Product Technology Lead

Job title: Product Technology Lead

Company: Sealed Air


Job description: 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 for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit .Your ResponsibilitiesDay to Day oversight of Hamilton based technical team and related resources.Understand the end use of products, determining fitness-for-use of materials, and effectively advancing the specification development of new and derivative products.Identify critical uncertainties, designing targeted experiments, rapidly building new prototypes, defining, and assessing fitness-for-use, and driving commercialization and scale up.Work closely with the product groups to identify and optimize the resonator performance to meet critical final product parameters to enable game changing products in the market.Understand and evaluate performance of relevant competitive product alternatives.Drive process and device improvements through characterization, test, design of experiments, data analysis and simulation.Drive the development project and refinement of new test methods and characterization techniques in partnership with other functions.Obtain intellectual property protection – patents, trade secrets (if required).Personal safety and the safety of others; maintain a safe and incident-free working environment.Maintain materials database, including formulations, materials, and compliances.What We’re Looking For:Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally in packaging, chemicals, or a related industry.Strong people management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.Track record of implementing business improvement projects, including cost reduction and efficiency enhancements.Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.Demonstrated aptitude in materials science, product design, food safety and customer filling applications.Working knowledge of plastic flexible packaging manufacturing processes such as extrusion, flexo-printing, laminating and film conversionProven track record of identification and valuation of polymers and additives and translating ideas into significant commercial successPossesses excellent interpersonal skills to influence company and business strategy and decisions, to motivate high performance and negotiate win-win scenariosEffectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, to affect decision making and keep the organization informed (English proficiency is a must); ability to author technical reports and to make presentations to various internal groups within Sealed AirBusiness acumen and ability to collaborate effectively across functions, regions, and business divisions to drive results and ensure goal deliveryWhat’s In It for You?A leadership role where you can make a real impactOpportunities for growth and career developmentA collaborative & supportive work environmentThe chance to drive innovation & efficiency across the siteOur Core Values:At Sealed Air, we live by these values:Integrity – We do what’s right, always.Determined – We push boundaries and drive success.Innovative – We seek smarter solutions and continuous improvement.Collaborative – We work together to achieve greatness.Please Note:You must have New Zealand work-rights to be considered for this job.Requisition id: 50907Relocation: NoSealed 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 globalta@sealedair.com.LINK1 MON1WHY 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.

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Location: Hamilton

Job date: Fri, 02 May 2025 23:59:29 GMT

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