Packaging Specialist Manager

Nestlé; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd in Shah Alam is seeking a Packaging Specialist Manager to oversee packaging innovations at the Batu Tiga Factory. This permanent full-time position demands a minimum of 5 years' experience in R&D or operations within the food sector, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

The successful candidate will manage product compliance, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure adherence to corporate packaging policies. Benefits include the opportunity to work with the world’s leading food and beverage company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in operations within manufacturing or R&D in the food business.
• Proven track record in managing project portfolios with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead product, process and packaging innovations for the factory.
• Ensure product compliance by design encompassing quality and food safety.
• Develop training needs analysis and training plans for team competency.

Skills

Project management

Process innovation

Product compliance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other engineering discipline

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science/Technology

Tools

GLOBE

SAP-RM

Job description

Overview

Position Snapshot (Packaging Specialist Manager)

Location: Batu Tiga Factory

Company: Nestlé Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or any other engineering discipline

Experience: 5+ years

Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. We are a human environment where people are passionate about enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. This role focuses on managing packaging related projects and initiatives at factory level in line with corporate packaging policies for quality, safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Accountable to lead product, process and packaging innovations for the factory.
• Accountable to lead technical releases for the factory and ensure product compliance by design (quality, food safety and regulatory).
• Drive new product development procedures and guidelines; lead change management resulting from New Product introductions.
• Develop innovations in the factory and ensure products meet 60/40+ in all product categories as defined by the Business Unit brief.
• Assess the competencies of the team of technologists, manufacturing specialists and technicians using a skill matrix.
• Develop training needs analysis and training plans to build team competency.
• Improve existing products and packaging solutions.
• Responsible for recipe management, knowledge of ingredients and substitutions.
• Maintain Process Mastership and establish temporary and final labor standards for existing and new products, in collaboration with Engineering & IP.
• Support manufacturing strategy development.
• Ensure database management and technical documentation are up to date, including Regulatory templates, Halal certificates, material specifications, and IMS briefs; maintain data in systems (GLOBE, SAP-RM, NPDI, etc.).

What Will Make You Successful

• Academic background: Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science/Technology (minimum).
• Experience: at least 5 years in operations within manufacturing or R&D in the food business.
• Project management capabilities with experience managing a project portfolio across multiple areas; proven track record delivering results with cross-functional teams.