Application and Development Engineer

at  Sealed Air

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries/territories and distributing products in 115 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com . About the Role
The New Zealand commercial team are looking for an Application and Development Engineer to join the team.

Reporting to the Executive Director ANZ Sales and Strategy, you will be responsible for supporting business development across new and existing products, providing technical assistance and support to SEE’s customer base and sales teams, conducting customer audits to identify value and efficiency gains and owning the implementation of these projects.
Key Responsibilities: Conduct audits and uncover continuous improvement opportunities relating to materials, process, labour, automation, sustainability, equipment, and engineering. Then, drive these projects through to implementation. Troubleshoot issues in the field with SEE’s materials & our customers equipment to ensure optimum performance. Conduct and/or supervise customer on site trials to ensure positive outcomes. Own and drive the use of the DVP&R process and ensure customer Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements are understood and met. Provide accurate and timely reports on projects, application trials, packaging materials and systems. Conduct customer training on SEE materials and their interaction with packaging equipment. Provide technical advice and support to equipment suppliers to optimize SEE product performance. Develop relationships with SEE’s customers at all levels, management, technical, quality, engineering, maintenance, production, QA etc Ensure New Product Introduction Process is defined and followed. About the Person Experience and familiarity in Fresh Red Meat industry A strong skill set in manufacturing processes. A solid understanding of packaging materials and their applications. Market expertise or a proven ability to quickly learn, to enable the identification of material attributes and customer needs. Product development experience in the plastics or similar industries. Ability to network internally across different functional teams both locally and internationally.
Requisition id: 48103
Relocation: No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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