You will focus on developing and standardizing metal can packaging processes, providing technical support, and leading training initiatives to improve production performance across global factories.
Anforderungen
- •Background in Engineering or relevant field
- •Strong experience in Filling & Packaging operations
- •Solid expertise in Metal Can Making and Packaging Equipment
- •Experience in managing suppliers
- •Experience in machine and system integration is a plus
- •Experience in engineering projects with multidisciplinary teams
- •Full business proficiency in English is a must
- •Strong communication and project management skills
- •Ready to travel frequently worldwide up to 30%
Deine Aufgaben
- •Identify and develop technology partners for metal can equipment.
- •Validate can making, filling, and packaging equipment.
- •Drive standardization of packaging lines with guidelines.
- •Ensure implementation of standards in investment projects.
- •Lead rollout of standardized packaging lines in Nutrition plants.
- •Support industrialization start-ups at factories.
- •Provide technical assistance to factories.
- •Lead a cross-functional metal packaging community.
- •Participate in expert networks for filling and packaging.
- •Coach younger team members and Capex project teams.
- •Support global factories to improve production performance.
- •Provide training on F&P technology, on-site or virtually.
- •Identify opportunities for material, method, and machine improvements.
Deine Vorteile
Career development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements
Respectful and inclusive culture
Dynamic international environment
Original Beschreibung
# R&D Senior Packaging Specialist for Metal Can Packaging Equipment
**Position Snapshot**
Location: Konolfingen (Bern), Switzerland
Act. Rate: Full-Time, 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract
Travelling: Up to 30% worldwide as per business need
Target Start Date: From October 2025
**Position Summary**
As a “**R&D** **Senior Packaging Specialist for Metal Can Filling & Packaging Equipment**” you will work in a multi-disciplinary team, leveraging your experience to scout for relevant new technologies, to drive, develop, apply and maintain solutions and standards for metal can making, filling & packaging lines, in particular: Slitting, Welding, Beading, Flanging, Filling, Clinching, Gassing & Seaming.
In addition, you will support factories in a cross functional network with your specific expert knowledge, coach and support Capex project teams and provide technical assistance to factories in the field of performance improvements, cost reduction & quality.
**A Day in the Life of a R&D Senior Packaging Specialist for Metal Can Making, Filling & Packaging Equipment**
* Identify and develop best-in-class technology partners for metal can making, filling & packaging equipment.
* Identify, develop and validate can making, filling & packaging equipment (from experiment to industrialization).
* Drive standardization of can making, filling & packaging lines by authoring and owning standards & guidelines.
* Ensure standards for can making, filling & packaging lines are implemented in investment projects.
* Lead roll out of standardized metal can making, filling & packaging lines in Nutrition plants.
* Support industrialization start-ups at factories.
* Provide technical assistance to factories.
* Lead a cross functional metal packaging community (knowledge sharing, training, feedback to design).
* Actively participate in filling & packaging expert networks to promote cross-fertilization between different R&D units.
* Coach and guide younger team members and Capex project team members in the area of can making, filling & packaging.
* Support factories worldwide to improve production performance by reducing unplanned stoppages.
* Provide training for people involved in F&P technology, either on site or virtually.
* Identify opportunities related to material, method and machine, providing feedback to design and updates on specifications and standards.
**What will make you successful**
* Background in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Engineering or relevant field.
* Strong experience in Filling & Packaging operations in a food factory & manufacturing environment
* Solid expertise in Metal Can Making, Filling & Packaging Equipment, with strong experience leading all phases of new equipment implementation projects (concept, validation, commissioning, start-up, …).
* Experience in managing suppliers.
* Experience in machine and system integration, filling & packaging line simulation, balancing and optimization is a plus.
* Experience in the development of engineering projects as part of multidisciplinary teams.
* Full business proficiency in English is a must, any other language is a plus.
* Strong communication and project management skills as well as networking and teamwork capabilities.
* Ready to travel frequently world-wide up to 30%.
Konolfingen, CH