Lead packaging material development and packaging operations for dry fruits, dates, nuts, seeds, health bars, chocolates, and other food products.
Develop customer-specific packaging solutions for contract manufacturing, private-label, and customised product requirements.
Identify, evaluate, and recommend suitable packaging materials, including flexible films, laminates, pouches, trays, cartons, labels, and secondary packaging.
Demonstrate technical expertise in PET, BOPP, CPP, PE, metallised films, aluminium foil laminates, and other relevant packaging structures.
Evaluate packaging materials for barrier properties, oxygen transmission rate (OTR), moisture vapour transmission rate (WVTR), seal strength, puncture resistance, and shelf-life suitability.
Develop packaging specifications based on product characteristics, storage conditions, customer requirements, and distribution needs.
Coordinate packaging trials, material testing, shelf-life validation, and approval of packaging samples.
Work closely with customers to understand packaging requirements, artwork specifications, branding needs, and technical standards.
Coordinate with Procurement, Production, Quality Assurance, R&D, and Sales teams for packaging development and implementation.
Ensure compatibility of packaging materials with filling, sealing, pouching, labelling, coding, and other packaging machinery.
Improve packaging line efficiency by reducing material wastage, leakage, sealing failures, rejection, rework, and downtime.
Drive packaging cost optimisation through material alternatives, gauge optimisation, pack-size rationalisation, and improved material utilisation.
Prepare packaging cost estimates and provide accurate packaging cost inputs for new product development and customer quotations.
Identify, evaluate, and develop packaging material suppliers and converters based on quality, technical capability, cost, and delivery performance.
Monitor supplier performance, material consistency, recurring defects, delivery timelines, and corrective actions.
Ensure packaging materials meet applicable food-contact requirements, FSSAI regulations, customer specifications, and relevant quality standards.
Coordinate the collection and verification of food-contact declarations, conformity certificates, test reports, and other technical documents.
Investigate packaging-related complaints, including leakage, delamination, poor sealing, print defects, odour, and material failures.
Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for packaging quality issues and customer complaints.
Establish and maintain packaging material specifications, SOPs, testing records, approval documents, and change-control procedures.
Lead and develop the packaging team, establish performance targets, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Support customer audits, technical reviews, new product launches, and packaging-related troubleshooting.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Packaging material cost per unit and cost savings achieved.
Packaging material wastage, rejection, and consumption variance.
Packaging line efficiency and material utilisation.
Timely completion of packaging development and customer approvals.
Packaging defect rates, leakage incidents, and customer complaints.
Supplier quality and on-time delivery performance.
Compliance with packaging specifications and food safety requirements.
Reduction in packaging-related downtime, rework, and product losses.

Qualification & Experience

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Packaging Technology, Polymer Science, Printing Technology, Food Technology, or a related field.
8–12 years of relevant experience in packaging development, packaging materials, or packaging operations.
Experience in FMCG, food processing, flexible packaging, or contract manufacturing is preferred.
Practical exposure to packaging for dry fruits, dates, nuts, seeds, snacks, confectionery, or similar food products.
Strong knowledge of flexible packaging structures, barrier properties, shelf-life requirements, and packaging performance testing.
Experience in customer-specific packaging development, private-label manufacturing, supplier management, and packaging cost optimisation.
Strong analytical, negotiation, problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Pay: ₹900,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year

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