Packaging Development Executive

Role & responsibilities

• Identifying, evaluating and implementing new trends & technologies in packaging & printing; developing new packaging concepts.
• Ensuring value addition & continuous improvement of the existing package & printing jobs.
• Package design and development for different types of products. Working with Existing Vendors and suggesting new vendors
• Development of Engineering Drawing for Primary and Secondary Packs from vendor Machine Trial, Transit Trial along with Operation / QA for finalisation of Primary & Secondary packaging materials at teh Factory level.
• Arrangement of Art work design from Brand Team/ QA/Legal
• Implementing procedures for carrying out modifications in existing packaging to reduce costs by working with Cross Functional Team like Quality, Operation for Machine trial, Transit Trial Analysis etc.
• Identifying suitable structural design for New SKU
• Development of Engineering Drawing for Primary and Secondary Packaging materials Approval of Art-work by Marketing / Agency / Legal / QA . Approval of Inkjet Proof & all the new jobs during mass production at supplier end & Maintaining of Shade card for an appropriate color range having LSD (Light, standard & Dark). Harmonisation of Shade cards across vendors for all SKUs and updation of the same.
• To work in collaboration with the QA, Operation, NPD team in order to close on technical specifications.
• Handover to QA requests for trials for new films, new materials etc and procure results. Take inputs from NPD on proposed packaging type
• Take inputs from NPD and legal authorities on mandatories
• Overseeing the inspecting and testing the Packaging at initial production stages, clear handover of acceptable quality norms to QA and Operation dept for further action
• Inputs to protocol for Validation to be prepared by QA dept of primary and secondary & transport packaging materials like Monocarton, Labels, Laminates, Sleeves, Caps & Plugs, Bottles, AL Seal, shipper carton etc.
• Take inputs from Sales on feedback on packaging solution and work on improving packaging solutions.
• Vendor Evaluation based on Vendor audit result & Vendor Development for all the existing and new products in different options at the optimum cost and also for better quality for premium products.
• Strengthening of existing vendor sources by Vendor training and developing alternate source of suppliers.
• Costing as per specification of all types of Packaging Materials ( viz. Laminate, CFB, Tray, monocarton Carton, Label, Polybag, Bottle,Cans, Rigid Plastic container, Cap & Plugs etc. ) for negotiation with Vendor, all types of printing jobs lithographic, two/three/multiple tones, 3 color/multicolour prints jobs, estimating various types of paper going into prints, its current duty structure & time to time subsidies, stock or source methodology on paper etc

Preferred candidate profile

A post graduate Diploma in packaging ( regular course ) from IIP with at least 5 to 6 years of work experience in the field of packaging in a food/agro or FMCG industry.

Following attributes are required:

• Prior experience in packaging

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications who can also skilfully use SAP applications.