Senior Sustainable Packaging Engineer – Fiber-based materials

Are you committed to verifying sustainable packaging solutions that satisfy the requirements of consumers and operations, while reducing environmental impacts?

Become a Senior Sustainable Packaging Engineer at the LEGO Group and help advance our mission to develop a more sustainable future

Please note that relocation support is not offered for this role.

As Senior Sustainable Packaging Engineer (internal title: Senior Packaging Material Engineer) you will be responsible for evaluating and improving fiber-based packaging materials. This role includes working closely with internal groups and external collaborators to boost sustainability and operational effectiveness, while also promoting innovation and adoption of new fiber-based materials. More specifically you will be:

• Evaluating new fiber-based packaging materials based on internal standards (e.g., equipment compatibility, sustainability, quality).
• Functioning as a technical advisor to material suppliers to support sustainable packaging materials and improve performance.
• Conducting and coordinating physical material testing to confirm the performance of new materials.
• Working alongside a diverse group of partners, including Corporate Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Engineering, to evaluate the feasibility and scalability of new materials and processes.
• Collaborating with production teams to ensure the incorporation of new packaging materials into current processes and resolve operational challenges, balancing new packaging with plant capabilities.
• Monitoring packaging material trends to recommend improvements and innovations in materials, proactively scouting the market to understand future trends.
• Creating and maintaining detailed specifications for packaging materials.
• Regularly evaluating existing packaging testing practices, making recommendations for improvements.
• Maintaining thorough documentation of material information, testing results, and preparing comprehensive reports.
• Leading deployment and problem-solving initiatives across departments to advance sustainable packaging materials and performance.
• Leading and performing data analysis to create material insights, applying them in an end-to-end context.
• Setting technical requirements in collaboration with collaborators in Production, Procurement, Product Development, and external suppliers.

You will join the Sustainable Packaging Department in Billund. Our goal is to drive innovative, efficient, and sustainable packaging solutions fit for the future, while maintaining our top-tier quality and safety standards.

Working alongside a cross-functional R&D team, Procurement, Production, and Sustainability teams, we develop packaging material solutions that contribute the LEGO Group's ambitious sustainability goals.

We imagine that you have experience working in a production organization, with a focus on packaging engineering or technical packaging roles. Moreover, you have:

• Advanced knowledge of fiber-based packaging materials and how they interact with production machinery to guarantee the feasibility of new sustainable materials.
• Proven experience in project planning, material testing, material specifications, supplier engagement, and collaboration with cross-functional partners.
• Proactive and independent problem-solving skills, capable of establishing new processes and delivering results beyond existing procedures.
• Ability to collaborate across teams, proactively involving partners and resources with relevant competencies.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication.
• Contributed to building capabilities and sharing knowledge within the organization.
• Proficient in English, both written and spoken.

Please note that there may be delays in the recruitment process due to the holiday season.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What's in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

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