Product Design Engineer - Luxury

Location

Sesto San Giovanni (MI) | Italy

Job description

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Position Context

The R&D Luxury Packaging Design Engineer EMEA role is based in the Campari Group HQ in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan) at the European Technical Center of Gruppo Campari and is responsible for the design, development, and manufacture of packaging for Campari products’ portfolio.

Mission

• Develop new packaging products in response to Marketing Innovation briefs.
• Execute packaging re-styling activities for existing products.
• Keep up to date with technological innovations and develop new packaging innovations that unlock new areas of opportunity for Campari Group, especially in high premium segment.
• Ensure appropriate product development approach, enabling concept intent to be effectively transferred into production and ensure that products meet set requirements and specifications.
• Lead and coordinate design efforts between internal teams and outside vendors to develop optimal packaging solutions.
• Set up appropriate WoW with Artisanal suppliers to ensure the right level of quality and match the project timeline for Rare/Premium category.
• Scouting of artisanal suppliers to deliver luxury packaging projects and enlarge competencies in this segment.

Key Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the role will include:

• Contribute to development briefs, specifically in the preparation of technical content and constraints.
• Define realistic project timelines with key stakeholders, monitor progress and adherence to the timeline through to launch.
• Design Approval Test Protocol and lead the qualification of the final solution, verifying adherence to targets and confirming functionality is ‘fit for purpose’.
• Lead the definition and selection of appropriate manufacturing processes and assembly operations.
• Evaluate vendor prototypes and providing improvements/suggestions or alternative solutions.
• Ensure Food safety and Compliance of packaging materials used.
• Develop and Maintain accurate Technical Product Specifications for packaging materials and ensure that technical product specs are appropriately documented.
• Ensure and assess Sustainability topics in new projects.

Key Relationships

Internal:  Marketing Managers / Supply Chain Directors, Production Team, Engineering, Factory Management Team, European Quality Team, Procurement, Global R&D, Global Quality

External:  Suppliers, Co-manufacturers, Design Agencies, Laboratories, Research Centres

Summary of Experience and Key Skills

• BSc/MSc University from a Packaging School/Material science or Industrial Design of consumer goods or Industrial engineering.
• Functional knowledge of food contact materials.
• 3+ years of experience working in a similar role within the high-speed bottling, beverage - spirits or food manufacturing industry.
• Outstanding technical capability with a proven track record of project management and delivery.
• Outstanding creative problem solving and multitasking skills.
• Good understanding of quality tools including RCA, AQL’s, CPK analysis and SPC.
• Good understanding of 3D modeling and LCA tools.
• Ability to work under pressure, set clear priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good negotiating and influencing skills with the ability to align the different interests of internal parties.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Must have outstanding teamwork ability.
• Must have a very good knowledge of English, French and Italian languages.
• Flexible to travel extensively both domestically and internationally.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency

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