Sustainability Packaging Developer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, include two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™
It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!
Job Overview
The role is responsible for the technical execution of the packaging sustainability strategy across initiatives including but not limited to Design for Recyclability (DFR), post-consumer recycled (PCR) content expansion, and material transition initiatives. Through cross-functional collaboration, this position evaluates, develops, validates, and implements sustainable packaging solutions that support business objectives, regulatory compliance, operational requirements, and environmental goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive Design for Recyclability: Assess current label specifications and recyclability status, identify those gaps, and work with cross-functional team to develop a roadmap to achieve 100% recyclability. Optimize dielines for consumer applications. Work with Procurement to quantify material cost impacts.
- increase post-consumer recycled content: Partner with Category Marketing and Procurement to identify packaging structures for increased post-consumer recycled content, establish and execute plant-specific testing and validation plans with Operations and QA. Align with Brand and Customer Marketing on communication strategies.
- Lead the transition away from PET: Collaborate with Category Marketing to identify product categories suitable for alternative packaging materials, and lead cross-functional implementation with Engineering, Procurement, and Operations. Work with MDLZ sustainability team to understand potential EPR fee avoidance. Support sustainability process tracking and reporting.
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly. Give and Go is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@giveandgo.com, citing "AODA" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Responsibilities
The role is responsible for executing the packaging sustainability strategy, including Design for Recyclability and increasing post-consumer recycled content. This position involves cross-functional collaboration to develop, validate, and implement sustainable packaging solutions that meet business and environmental objectives.
Requirements
The candidate should have experience in packaging development and sustainability initiatives within a manufacturing environment. Strong collaboration skills are required to work with procurement, engineering, and marketing teams to drive material transitions and regulatory compliance.
Skills
- Packaging Sustainability
- Design For Recyclability
- Material Science
- Project Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Procurement
- Quality Assurance
- Sustainability Reporting
- Dieline Optimization
- Supply Chain Management
- Environmental Goals
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Categories
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Manufacturing
- Food & Beverage
- Engineering
Keywords
- Sustainability
- Packaging
- Recyclability
- PCR
- PET
- Manufacturing
- Dielines
- Procurement
- Operations
- Quality Assurance
- EPR
- Regulatory Compliance
- Sustainability Strategy
- Material Transition
- Consumer Brands