverse range of applications, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, construction, and personal care products.

📋 Description

• Standardize packaging formats, materials, and equipment across regions while maintaining regulatory and customer-specific compliance • Drive sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective packaging solutions with Procurement, Operations, Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and EHS • Lead packaging initiatives and manage documentation aligned with European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation goals • Lead packaging and packaging waste compliance programs related to country-specific Extended Producer Responsibility regulations • Execute installation and retrofitting of packaging equipment • Develop global technical specifications and standards • Enable competitive bidding and consistent quality across suppliers with Procurement • Lead packaging-related capital projects through concept, design, testing, commissioning, and startup with Engineering • Travel approximately 30% of the time • Contribute to organizational goals by taking initiative, executing goals, and focusing on performance and safety • Improve organizational capacity and capabilities through collaborative relationships, talent optimization, and positive communication and influence • Serve as a subject matter expert individual contributor with no direct reports • Focus on technical aspects of capital projects rather than project management

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in mechanical, industrial, or packaging engineering • Approximately 10 years of progressive experience in industrial or chemical packaging • Experience operating in regulated manufacturing environments • Working knowledge of European packaging sustainability and regulatory frameworks • Packaging materials sourcing and supplier management • Packaging testing, validation, and change management • Capital Project Execution • Proficiency in Excel and data analysis • Excellent inter-personal and communications skills • Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times • Ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different • Fluent in English • Residing in Germany • Fluent in German is a plus • Experience in the pharma, food, or personal care sectors preferred • Experience with U.S. based projects and suppliers preferred • Management of vendors that submit regulatory reports preferred • Sustainability program support, including material selection and design, packaging footprint reduction, and documentation preferred • Maintaining documentation for regulatory and customer audits preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligible for Annual Incentive Plan • Eligible for Ashland Way Awards • Referral bonus plan • Remote position based in the European Union • Eligible for country specific employee benefits • Industry competitive salary and benefits • Pay-for-performance incentive plans • Diverse work environment • Opportunities for development and advancement throughout the global organization