Packaging Performance Engineer

Why we are here  
Tony’s Chocolonely is committed to ending exploitation in cocoa. We are an impact company that makes chocolate, not a chocolate company that makes impact. With incredibly tasty chocolate, we lead by example, demonstrating that ethical practices and success can go hand in hand. Through Tony's Open Chain (TOC), mission allies like Albert Heijn, Ben & Jerry's, Jokolade, and Aldi have embraced a fairer, more transparent supply chain for their chocolate too.  
 
 

What you will do  
We are looking for a new Packaging Performance Engineer to join our Operations team in Amsterdam. This role is pivotal in driving shelf ready packaging (SRP) renovation and optimizations, enhancing our co-packing capabilities, and supporting new product development (NPD) in packaging production. You will also be responsible for managing and implementing packaging machine investments across markets, whether in our own factory or with co-manufacturers and co-packers.  

This is an individual contributor role reporting to our Head of Engineering and Manufacturing. You will collaborate closely with our chocolate factory team in Belgium, local operations teams across our Europe and North America as well as finance, new product development and operations teams in Amsterdam.  

All wrapped up, you will be responsible for 

• Packaging Machine Engineering – You have a comprehensive understanding of all packaging techniques and locations across the markets where Tony’s is present. You identify new opportunities and partners and manage relationships with both existing and new equipment suppliers. 

Packaging Machine Engineering – You have a comprehensive understanding of all packaging techniques and locations across the markets where Tony’s is present. You identify new opportunities and partners and manage relationships with both existing and new equipment suppliers. 

• Production Capacity – You are responsible for capacity improvement projects, balancing in-house and external production. 

Production Capacity – You are responsible for capacity improvement projects, balancing in-house and external production. 

• Product Innovations – You represent the engineering perspective in NPD project teams, ensuring plans are financially viable and scalable across our markets. You act as the link between our product team and machine suppliers, ensuring plans are brought to life on time and within budget. 

Product Innovations – You represent the engineering perspective in NPD project teams, ensuring plans are financially viable and scalable across our markets. You act as the link between our product team and machine suppliers, ensuring plans are brought to life on time and within budget. 

• Building Business Cases – You fully understand the cost structure of our production fees and know how to influence this price through our innovation choices. You create business cases for operational improvement projects and identify where we can improve efficiency, whether in production itself or in the location where it occurs. 

Building Business Cases – You fully understand the cost structure of our production fees and know how to influence this price through our innovation choices. You create business cases for operational improvement projects and identify where we can improve efficiency, whether in production itself or in the location where it occurs.