Research & Development: Packaging & Print Design

6 months ago


Roodepoort, South Africa Clover Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
Clover is looking for a R&D Specialist: Packagaing & Print Design to mange all packaging-related topics (Development & Design, Innovation, Optimisation, Compliance, Technical support) under his/her responsibility, as a project team leader and/or member of a project team.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Degree
- Desktop Publishing experience in Flexo Printing Industry - 5 years
- Certificated Experience in Illustrator and Photoshop Software Packages
- Good knowledge of packaging raw materials, technologies and functionalities
- Understanding packaging principles & optimisation strategies
- Documented experience of On Press Proofing
- Project knowledge experience
- Business English: Fluent
- Experience in working with senior management
- Code 08 Driver's license
- Computer literacy (Advanced)

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Design & Development of packaging materia**l
- Propose clear packaging recommendations in line with marketing briefs, considering technical feasibility, value analysis, risks, cost, accessibility, timing, food safety, etc.
- Provide the necessary drawings, dummies, works maps and all relevant specification requirements
- Be the technical packaging expert & support to all relevant departments (Marketing, Procurement, Production, Quality, Logistics)
- Coordinate and supervise packaging material trials and manage all the packaging aspects of projects
- Define the key criteria of packaging quality and the means to control
- Drive a zero waste & environment friendly culture
- Participate in shelf life predictive modelling, relevant shelf life testing and/or consumer tests

**Assist in the development of packaging artwork**
- Manage design process and advise marketing and graphic designers in order to ensure a final design that is achievable on press taking into account costs
- Drive artwork approval process within agreed time plan with various stakeholders
- Advise on the availability and suitability of various print methods
- Attend on-press approvals to ensure a high print quality
- Drive artwork changes & promo projects
- Ensure regulatory adherence

**Liaise with packaging material suppliers**
- Investigate & develop knowledge on new pack materials & ingredients, functionalities, technologies, printing processes, packaging equipment, innovation and saving opportunities
- Build efficient and professional relationship with suppliers to strengthen technical networks
- Coordinate communication amongst suppliers, procurement, production and quality teams
- Mitigate risk for Clover by evaluating & auditing potential new and/or alternative suppliers
- Assist with supplier quality audits and incident investigations
- Act to packaging quality issues and work cross functionally with both Supply Chain & Packaging Suppliers to resolve
- Ensure regulatory adherence and compliance
- Manage cost of design development, repro and printing plates through negotiations with graphic design, repro and printing companies
- Ensure that suppliers deliver high quality printed packaging

**Ensure compliance with the operational requirements of the factory**
- Create packaging item codes, load and maintain the BOM's
- Draft, issue, maintain and control packaging material specifications, pallet configurations and colour standards
- Ensure pack material designs & quality aspects comply with operational requirements and constraints of the factories
- Oversee the packaging technical support, assist and even lead the process of fault finding (including corrective actions), in co-operation with Production, Procurement, Logistics, Quality and PIT teams, for existing packaging with continuous specification deviations
- Participate with Engineering and Production in setting up and commissioning of new packaging lines/equipment
- Work closely with Packaging/Product technologists to ensure the artwork aligns
- Assist Marketing in the design process with the design agencies
- Assist with quality audits and incident investigations
- Maintain library of the latest updated Clover designs
- Evaluate and approve color standards

**Communication**
- Communicate with Design houses, Repro-houses, Printers and Project Managers to manage project timelines
- Communicate new developments and mainstream technology innovations based on international trends

Keep up to date with technological advances in printing and legislative changes



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