Developer, Packaging Development & Engineering

Job Description

Working as part of a cross‑functional team, you lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and deployment for innovation, growth, and productivity projects across multiple geographies, emphasizing the delivery of the desired consumer experience.

Independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing, and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. Determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling, supplier management, pilot‑plant, and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. Develop packaging design, specifications, scale‑up, commissioning, and plan for effective resource use, including external agencies and suppliers. Use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure packaging specifications are determined with excellence.

Be accountable for stakeholder management and influence decisions based on analysis and interpretation of results. Build and leverage connections internally and with the external technical community; create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment experience, ideally within fast‑moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environments.
• Leading and influencing cross‑functional teams.
• Planning and delivering multiple priorities.
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating, implementing solutions.
• Influencing senior and cross‑functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports.
• Coaching and mentoring others.
• Championing consumer needs.
• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset.

This position reports to the Packaging Research and Development Lead for Canada and works with product, process, marketing, quality, procurement, finance, supply chain, and supplier teams.

• Apply knowledge of the printing process to determine how it affects package performance and make appropriate recommendations.
• Apply knowledge of product, process, and package interactions to make material recommendations and narrow down variables during development.
• Work effectively with different levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to communicate to all levels within the organization.
• Get results through working with a diverse team.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity.
• Executional excellence, time management, and problem‑solving competencies.

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

• 4–5 years of experience in a packaging development role, including co‑op and/or internship experience.

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time for domestic or international vendor/manufacturing visits.

The expected base salary range is $84,500 to $105,650 CAD, depending on experience, skills, education, and budget.

This position is eligible to participate in a highly competitive bonus program.

We also offer generous employee benefits, including health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, educational related programs, and enhanced vacation and holiday entitlements.

AI may be used as part of the recruitment process and in accordance with local laws.

This posting is for a current vacancy. No relocation support available.

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.

Regular Packaging Development & Engineering Science & Engineering