Advanced Packaging Engineer (m/f/x)

Job Description:

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an Advanced Packaging Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading projects focused on unitization improvement to maximize transport utilization and improve warehouse cube efficiency across the distribution centers in partnership with Logistic

• Leading Cost Saving Assessments in Manufacturing plants, Logistic and Suppliers

• Delivering VAVE cost-saving projects across the End-to-End (E2E) supply chain and cross-Business Group (BG) initiatives, in close partnership with Procurement/Suppliers, Manufacturing, and Logistics.

• Driving materials and structural design optimization enhance performance, cost, and manufacturability.

• Investigating systemic quality and damage issues, providing recommendations, and driving sustainable improvements.

• Exploring and unlocking new, sustainable, and innovative packaging materials and technologies to enable cost and sustainability goals.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Management and Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or a related technical field

• At least 5 years of relevant packaging industry experience.

• Strong packaging technical expertise with a proven track record of delivering VAVE and cost-saving projects across the end-to-end supply chain

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in both Polish and English.

• Self-starter with a proactive approach, initiative, and ability to manage rapidly changing priorities.

• Strong practical knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Power Bi)

Preferred qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Hands-on expertise with ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) test protocols for distribution and transit packaging validation.

• SAP / Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems / ArtiosCAD for packaging design / TOPS or related software

• Broad experience across diverse packaging materials, supplier ecosystems, sustainability initiatives, and manufacturing processes, with deep expertise in tertiary (transport) packaging

• Strong project management leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Passion for technical innovation and ability to develop new packaging ideas based on customer and business needs..

Supporting Your Well-being   

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.   

• Private medical care

• Life insurance 

• Retirement scheme 

• Multisport card 

• Opportunity to work globally as part of an international organization 

• Work in a respectful, inclusive, and friendly environment with open door policy 

• Professional training and onboarding package 

• Supporting your professional development, possibility to gain certifications/co-founding studies 

• Supporting your work-life balance through being a part of community groups, CSR actions, volunteering 

• Internal integration events 

Job specifics:

• Location: Kowalska, Wroclaw, Poland

• This role has on-site working model, with the employee working at least four days a week in the office.

• Travel - May include up to 10% international

• Working pattern - full time

Does this opportunity and our innovative 3M culture align with your career aspirations? 

If so, we encourage you to apply and embark on a journey of creativity and growth with us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Resources for You

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page.

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