Kraft Heinz

Packaging Lab Assistant

Nijmegen
Full-time
Posted Oct 12, 2026

Job description

Job Description

Packaging lab assistant at a glance ...

As a packaging lab assistant you are part of the packaging team within the R&D department based in Nijmegen. You are working in the packaging lab to support the packaging technologists around the globe by providing data & learnings to make data-driven decisions for their projects.

Key Ingredients:

•Performing physical tests in the Packlab in Nijmegen & reporting

•Support packaging technologists where needed.

•3D-printing prototypes & mock-ups.

•Keep track of the planning.

•Day to day maintenance on equipment.

•Giving input in developing new test methods & procedures.

Recipe for Success: Apply if this sounds like you!

The ideal candidate has at least a finalized degree at least HBO level with the background in packaging, chemistry, physics or comparable.

Key competencies:

•Experience within lab environment

•Language skills: Fluent in business English, both written and verbal

•Team collaboration: a supportive team player

•Ownership: take initiative

•Adaptability: willingness to learn quickly and adapt in a dynamic environment.

What we offer you / You deserve:

•An ambitious employer: we want to the best for you;

•A fast career track like only few other companies can match;

•Reimbursement for commuting costs

•Hybrid working model

•Discount on health insurance and gym membership

•Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

We hope to find you a seat at our table!

We grow our people to grow our business. We develop extraordinary people who bring ambition, curiosity, and dedication to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making ambitious decisions.

Location(s)

Nijmegen

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes .