Associate R&D Specialist Packaging - Material Characterization — Nestlé
- Location
- Orbe, CH
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 86 days ago
Role overview
The Nestlé Product Technology Centre Coffee (NPTC Coffee) is the leading R&D organization that discovers, develops and deploys coffee and beverage products and technologies for in-home and out-of-home consumption. It consists of units in Konolfingen (CH), Marysville (USA), Orbe (CH) and Singapore and provides new products and processes to all Nestlé markets worldwide.
Our mission – to delight the consumer wherever, whenever, however by delivering moments of genuine pleasure and indulgence - drives the need for us to attract, select and develop the right people for the right jobs throughout the value chain of our business.
Company: Nestlé Product Technology Centre Coffee Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100% Type of contract: Permanent contract
As an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging - Material Characterization you will be responsible for supporting Packaging Project Managers in the area of coffee systems, in characterizing materials—mechanical, thermal, and gas‑barrier properties—to define interactions between capsules, pods, and coffee machines. You will develop and adapt advanced tools with a strong focus on digitalization to accelerate development processes. In this role, you will build expertise in paper‑based materials, aluminium, and plastics.
A Day in the Life of an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging - Material Characterization
- Leverage material characterization methods to define packaging properties and specifications for capsules and pods
- Propose innovative material, design, and characterization concepts with the NPTC methods team
- Build, document, and share material knowledge across packaging teams
- Support digital transformation of characterization processes to accelerate development
- Define Design of Experiments to meet project deliverables
Application process
- Support internal and external networks to secure IP, transfer knowledge, and apply SHE rules What will make you successful
Company and context
- The Nestlé Product Technology Centre Coffee (NPTC Coffee) is the leading R&D organization that discovers, develops and deploys coffee and beverage products and technologies for in-home and out-of-home consumption.
- It consists of units in Konolfingen (CH), Marysville (USA), Orbe (CH) and Singapore and provides new products and processes to all Nestlé markets worldwide.
- Our mission – to delight the consumer wherever, whenever, however by delivering moments of genuine pleasure and indulgence - drives the need for us to attract, select and develop the right people for the right jobs throughout the value chain of our business. Position Snapshot Location: Orbe, Switzerland
- Company: Nestlé Product Technology Centre Coffee
- Act.
- Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100% Type of contract: Permanent contract Position Summary As an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging
- Material Characterization you will be responsible for supporting Packaging Project Managers in the area of coffee systems, in characterizing materials—mechanical, thermal, and gas‑barrier properties—to define interactions between capsules, pods, and coffee machines.
- You will develop and adapt advanced tools with a strong focus on digitalization to accelerate development processes.
- In this role, you will build expertise in paper‑based materials, aluminium, and plastics. A Day in the Life of an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging Material Characterization
- Leverage material characterization methods to define packaging properties and specifications for capsules and pods
Additional details
- Our mission – to delight the consumer wherever, whenever, however by delivering moments of genuine pleasure and indulgence - drives the need for us to attract, select and develop the right people for the right jobs throughout the value chain of our business. Location: Orbe, Switzerland
- Rate: Full-Time Act. Type of contract: Permanent contract As an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging
- In this role, you will build expertise in paper‑based materials, aluminium, and plastics. A Day in the Life of an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging Material Characterization
- Support internal and external networks to secure IP, transfer knowledge, and apply SHE rules What will make you successful
- Digitally savvy, including mastery of AI tools and ability to program in Python Strong innovation mindset
Notes and original content
- Our mission – to delight the consumer wherever, whenever, however by delivering moments of genuine pleasure and indulgence - drives the need for us to attract, select and develop the right people for the right jobs throughout the value chain of our business.
- Position Snapshot
- Location: Orbe, Switzerland
- Rate: Full-Time Act.
- Type of contract: Permanent contract
- Position Summary
- As an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging
- In this role, you will build expertise in paper‑based materials, aluminium, and plastics.
- A Day in the Life of an Associate R&D Specialist Packaging
- Material Characterization
Questions about this listing
What salary does Nestlé offer for this role?
Nestlé lists CHF 60'500 - 91'500 gross per year for this position in Orbe, CH. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Nestlé offer?
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