Material Engineer - Polymer Technology
At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day.
And we need people like you to make it happen.
We empower you to reach your potential with opportunities to make an impact to be proud of – for food, people and the planet.
Job Summary
Do you want to bring your material skills to the next level?
An exciting opportunity opens within Base Materials Polymer Technology. We are looking for a Material Engineer, that will have a key role in developing supplier related capabilities, to support Tetra Pak’s ambitions in quality and sustainability.
At Base Materials, we secure supply of sustainable, safe, price-competitive base materials at the required quality level for our factories and customers. We also support and contribute to base material innovation, addressing sustainability challenges.
The position is permanent, based in Lund and will include some travelling. You will be part of the Tetra Pak central Supplier Management organization, responsible for the paperboard technical supplier management. You will be reporting to the Polymer Technology manager.
What you will do
You will be part of the Tetra Pak central organization, responsible for the base material supplier management and documentation management. You will collaborate with Suppliers - driving and supporting projects, issue resolution and improvement activities as well as material compliance to regulations. You will also be in contact with key internal and external stakeholders across different functional and international borders.
Focus areas:
- Supplier Management: Manage technical relationships with suppliers, ensuring good communication and collaboration, through audits ensure compliance with food safety requirements.
- Specification Management: Understand impact on specification portfolio from evolving customer demands, ensure supplier compliance to specifications, and push for supplier quality improvement
- Project Management: Drive projects & support the project organisation in qualification of new or modified base materials.
We believe you have
- You have a relevant university degree at a master’s level.
- Solid knowledge about polymer industry and related technologies, or packaging material industry.
- 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
As a person you are analytical, structured, a good communicator and have excellent spoken as well as written English skills. You have a preference to collaborate and ability to manage internal and external relationships. You can deal with ambiguity & continuous change and actively share knowledge with others.
We Offer You
A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements
Apply Now
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/.
This job posting expires on September 1st, 2026.
If you have any questions regarding the position please reach out to hiring manager Karin Strömberg at +4646363391
Questions about your application, please contact responsible recruiter Sara Johannesson at sara.johannesson@tetrapak.com.
For trade union information contact Unionen/Lisbeth Larsson at +46 46 36 2320 or Sveriges Ingenjörer/Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533
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