PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIST

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands.At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. 

PACKAGING  DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIST

This role is responsible to deliver packaging solutions for the Consumer and Flavour Solutions for SEA and manage all aspects of packaging development projects from concept to commercialization. Projects include new product development, artwork, cost savings, re-engineering, process improvements, PLP reporting, innovation and sustainability, plus any other relevant packaging activities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 

• To support and manage the packaging components of all Consumer and Flavour Solutions projects which includes artwork / design recommendations, and die lines.
• Maintains all packaging and testing specifications. 
• Provide technical support to cross-functional teams on packaging related matters.
• Supports business plans and works closely with marketing, sales, SC, Procurement on process and packaging material cost improvements (CCI) and to ensure purpose led performance (PLP) sustainability targets on track. EcoImpact reporting and vendor analysis are key in this role to help understand the carbon footprint impacts to the local BU and the region.
• Lead the local transition and factory scale up of new product concepts from business units outside Australia's supply chain hub. Responsible to coordinate product and packaging scale up.
• Maintains close links with procurement to packaging suppliers to ensure MKC quality, technical support, sustainability, innovation and re-engineering expectations are met.
• Conducts packaging testing when required

Education

Bsc Technical - Research & Development

Advanced education ie Diploma in Packaging Technology would be highly regarded 

Experiences

3 to 5 years Packaging Development experience or FMGC QA / PD experience

Other Skills and Competencies

Builds & maintains relationships. Engage cross-functional teams and influence without authority

Delivers results. Must deliver against timelines and budget targets.

Technical Proficiency. Key contact for technical knowledge

Dimensions 

Controls resources to deliver packaging NPD, cost saving and trouble shooting for Australia, based primarily at the Clayton South plant.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.