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We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.\nThis position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.\nJob Purpose and Impact\nThe Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer - Packaging will serve as the busines technical authority for packaging manufacturing technologies across Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health global operations. This role will develop globally aligned processes, design standards, and governance frameworks as well as define the strategic roadmap for how packaging technologies will enable the ANH business strategy.\nIn this role, you will provide subject matter expertise across packaging systems and processes, including material handling, filling, weighing, sealing, palletizing, and packaging materials.\nKey Accountabilities\nDevelop and govern global design standards across packaging equipment, materials, and processes. Translate global requirements into practical engineering and operating standards for implementation across sites, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, and performance expectations.\nOwn packaging machine-safety requirements for new and existing equipment. Embed safety into specifications, design reviews, FAT (Factory Acceptance Test), SAT (Site Acceptance Test) and commissioning. Support EHS on packaging-related incidents and root-cause analysis. \nServe as ANH’s technical point of contact for packaging regulation, including EU PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) and North American EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) programs. \nDefine and drive global packaging strategies across ANH, ensuring alignment across businesses, MSC, SMT, FSQR, and RMS. Identify and deploy best practices, standardize solutions, and drive consistency across plants globally. \nAnalyze packaging performance metrics across sites (cost, productivity, throughput, damage, service level) to identify gaps and improvement opportunities. Establish KPIs, benchmarks, and governance routines to ensure consistent performance improvement. \nDefine standard operating parameters and design criteria for key packaging processes (bagging, palletizing, sealing, conveying, warehousing interfaces). Drive initiatives that reduce packaging cost, improve efficiency, and enhance product protection and quality. \nServe as the technical authority for packaging equipment and materials suppliers. Support supplier selection, qualification, and performance management. Partner with procurement to ensure alignment with long-term technical roadmaps while maintaining competitive, standardized platforms. \nLead the packaging innovation roadmap, including identification, piloting, and global deployment of new technologies in automation, robotics, digitalization, and sustainable packaging. Drive adoption from pilot through scale across regions. \nEngage at project front end by defining product, handling and performance requirements (process data sheets). Own FAT/SAT acceptance criteria and lead equipment selection based on total cost of ownership. Provide design review, commissioning and startup support to ensure performance and compliance with global standards. \nSupport development of sustainable packaging solutions, balancing cost, performance, and environmental impact. Collaborate with business and customers to meet evolving sustainability expectations. \nDevelop and deploy packaging technical training programs across the network. Build capability in plants by defining competencies, delivering technical education, and supporting knowledge transfer. \nIdentify capability gaps in packaging knowledge and provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to build a strong global SME network. \nEnsure packaging standards, specifications, lessons learned, and best practices are captured and deployed globally through standardized documentation and digital platforms. \nProvide expert thought leadership in packaging manufacturing technology, working with limited direction and acting as a strategic contributor across the business. \nQualifications\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience.\nMinimum of six years of related work experience in packaging, manufacturing, or related process areas.\nDeep knowledge of packaging systems such as bagging lines, palletizing systems, conveyors, and packaging materials.\nDemonstrated ability to solve complex technical and operational problems.\nExperience working across regions and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.\nAbility to travel up to 20%.\nPreferred Qualifications\nSix Sigma Belt certification.\nMinimum of ten years of experience across engineering, operations, packaging, and manufacturing environments.\nExperience leading global or multi-regional initiatives.\nExtensive background in automation, robotics, and packaging line integration.\nExperience applying digital tools, analytics, or optimization models to packaging performance.\nKnowledge of sustainability frameworks and packaging material innovations.\nAbility to translate technical expertise into scalable global solutions.\nAt Cargill, everyone matters. Cargill is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. In alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill prohibits discrimination and harassment against any person or candidate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, nationality, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, country of origin, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law. 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