Associate Applications Engineer - Food Science Job at Sealed Air Corporation, Charlotte, NC

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  • Sealed Air Corporation
  • Charlotte, NC

Job Description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit .

Position Summary

Sealed Air is seeking a motivated professional to support the development of new packaging solutions for the food industry.

The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of packaging materials, equipment, industry-standard testing methods, and customer operations. Knowledge of food or meat science and how packaging or environmental factors affect product quality is essential. Experience in medical device or liquid pharmaceutical packaging is a plus.

This role involves creating and executing test plans, performing fitness-for-use evaluations, and communicating results and recommendations to internal teams and customers. In addition to developing new solutions, the position supports the business through training, troubleshooting, and performance analysis. Collaboration with equipment, materials, sales, customer service, and supply chain teams is key to ensuring Sealed Air’s solutions meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate new material and system designs through rigorous testing that simulate real world stresses, while working within a team environment
  • Understand the impact of packaging on shelf life of various food products (including proteins). Utilize that knowledge to qualify new packaging solutions and communicate any critical changes.
  • Knowledge of food processing methods including retort, aseptic, hot fill, etc.
  • Provide technical solutions to customers, external vendors, field representatives, and the broader R&D organization through on-site support to our customers and Sealed Air sites.
  • Collect and share feedback from internal and external customers to influence decisions that drive profitable change within new and existing product offerings.
  • Develop, design, and conduct test plans and field trials that validate robust solutions to our customers.
  • Conduct root-cause analysis that enables recommendations for data driven business decisions.
  • Nurture customer relationships by utilizing soft skills, sales skills, and influencing techniques to drive collaboration that speeds up the implementation and growth of SEE’s solutions.
  • Influence supply chain improvements to manufacturing processes and raw materials by quantifying the impact of these changes on the performance of the materials.
  • Gather front-end intelligence on our customers’ needs to drive the next innovations for Sealed Air.
  • Partner with a variety of cross-functional teams within R&D to develop and transfer technologies regionally and globally.
  • Work effectively within a matrix managed organization. 

Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters of Science Degree in meat science, food science, or packaging discipline
  • Flexible travel domestically and internationally, estimated 30%
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience creating data-driven reports to communicate technical ideas
  • Ability to effectively present concepts and ideas
  • Experience managing multiple tasks, often with competing deadlines
  • Professional, highly-motivated, reliable, and solutions-orientated
  • Must possess strong interpersonal skills and a work ethic that corresponds with Sealed Air’s core values. 

Requisition id: 52961 

Relocation: No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 

*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com. 

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Job Tags

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