Sr. Engineer, Packaging - India

HOW YOU WOULD CONTRIBUTE:

• Designs and optimizes product packaging to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying shipping and other conditions
• Tests, analyzes, and selects materials for packaging based on durability, cost effectiveness, and production line compatibilities
• Design and “hands on” experience with a variety of packaging concepts/ practices and procedures.
• Identifies new technologies within the organization with current packaging industry innovations.
• Creates packaging related SOP’s/Work Instructions. Assists with the facilitation of education/training for appropriate personnel performing packaging activities.
• Develops/executes various test methods/validations-qualifications with protocols for packaging related developments/projects
• Accurately maintain Packaging compliance documentation/records to meet corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Support in vendor technical audit
• Designs product packaging for integrity and transportation robustness following ASTM/ISO/Local-regional guidelines accordingly.
• Works closely with Contract Manufacturers for resolution and long-term solutions for Packaging component and equipment interaction issues, line efficiencies, and continual improvement activities
• Conduct failure investigations and root cause analysis for customer complaints, plant and supplier issues.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5-8 years of experience in Packaging development /Process / Packaging equipment/ Mould  and Plant Engineering
• Training and experience in Lean and Six Sigma, or equivalent desired and/or exposure to concepts of Six Sigma, TPM, OEE and other Lean Manufacturing tools desired
• Product Manufacturing Experience in FMCG/ Food/Dietary Supplement/Pharmaceuticals, working in a cGMP complaint-regulatory environment.
• Familiar-working knowledge with ASTM/ISO and Qualification-Validation/Audit procedures

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors/ PG in Packaging Engineering/Packaging Science/Industrial-Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent, Master’s degree is a plus. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Packaging Science/Engineering background with development profile will be preferred
• Candidates from FMCG/ Food and Nutrition/ Health and Wellness (OTC/Self-care), Pharmaceutical industry will be preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

 This Job profile demands 30 to 40% travel across Manufacturing / Supplier locations to execute various project related tasks.