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Senior Engineer - Packaging Job Type: Full-Time
Location Type: Onsite
Primary Location:
Sriperumbudur Taluk, Tamil Nadu, IN
Job ID: 5558
Alternate Locations: Sriperumbudur
Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco , Coleman , Oster , Rubbermaid and Sharpie , and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership Leadership.
The Senior Engineer Pen Packaging Assembly Line
is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of both automatic and manual packaging lines
, ensuring productivity, quality, and safety standards are consistently met. The role requires hands-on leadership in a production environment predominantly staffed by female operators
, focusing on line balancing, output improvement, people management, and process compliance.
Tasks Responsibilities
Production Planning Execution
- Monitor daily packaging output against targets and ensure smooth running of all lines.
- Coordinate material availability and shift planning to meet delivery schedules.
Line Balancing Process Optimization -
- Implement best practices for balancing work content across manual and auto-packaging stations.
- Continuously identify and eliminate process bottlenecks to improve throughput.
- Analyze time studies and optimize work allocation to ensure smooth flow and minimal idle time.
- Support introduction of productivity tools (e.g., poka-yoke, SMED) to reduce downtime.
Team Supervision People Management
- Supervise a workforce with majority female operators, ensuring engagement, discipline, and performance.
- Provide on-the-job training and skill-building for line operators and setters.
Quality Compliance
- Ensure all packaging activities comply with quality standards, visual inspection criteria, and documentation protocols.
- Conduct root cause analysis for packaging-related quality issues and implement corrective actions.
Maintenance Machine Coordination
- Coordinate with maintenance for timely machine servicing, breakdown response, and changeovers.
- Ensure basic equipment upkeep is followed by operators.
Reporting Documentation
- Maintain shift reports, rejection logs, downtime data, and operator performance tracking.
- Support audits and monthly performance reviews.
Problem Solving Complexity
The role involves managing a mix of automatic and manual packaging lines where day-to-day issues such as line balancing, minor machine stoppages, quality deviations, and operator challenges must be addressed promptly. While standard operating procedures are in place, the engineer is expected to make quick decisions, troubleshoot recurring problems, and coordinate with cross-functional teams for resolution. Problem-solving requires practical knowledge of packaging processes, people management, and root cause analysis to ensure minimal disruption to production.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical / Industrial / Production Engineering
Any Engineering Graduates
Work
Experience
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
Required:
- Strong communication, leadership, and shopfloor coordination skills
- Proven ability to manage both
automatic and manual packaging lines
, with experience supervising shopfloor teams.
- Working knowledge of basic SAP transactions, MS Excel, and production reporting tools.
Preferred:
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Female candidates with hands-on shopfloor experience and leadership potential are strongly encouraged to apply
, in alignment with our diversity and inclusion objectives.