Application Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Belgium.

📋 Description

• Serve as a technical authority for packaging applications at customer manufacturing within the Meat and Cheese sectors across EMEA.

• Assist customers with product selection, optimization of applications, and effective commercialization of products.

• Collaborate with R&D and Product Management to support product enhancements and new developments.

• Work in close partnership with Sales and Field Technical Service to address complex application challenges.

• Lead and facilitate product qualifications, trials, and scale-ups at customer locations.

• Perform evaluations of packaging lines, shelf-life, and performance to demonstrate measurable customer value.

• Gather customer and market insights to pinpoint portfolio gaps, innovation possibilities, and competitive trends.

• Disseminate knowledge internally and aid in developing robust application capabilities throughout the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in application engineering, technical sales, or related roles within flexible packaging for Meat and Dairy.

• In-depth knowledge of packaging materials and customer manufacturing processes.

• Demonstrated capability to evaluate customer needs and translate them into effective, scalable solutions.

• Strong project management, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently in a cross-functional, international setting.

• Openness to travel more than 50% of the time.

• Market expertise in one or more of the following areas: Hard Cheese (grated, sliced, and block cheese applications); Fresh Meat (shrink films and bags; forming films and bags).

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Flexible working hours.

• Professional development opportunities.