Senior Material Engineer Aluminium Foil

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen.
Job Summary


Do you want to bring your skills within technology development and supplier management to the next level?


An exciting opportunity opens within Base Materials. Our primary area of responsibility is to develop an ecosystem of suppliers that have the capability to secure sustainable, competitive and qualified base materials that are delivered to our factories with consistent customer-focused quality level, - and to support the Tetra Pak material innovation agenda.


We are looking for a Senior Material Engineer in aluminium foil that will have a key role in developing suppliers’ capability to support Tetra Pak’s ambitions in quality and sustainability.


The position is permanent, based in Lund and will include some travelling.

What you will do


You will be a part of a central competence center available for the Tetra Pak organization which handle base material supplier management and development of base material specifications. You will drive and support issue resolution activities and suppliers sourcing and grade approval projects. You will also initiate and drive technology improvements together with suppliers.


This role will put you in contact with key internal and external stakeholders across different functional and international borders. You will be reporting to the Technology Manager Foil.


You will focus on
In collaboration with suppliers, develop specification portfolio towards evolving customer quality, supply and cost demands
Assure suppliers’ compliance to specifications and push for quality improvement
Support Base Material procurement
Drive process improvements to ensure collaboration and sourcing approach stays agile, while making best use of external analysis providers

We believe you have


You have proven leadership and collaboration skills with the ability manage internal and external relationships in a cooperative, diplomatic and successful manner. We also believe you can deal with ambiguity & continuous change in terms of work scope and challenges identified. You are an open person who actively shares knowledge with others. Building relations comes easy to you and you know how to balance listening with persuasion and helpfulness with firmness.
You are analytical and organised which makes it easy for you to create a structure and keep track on many parallel issues.


Your educational background is a relevant university degree at Master or Bachelor level. You have solid knowledge about packaging material, package or the aluminium foil manufacturing industry and related technologies. Experience from auditing, BRC, converting of papers and food packaging applications, as well as production, quality management and technology development is considered a merit.


You are a good communicator and excellent at both spoken and written English.

We Offer You
A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements


Apply Now
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/.
This job posting expires on 2022-09-09

To know more about the position contact hiring manager Jakob Jönsson at +46 46 36 4300
Questions about your application contact Susanne Stålring at +46 46 36 3919
For trade union information contact Sveriges Ingenjörer Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533 and Unionen Lisbeth Larsson at +46 46 36 2320