Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer Packaging (Open to Remote)
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Wayzata, MN - USA
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Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets including animal nutrition and health bioindustrial road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.
The Advisor Manufacturing Technology Engineer Packaging will serve as the busines technical authority for packaging manufacturing technologies across Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health global operations. This role will develop globally aligned processes design standards and governance frameworks as well as define the strategic roadmap for how packaging technologies will enable the ANH business strategy.
In this role you will provide subject matter expertise across packaging systems and processes including material handling filling weighing sealing palletizing and packaging materials.
- Develop and govern global design standards across packaging equipment materials and processes. Translate global requirements into practical engineering and operating standards for implementation across sites ensuring alignment with safety quality and performance expectations.
- Own packaging machine-safety requirements for new and existing equipment. Embed safety into specifications design reviews FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) SAT (Site Acceptance Test) and commissioning. Support EHS on packaging-related incidents and root-cause analysis.
- Serve as ANHs technical point of contact for packaging regulation including EU PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) and North American EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) programs.
- Define and drive global packaging strategies across ANH ensuring alignment across businesses MSC SMT FSQR and RMS. Identify and deploy best practices standardize solutions and drive consistency across plants globally.
- Analyze packaging performance metrics across sites (cost productivity throughput damage service level) to identify gaps and improvement opportunities. Establish KPIs benchmarks and governance routines to ensure consistent performance improvement.
- Define standard operating parameters and design criteria for key packaging processes (bagging palletizing sealing conveying warehousing interfaces). Drive initiatives that reduce packaging cost improve efficiency and enhance product protection and quality.
- Serve as the technical authority for packaging equipment and materials suppliers. Support supplier selection qualification and performance management. Partner with procurement to ensure alignment with long-term technical roadmaps while maintaining competitive standardized platforms.
- Lead the packaging innovation roadmap including identification piloting and global deployment of new technologies in automation robotics digitalization and sustainable packaging. Drive adoption from pilot through scale across regions.
- Engage at project front end by defining product handling and performance requirements (process data sheets). Own FAT/SAT acceptance criteria and lead equipment selection based on total cost of ownership. Provide design review commissioning and startup support to ensure performance and compliance with global standards.
- Support development of sustainable packaging solutions balancing cost performance and environmental impact. Collaborate with business and customers to meet evolving sustainability expectations.
- Develop and deploy packaging technical training programs across the network. Build capability in plants by defining competencies delivering technical education and supporting knowledge transfer.
- Identify capability gaps in packaging knowledge and provide coaching mentoring and development opportunities to build a strong global SME network.
- Ensure packaging standards specifications lessons learned and best practices are captured and deployed globally through standardized documentation and digital platforms.
- Provide expert thought leadership in packaging manufacturing technology working with limited direction and acting as a strategic contributor across the business.
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- Bachelors degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of six years of related work experience in packaging manufacturing or related process areas.
- Deep knowledge of packaging systems such as bagging lines palletizing systems conveyors and packaging materials.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and operational problems.
- Experience working across regions and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Six Sigma Belt certification.
- Minimum of ten years of experience across engineering operations packaging and manufacturing environments.
- Experience leading global or multi-regional initiatives.
- Extensive background in automation robotics and packaging line integration.
- Experience applying digital tools analytics or optimization models to packaging performance.
- Knowledge of sustainability frameworks and packaging material innovations.
- Ability to translate technical expertise into scalable global solutions.
Location: U.S. - Remote; Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.
The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
Colorado; Accepting applications until job is filled and/or 60 days from the posting date.
The expected salary for this position is $150000-$174000 varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location certifications education and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.
At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet
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About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
