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Fawkner
Requisition ID: 55456
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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 to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .
Role Purpose
Sealed Air Australia is looking for an Application Developement Engineer! This role will contribute to the ongoing growth of the Material & Equipment portfolios by ensuring our offer is maintained, developed and promoted.
Primary focus is fourfold:
To support business development by managing the professional implementation of New Products and existing products across customer applications by conducting trials through the Design, Validation, Plan and Report (DVP&R) process.
To act as a technical resource for the Sales team to problem solve materials across customer Applications.
To manage a consistent customer Audit process and the capture of data for customer feedback and measurement and reporting of industry best practice KPIs.
To provide Training of Sales force and customers in the correct use of materials to optimize operational efficiency and product presentation.
Some cross-functionality with other product line specialists is required to provide complete and varied packaging proposals as required.
Scope: Australia
What You'll Do
Conduct and/or supervise customer on site trials to ensure positive outcomes
Own and drive the use of the DVP&R process and ensure customer Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements are understood and met
Conduct customer training on Sealed Air materials and their interaction with packaging equipment
Provide accurate and timely reports on projects, applicatoin trials, packaging materials and systems
Liaise with Sales, Marketing, Portfolio and Equipment groups as well as equipment suppliers to complete applications and development projects. Provide technical advice and support to equipment suppliers to optimize Sealed Air product performance
Assist Market Managers & Portfolio Manager to train Sealed Air Personnel and customers on all aspects of the Sealed Air's product offer to protect and grow Sealed Air Market share.
Develop relationships with Sealed Air customers at all levels, Management, Maintenance, Production, QA etc
Technical Development - keep abreast of emerging and current technical development -i.e. competitors offer new equipment development and communicate within Sealed Air.
Become familiar with other Portfolio products and look for opportunities for adoption to protect share - i.e Thermoform as an alternative to shrink.
Identify opportunities for DMC reduction, margin improvement actions.
Gather and share Competitive Intelligence (Market, Customer and Competitor)
Sample Management and control - manage and vet sample requests to ensure fit for us materials for each market/application
Rationalization and/or materials optimization in conjunction with Portfolio Manager
Ensure New Product Introduction Process is defined and followed.
Knowledge / Experience / Person Profile We're Looking For
A strong skill set in Manufacturing know how to assist with understanding processes
A solid understanding of packaging materials and their applications
Market expertise or a proven ability to quickly learn, to enable the identification of material attributes and customer needs.
Effectively builds and maintains professional relationships with customers and market experts.
Able to collaborate for enhanced understanding, better decisions and optimal results. Maintain and build professional relationships with internal customers, stakeholders and international colleagues.
Ability to work independently as well as thrive in a cooperative work environment while working confidently with all levels of management.
Understanding and ability to follow safe work practices at all times.
Competencies
Functional/Technical Skills -Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. Or has the demonstrated capability to learn those skills.
Technical Learning - Picks up on technical things quickly; can learn new skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge; does well in technical courses and seminars.
Action Oriented – Enjoys working hard and is full of energy for the things he/she Sealed Airs as challenging; he/she is not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning and often seizes opportunities.
Collaborates - Develops cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group, working toward solutions which generally benefit all involved parties. Demonstrates respect for the opinions of others. Identifies and pushes for solutions in which all parties benefit. Helps and supports fellow employees in their work to contribute to Sealed Air's overall success. Keeps people informed and up to date. Shares information and own expertise with others to enable them to accomplish group goals.
Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything
Planning - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets firsthand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customer in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Organizing - Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently arranges information and files in a useful manner.
Perseverance - Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can Sealed Air hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
Education / Training
Trade or Tertiary Qualification viewed favourably.
Six Sigma certification viewed favourably.
Solid relevant work experience will be highly considered.
Licenses or Certifications
Driver’s License
Q Fever Immunization will be required in this role to enable access to Fresh red meat processing plants and ensure the health and safety of Sealed Air employee.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you’re a motivated, high-performing professional ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note: You must have the permanent Australian work rights to be considered for this role. A detailed job description is available.
Requisition id: 55456
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 [email protected].
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WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?
It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.
Corporate sustainability - it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.
Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.
Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.