Packaging Engineering Specialist Premium Chocolate

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

•    Lead packaging industrialization plans for Premium Chocolate brands across North America, meeting timing, cost, and quality requirements. 

•    Evaluate technical and economic feasibility studies during project industrialization phase and develop new proposals to optimize industrial setup pertaining to packaging lines.
•    Contribute to define project objectives (technical solutions, material types) based on North American industrial and co-packing capabilities and on material suppliers’ technology & product portfolio.

•    Optimize existing products for the assigned brand across North America, analyzing possible packaging value chain related improvements to efficiency, complexity, waste, recyclability, and quality improvement.

•    Industrialize packaging material de-risking plans working with alternative vendors and stakeholders across the packaging supply chain. 

•    Analyze and validate cost estimations to support project setup from an economic point of view.

•    Define and document packaging specifications for all developments deployed in both industrial and co-packing environments.

•    Activate, lead, and report on packaging line trials.
•    Represent the Packaging development (DPU) team in local meetings, including with external partners, to activate programs focused on new solutions (e.g.: materials, technologies, and processes).

•    Ensures through structured governance, information sharing among all necessary stakeholders as it relates to the projects under management.

•    Partners with the leadership team of a major Ferrero industrial plant relevant to the assigned brands, representing the interests, responsibilities, and voice of the Packaging Development team.

•    Explore and develop new packaging technology required to support innovative packaging design through partnerships with leading edge suppliers.

•    Deploy and share best practices within the Packaging Development team across global geographic Areas.

•    Collaborate through various company functions to problem solve and improve project flow.

PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT
•    Manages Global project implementation in the Zone/Country – in full cooperation with the Deploy Zone Manager ensuring technology solution selection, project delivery, costs, lead-time in line with central requests, company policies and expected output
•    Leads the development of local projects for the Region, delivering new structural design to meet a marketing brief
•    Identifies, proposes and leads the implementation of improvement activity, cost reduction opportunities etc. on existing projects
•    Reports to the Centre for alignment and share of best practices
•    Opens SNP for project roll-out ensuring full documentation is in place and in line with group guidelines
•    Puts in place efficient communication flows for sharing of best practices across the Regions, supporting the creation of an extended Packaging network across the Globe
•    Manages packaging industrial trials, examines and reports on outcomes in order to drive Design decisions during project development phase Ensures industrial trials are completed on time
•    Ensures development contracts/IP protection in place as required when dealing with new innovation/new suppliers
•    Contributes to the analysis of technical feasibility in the co-packer/plant of reference, CapEx definition and alternative scenario analysis
•    Examines issues and criticalities upon input from co-packer or DPT. Promotes the implementation of corrective actions where/as required for existing/new projects.
•    Supports DPU Qualification to validate new suppliers as required by sourcing

Quality and Food Safety
•    Ensure all program requirements/standards regarding quality and food safety are implemented, practiced and maintained

SAP
•    Create packaging codes in system and input all technical specifications
•    Communicate new models or changes to existing models to all necessary departments Input all technical packaging date into SAP 
•    Manage the Request for Documentation System in SAP
•    Assist with model creation
•    Manage RDP2 (request of production)
•    Data analysis

PRODUCTION
•    Work with Team Leaders to ensure packs looks correct in Finished Goods
•    Monitor packaging line trials
•    Assist with packaging quality issues
•    Create/provide CAPE diagrams

SUPPLIERS
•    Collaborate with suppliers on new product development
•    Work with Packaging suppliers to obtain samples for production trials and/or approval
•    Assist with packaging quality issues
•    Provide co-packers with necessary technical data and ensure they are following Ferrero packaging specifications
•    Identify new proposals and opportunities of packaging improvement

MARKETING
•    Work with Brand Managers on new projects
•    Analyze feasibilities/pre-feasibilities for new projects
•    Provide all technical specifications regarding pack sizes/pallet information
•    Approve new artwork of new sku finished goods

Computer Systems

• Knowledge of SAP
• Knowledge of Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Understanding of Design programs: i.e Autocad, Illustrator, ArtiosCAD
• Knowledge of Palletization program: (i.e. CAPE)

Knowledge Requirements

• 4+ years of experience
• Knowledge of packaging component design
• Knowledge of packaging materials: corrugated board, paper board, rigid plastics &  film 
• Knowledge of packaging test methods
• Knowledge of production processes including phases, cycles, production models and information systems related to production.
• Knowledge of packaging machinery.

Skills:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to deal with people from all levels & different departments.
• Project management and risk management skills.
• Strong math and analytical skills. 
• Strong organization skills.
• Ability to work in both a team environment and independently.
• Ability to make educated decisions.
• Accountability and reliability.

Education

• Graduate of Industrial Packaging Programs preferred

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Ferrero Canada will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the HR Representative. Information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.