Executive - Packaging

Nestlé; South Goa District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé in Ponda, Goa, seeks a Packaging Executive to drive factory-level packaging initiatives in line with corporate policies, ensuring quality, safety and compliance. The role leads new product development, trials, and packaging improvements while coordinating with QA and procurement to optimize materials and line performance.

You will train shop-floor teams, manage supplier relationships, review packaging specifications, and monitor consumer complaints to deliver reliable packaging

Qualifications

• Graduate in Engineering, preferably in Packaging, Mechanics, Industrial, Chemistry or Automation or equivalent.
• Experience in packaging development in FMCG and packaging operation.
• Strong problem-solving and project management abilities.
• Auditing suppliers and converters.

Responsibilities

• Manage packaging projects and initiatives at the factory level in line with corporate policies.
• Lead packaging projects and trials at factory level focusing on line performance, cost efficiency, on-time delivery and product quality.
• Drive quality, safety and compliance in packaging and monitor packaging controls.
• Manage GLOBE database of packaging materials and support supplier development.
• Develop packaging competencies on the shop floor and disseminate best practices.
• Ensure packaging efficiency and material usage toward zero waste goals.
• Analyze consumer packaging complaints and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Problem solving

Project management

Supplier auditing

Education

Engineering degree (Packaging or related)

Job description

Job Description:

Packaging Executive - Ponda

Main Purpose of Job

Manage execution of Packaging related projects and initiatives at factory level in line with corporate packaging policies in terms of quality, safety and compliance.

New Product Development & Introduction: Lead Packaging projects & trials at Factory level with focus on line performance, cost efficiency on time delivery and product quality. Provide packaging input within the AGs 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) DMAIC exercises. Guardian of packaging quality going out of the 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: Manage GLOBE database of packaging materials.

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 NCE Zero waste, Zero loss: Accountable for efficiency in Packaging Lines and Materials usage. Support to Procurement on local & zone level.

Consumer Complaints: Analyze consumer complaints related to packaging, propose & implement corrective actions

Key Experiences

• Academic Experience: Graduate in Engineering, preferably in Packaging, Mechanics, Industrial, Chemistry or Automation or equivalent (Materials Science, Printing).
• Operational Experience: Packaging development in FMCG, Packaging development and packing operation in FMCG.
• Problem solving approach.
• Project management.
• Supplier & converter auditing.