Junior Packaging engineer (FTC 12 months)

Packaging Development Engineer

Location: Slough UK hybrid type (50% min on-site)
Salary: 42000 - 50000 annual bonus benefits

Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

As Packaging Development Engineer at Mars you will support conceptual design and development activities determine the sequence of development operations and determine equipment and proof of principle requirements. Significant collaboration is expected with all engineers designers technicians and managers within the breakthrough technology team and key stakeholders.

What are we looking for

• Ideally Systems Engineering or Engineering/Technology or a related Engineering degree

• Consistently meets or exceeds the standards and expectations of internal and external customers and consumers

• 2 years experience working on packaging projects

• Manage scale-up risk and the introduction of technology into the supply chain

• Extensive experience in engineering technology development

• Demonstrated process and packaging science packaging engineering machine design development and design through virtual prototyping methods

• We want someone who can work independently and be a team player

What will be your key responsibilities

• Adapting pack process conditions as required to ensure that all packs run efficiently and meet required semi-finished and finished product specifications QFS standards and efficiency targets

• Utilizing modelling and simulating to deploy validated packaging formats across the network with minimal disruption to operations and minimal expense costs to the business
  Initiates coordinates and executes line trials at appropriate supply locations to confirm that quality attributes and performance metrics are achieved

• Coordinating the creation of high quality prototypes to gauge consumer desirability influencing teams and supporting customer collaboration.

What can you expect from Mars

• Work with diverse and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose-driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.

• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package including a company bonus.

Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site: is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities long-term health conditions or who are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here.

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