Packaging Technologist

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Nestle Full time
Job title : Packaging Technologist Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg Deadline : December 30, 2024 Quick Recommended Links
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A day in the life of a Packaging Technologist:                                  

New Product Development & Introduction:

  • Lead Packaging projects & trials at Factory level with focus on line performance, cost efficiency on time delivery, sustainability, and product quality.
  • Provide packaging input within the Nestle business units, proposing and evaluating best packaging alternatives for new products and improvements to existing products.
  • Organise  and document factory trials including machinability, shelf-life, storage handling, laboratory and transport tests for validation of new packaging and changes in specifications.

Nestle Continuous Excellence:

  • Conduct value analysis; identify and recommend cost improvements and source reduction opportunities.
  • Initiate (or participate in) problem solving, identification of business opportunities, and performance improvement exercises.
  • Be a guardian of packaging quality for products produced on factory lines.                

Safety, Quality & Compliance:

  • Implement packaging related quality and compliance directives.
  • Drive quality improvements in our packaging.
  • Assist Factory QA to review packaging related on-line/off-line controls - to implement packaging monitoring plans.
  • Participate in supplier audits.  

Packaging Specifications:

  • Maintain and update packaging material data on the Nestle systems. 

Supplier development :

  • Support Packaging Head Office and Procurement in the selection, assessment and development of new suppliers/converters.
  • Raise packaging material complaints with suppliers & collaborate to resolve them.                          

People & Know How:

  • Ensure development of competencies of packaging  assistants &  disseminate packaging best practices and knowledge at the shop floor (e.g. "One Point Lessons").
  • Source & utilise training materials available within the Group (or develop training materials as appropriate)                                           

Packaging Material and Packaging Lines Efficiency in line with the goals of Zero waste, Zero loss:

  • Accountable for efficiency of Packaging Lines and Materials usage.
  • Support to Procurement at local & zone level.                                           

Consumer Complaints:

  • Analyze  consumer complaints related to packaging , propose & implement corrective actions.                                             

What will make you successful?

  • Graduate in Food Science and Technology, Engineering, preferably in Packaging, Mechanics, Chemistry or equivalent (Materials Science, Printing).
  • Min 2 years operational experience: Packaging Development and Operation in FMCG.
  • Packaging development and packing operation in FMCG.
  • Problem solving methodology.
  • Project management.
  • Supplier & converter auditing.
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