R-D Executive (Packaging)

Universal Robina Corporation (URC); Pasir Gudang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Malaysia seeks a packaging development specialist to lead new product packaging initiatives, optimize costs, and ensure regulatory compliance across biscuits, snacks, and confectionery.

You will collaborate with R&D, Marketing, QA, Production, and suppliers to implement recyclable packaging, run trials, document BOMs, and manage change control to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Develop new packaging structures, materials, and formats for New Product Development (NPD), product renovation, and cost optimization projects.
• Evaluate packaging suitability 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 environmentally 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 tests, drop tests, compression tests, and storage studies where 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 teams 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, Bill of Materials (BOM), 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.

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• Develop new packaging structures, materials, and formats for New Product Development (NPD), product renovation, and cost optimization projects.
• Evaluate packaging suitability for various food categories including biscuits, snacks, and confectionery products.
• Conduct packaging benchmarking against competitors and market trends.
• Support sustainability initiatives through recyclable packaging, mono-material solutions, downgauging, and environmentally friendly packaging improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify innovative packaging technologies and materials.

Technical Evaluation & Validation

• 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 tests, drop tests, compression tests, and storage studies where required.
• Ensure packaging solutions meet product quality, shelf-life, manufacturing efficiency, cost competitiveness, regulatory compliance, and consumer requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with R&D, Marketing, Procurement, QA, Production, and Engineering teams 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, Bill of Materials (BOM), 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.