Packaging R&D Lead: NPD & Innovation

URC Snack Foods; Pasir Gudang; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

URC Snack Foods in Malaysia is seeking a packaging professional to develop new packaging structures, materials, and formats for NPD, product renovation, and cost optimization. This role will drive packaging solutions across biscuits, snacks and confectionery lines and requires close collaboration with multiple internal teams.

You will evaluate packaging for market trends, conduct trials, ensure performance and compliance, and coordinate documentation and supplier collaboration to deliver

Responsibilities

• Develop new packaging structures, materials and formats for NPD, product renovation and cost optimization projects.
• Evaluate packaging for biscuits, snacks and confectionery products.
• Conduct packaging benchmarking against competitors and market trends.
• Support sustainability initiatives through recyclable packaging, mono-material solutions, downgauging and eco-friendly packaging improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify innovative packaging technologies and materials.
• Conduct packaging trials at laboratory and production scale.
• Validate packaging performance and troubleshoot packaging-related issues during production and commercialization.
• Coordinate packaging tests including transit, drop, compression, and storage tests as required.
• Ensure packaging solutions meet product quality, shelf-life, manufacturing efficiency, cost competitiveness, regulatory compliance, and consumer requirements.
• Work closely with R&D, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Production, and Engineering to deliver packaging innovation and improvement projects.
• Collaborate with Marketing on packaging aesthetics, product claims and consumer requirements.
• Partner with Production and Engineering to ensure packaging compatibility with existing machinery.
• Support Procurement in supplier qualification and cost optimization activities.
• Lead packaging implementation timelines for new product launches and renovation projects.
• Prepare technical documentation including packaging specifications, BOMs, artwork checks, packaging standards and trial reports.
• Manage packaging change control processes and risk assessments.
• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed timelines and cost targets.
• Engage with packaging suppliers for technical support, material improvements and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and conduct packaging material assessments.
• Maintain good working relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Skills

New product development

Packaging design

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

URC Snack Foods in Malaysia is seeking a packaging professional to develop new packaging structures, materials, and formats for NPD, product renovation, and cost optimization. This role will drive packaging solutions across biscuits, snacks and confectionery lines and requires close collaboration with multiple internal teams.

You will evaluate packaging for market trends, conduct trials, ensure performance and compliance, and coordinate documentation and supplier collaboration to deliver