MATERIAL SPECIALIST Board & Paper

At Tetra Pak we touch millions of people’s lives every day, ensuring better nutrition and healthier lifestyles through safe packaging and food processing solutions. Guided by our global brand promise, PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD, we strive to make a difference by protecting food, people and our futures. To do this we need more than smart technology. We are looking for world-class engineering and scientific talent. People like you, who want to work with people like us.


Material design is a key area within Tetra Pak. At Materials Solutions in Tetra Pak’s Development & Engineering organization we design and develop materials for our customers’ current and future needs. Identifying and defining material properties and defining the architecture for future packaging material are the core of future material developments.


This position will be located in Lund, but you will work in a global arena. Some travelling is required.


What you will do
As our new Material Specialist, you will be part of a team of material specialists working in Materials Solutions.
You are up to date in your specialist field and prepared to drive important Tetra Pak questions in your research field internally, but also externally together with suppliers, universities, and institutes. You will be responsible for creating technical knowledge in areas related to sustainable packaging materials and functionality. You are expected to propose and promote your own ideas within Tetra Pak, while driving development both internally and externally.


You will focus on:
· Driving development of new board & paper packaging materials and delivering packaging material solutions
· Leading technical studies and knowledge development by collaborating with internal and external resources
· Finding facts, solving problems, finding opportunities, and writing reports independently, as well as within a technical team
· Communicating plans, progress and results within your projects and competence area and towards stakeholders within Tetra Pak


Who you are
The successful candidate has an educational background with a Master of Science in Engineering, or a PhD related to any of the fields of paper chemistry, paper physics or papermaking. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of working experience, preferably from a paper mill or converter. Experience working with nano-cellulosic materials and/or recycling are advantageous.


We believe that you are a clear communicator and good at building effective relationships with internal and external partners, as well as being a structured person that gets things done in an agile work environment. You naturally take initiatives and have the ability to coach and develop others. In addition, you have the interest and ability to handle the big picture in deliverables at the same time as being interested in technical details. A very good command of English both written and spoken is a must.


We offer you
· Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
· Culture that pioneers spirit of innovation where our engineering genius drives visible result
· Equal opportunity employment experience that values difference and diversity
· Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

Apply now!
If you are inspired to share our responsibility of protecting food to protecting the planet, apply through our career page job.tetrapak.com
This job posting expires on the 2nd of November, 2020.




Tetra Pak is committed to protecting its employees, customers and you, our candidates. We are working towards completing all or most of the steps in the recruitment process for this position by virtual means and further information will be provided as part of the recruitment process.


To know more about the position contact Yukio Nanno at +46 46 36 1335
Questions about your application contact Erika Bjerning at +46 46 36 1788
For trade union information contact Sveriges Ingenjörer Joakim Balogh at +46 46 36 4037 and
Unionen Ted Andersson at +46 46 36 4623