[Hiring] Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer @Cargill

Role Description

The Advisor, Manufacturing Technology Engineer – Packaging will serve as the business technical authority for packaging manufacturing technologies across Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health global operations. This role will develop globally aligned processes, design standards, and governance frameworks as well as define the strategic roadmap for how packaging technologies will enable the ANH business strategy.

• Provide subject matter expertise across packaging systems and processes, including material handling, filling, weighing, sealing, palletizing, and packaging materials.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and govern global design standards across packaging equipment, materials, and processes.
• Translate global requirements into practical engineering and operating standards for implementation across sites, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, and performance expectations.
• Own packaging machine-safety requirements for new and existing equipment.
• Embed safety into specifications, design reviews, FAT (Factory Acceptance Test), SAT (Site Acceptance Test), and commissioning.
• Support EHS on packaging-related incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Serve as ANH’s technical point of contact for packaging regulation, including EU PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) and North American EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) programs.
• Define and drive global packaging strategies across ANH, ensuring alignment across businesses, MSC, SMT, FSQR, and RMS.
• Identify and deploy best practices, standardize solutions, and drive consistency across plants globally.
• Analyze packaging performance metrics across sites (cost, productivity, throughput, damage, service level) to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Establish KPIs, benchmarks, and governance routines to ensure consistent performance improvement.
• Define standard operating parameters and design criteria for key packaging processes (bagging, palletizing, sealing, conveying, warehousing interfaces).
• Drive initiatives that reduce packaging cost, improve efficiency, and enhance product protection and quality.
• Serve as the technical authority for packaging equipment and materials suppliers.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, and performance management.
• Partner with procurement to ensure alignment with long-term technical roadmaps while maintaining competitive, standardized platforms.
• Lead the packaging innovation roadmap, including identification, piloting, and global deployment of new technologies in automation, robotics, digitalization, and sustainable packaging.
• Drive adoption from pilot through scale across regions.
• Engage at project front end by defining product, handling and performance requirements (process data sheets).
• Own FAT/SAT acceptance criteria and lead equipment selection based on total cost of ownership.
• Provide design review, commissioning, and startup support to ensure performance and compliance with global standards.
• Support development of sustainable packaging solutions, balancing cost, performance, and environmental impact.
• Collaborate with business and customers to meet evolving sustainability expectations.
• Develop and deploy packaging technical training programs across the network.
• Build capability in plants by defining competencies, delivering technical education, and supporting knowledge transfer.
• Identify capability gaps in packaging knowledge and provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to build a strong global SME network.
• Ensure packaging standards, specifications, lessons learned, and best practices are captured and deployed globally through standardized documentation and digital platforms.
• Provide expert thought leadership in packaging manufacturing technology, working with limited direction and acting as a strategic contributor across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of six years of related work experience in packaging, manufacturing, or related process areas.
• Deep knowledge of packaging systems such as bagging lines, palletizing systems, conveyors, and packaging materials.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and operational problems.
• Experience working across regions and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Belt certification.
• Minimum of ten years of experience across engineering, operations, packaging, and manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading global or multi-regional initiatives.
• Extensive background in automation, robotics, and packaging line integration.
• Experience applying digital tools, analytics, or optimization models to packaging performance.
• Knowledge of sustainability frameworks and packaging material innovations.
• Ability to translate technical expertise into scalable global solutions.

Additional Details

• Location: U.S. - Remote; Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
• Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
• Colorado; Accepting applications until job is filled and/or 60 days from the posting date.
• The expected salary for this position is $150,000-$174,000 USD.
• This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award.