Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer – Packaging

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❄️ Minnesota – Remote

❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $150k - $174k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Cargill

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1865

🏭 Manufacturing

🌾 Agriculture

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Manufacturing • Agriculture • Food & Beverage

Cargill is a global corporation focused on enhancing the world's food supply chain. With a workforce of 160,000 team members across 70 countries, Cargill collaborates with farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, foodservice providers, and retailers to source, produce, and deliver vital food, agricultural, and industrial products. The company is dedicated to improving global food security while minimizing environmental impact through sustainable practices and innovative solutions. Cargill's operations span various sectors including agriculture, animal nutrition, beauty products, bioindustrial solutions, food service, pharmaceuticals, meat and poultry, risk management, supplements, and transportation. The company's mission is to nourish the world in a responsible and sustainable manner, leveraging its extensive supply chain network and resources to create opportunities for growth and prosperity.

📋 Description

• Serve as the business technical authority for packaging manufacturing technologies across Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health global operations • Develop globally aligned processes, design standards, governance frameworks, and the strategic packaging technology roadmap • Provide subject matter expertise across material handling, filling, weighing, sealing, palletizing, and packaging materials • Develop and govern global design standards for packaging equipment, materials, and processes • Own packaging machine-safety requirements and embed safety into specifications, design reviews, FAT, SAT, and commissioning • Support EHS on packaging-related incidents and root-cause analysis • Serve as technical point of contact for packaging regulations, including EU PPWR and North American EPR programs • Define and drive global packaging strategies, standardize solutions, and deploy best practices across plants • Analyze packaging performance metrics and establish KPIs, benchmarks, and governance routines • Define operating parameters and design criteria for packaging processes and drive cost, efficiency, protection, and quality improvements • Serve as technical authority for packaging equipment and materials suppliers; support supplier selection, qualification, and performance management • Lead the packaging innovation roadmap across automation, robotics, digitalization, and sustainable packaging • Define project requirements, own FAT/SAT acceptance criteria, lead equipment selection, and support design review, commissioning, and startup • Support sustainable packaging solutions balancing cost, performance, and environmental impact • Develop and deploy packaging technical training programs and support knowledge transfer • Identify capability gaps and provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities • Capture and deploy standards, specifications, lessons learned, and best practices through documentation and digital platforms • Provide expert thought leadership with limited direction as a strategic contributor across the business

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience • Minimum of six years of related work experience in packaging, manufacturing, or related process areas • Deep knowledge of packaging systems such as bagging lines, palletizing systems, conveyors, and packaging materials • Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and operational problems • Experience working across regions and collaborating with multiple stakeholders • Ability to travel up to 20% • Six Sigma Belt certification (preferred) • Minimum of ten years of experience across engineering, operations, packaging, and manufacturing environments (preferred) • Experience leading global or multi-regional initiatives (preferred) • Extensive background in automation, robotics, and packaging line integration (preferred) • Experience applying digital tools, analytics, or optimization models to packaging performance (preferred) • Knowledge of sustainability frameworks and packaging material innovations (preferred) • Ability to translate technical expertise into scalable global solutions (preferred) • Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States; the business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary incentive award • Comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked • Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year • Remote work arrangement • Relocation assistance is not provided