Senior Packaging Engineer

Ash. Ind. Nederland BV

Senior Packaging Engineer

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Packaging Engineer to join our Ashland LLC Global Engineering Department. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company as a global technical leader for packaging equipment and standards supporting solid and liquid chemical products across regulated end markets. This is a fully remote position but based in The Netherlands and will report to our Director of Engineering.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for standardizing packaging formats, materials, and equipment across regions, while maintaining regulatory and customer-specific compliance.
• Drive sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective packaging solutions through close collaboration with Procurement, Operations, Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and EHS.
• Lead packaging initiatives and manage documentation aligned with European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) goals.
• Lead packaging and packaging waste compliance programs related to country-specific requirements under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations
• Hands-on experience in executing the installation and retrofitting of packaging equipment
• Responsible for developing global technical specifications and standards
• Work with Procurement to enable competitive bidding and consistent quality across suppliers.
• Work with Engineering to lead packaging-related capital projects through concept, design, testing, commissioning and startup
• Travel Responsibilities – You will get to see the world and meet your colleagues 30% of the time
• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety
• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

What This Role Is Not:

• This is not a management position – while you will collaborate with other team members and departments, this is a Subject Matter Expert individual contributor role with no direct reports
• This is not a project management position – The focus will be on the technical aspects of capital projects and ensuring successful and compliant project outcomes
• Not an entry level position – we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and a background to prove it. “Self-Starter” qualities are essential.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in mechanical, industrial, or packaging engineering
• approx. 10 years of progressive experience in industrial or chemical packaging, technical or engineering background, ideally in application engineering within the specialty chemicals sector
• Experience operating in regulated manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of packaging solutions for specialty powders and liquid chemicals in bulk containers and drums
• Proven experience in the industrial packaging of specialty chemicals
• Experience working with products supplied to the personal care, pharmaceutical, or related industries
• Working knowledge of European packaging sustainability and regulatory frameworks
• Understanding of industrial packaging processes, regulations, and customer requirements in B2B chemical markets
• Packaging materials sourcing and supplier management
• Packaging testing, validation, and change management
• Capital Project Execution
• proficiency in excel and data analysis
• Excellent inter-personal and communications skills

• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different
• Fluent in English
• Residing in The Netherlands, fluent in Dutch is a plus

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Experience in the pharma, food, or personal care sectors
• Experience with U.S. based projects and suppliers
• Management of vendors that submit regulatory reports
• Sustainability program support:
  • material selection and design
  • packaging footprint reduction, and documentation
  • maintaining documentation for regulatory and customer audits

Perks of working at Ashland:

• Eligible for Annual Incentive Plan
• Eligible for Ashland Way Awards
• Referral bonus plan – get a job with us and get paid to refer your friends
• Supporting work/life balance, this a Remote position based in the European Union
• Eligible for country specific employee benefits

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.