Junior 3D Packaging Design - Packaging specialist
Job Location: ALBA
Company description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
About the Role:
We are currently looking for a Junior 3D Packaging specialist who will join our Packaging Design Team.
Main Responsibilities:
The Junior 3D Design Packaging Specialist is responsible for managing fast-tracked development plans for new packaging solutions, from concept design to the industrialization phase. This role encompasses project development across all Ferrero categories and brands, including Premium Chocolate, Nutella, TicTac, Estathé, and Kinder, and involves designing multi-component and multi-material packaging.
This role involves driving the accurate selection of materials to meet aesthetic, structural, and functional performance parameters that are crucial for both consumer experience and Ferrero’s production and manufacturing lines. Additionally, the Packaging Specialist coordinates the environmental impact evaluation of packaging, manages key supplier relationships, and collaborates with the Packaging Procurement Team to deliver packaging cost evaluations for Profit & Loss analysis.
Proactive scouting of new packaging technologies and materials is essential for this role.
Under the coordination of a packaging specialist, the Junior 3D Design Packaging Specialist will engage in several key activities. These include the technical development of new packaging materials and items, ensuring they align with predefined objectives and stakeholder expectations. This involves designing new packaging, defining material specifications and protocol testing, and evaluating performance to ensure compliance with Ferrero’s requirements.
The specialist will also oversee the industrialization of projects, ensuring that all packaging new materials are homologated and documented in line with project objectives. Within the Innovation Area, the specialist will actively contribute to the execution of development plans. This includes collaborating with project team members on high-complexity, cross-functional projects involving both internal and external stakeholders, leveraging diverse competencies and skills, and ensuring full alignment within the team with relevant reporting to stakeholders.
Additionally, the specialist will develop the supplier portfolio to deliver new materials on an industrial scale and interact with machine suppliers to develop innovative packaging solutions that integrate material and technology. Building a robust internal and external network among relevant stakeholders is also a crucial part of this role.
Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate for this position is a graduate in Industrial Design, Material Science, Material/Chemical/Packaging/Mechanical Engineering, or a similar program. Having 1-2 years of experience in an R&D, packaging engineer, or technical position at a brand owner, supplier, or R&D center is considered a plus. The candidate should possess basic knowledge of plastic and glass material categories and related converting technologies. Strong project management and problem-solving skills are essential.
Proficiency in 3D design tools such as SolidWorks or similar, as well as 2D design tools, is required. The candidate should also have a good knowledge of Excel, including the ability to create and manage basic pivot tables and formulas, and perform simple data analysis using graphs and tables. An understanding of lab mechanical test methods is important.
Critical-thinking skills, positive cross-functional team collaboration abilities, and good communication and interpersonal skills are necessary. The candidate should demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a strong aptitude for teamwork. Availability to travel and relocate is also required.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is mandatory for international relations. Proficiency in other languages will be considered an advantage.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
Strong analytical mind, attention to details on one hand, and ability to cooperate with employees at all levels and great organisational skills on the other, would be key to success. Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is based on the individual, team and organisation dimension, so you should have the ability to work independently, as a part of the team and build good relations with stakeholders at all levels. Being flexible and dealing with a dynamic working environment as well as the ability to embed new knowledge and skills in existing competencies will definitely help you to become high performer here.