Packaging Engineer at Haleon

About the role

• To provide technical packaging expertise to the manufacturing site.

Key Responsibilities

PACKAGING PERFORMANCE

• Ensure that packaging materials have a fit-for-purpose release specification that will support efficient line performance.
• Responsible for the development of packaging components, shipper and pallet configurations during the NPI process.
• Periodically reviews packaging component line performance and supports with the supplier quality alert process where packaging components of defective quality has been received.
• Communicates and leads the implementation of recommended technical packaging improvement actions within the site and to off-site stakeholders (Quality, Procurement, Production, Operational Excellence and Packaging Component suppliers).

PACKAGING COMPONENT SUPPLY DE-RISKING

• Leads the implementation of packaging component dual sourcing projects as identified by the Site Procurement Lead according to agreed timelines.
• Responsible for the packaging validation where the changes is related to primary packaging components.

PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY

• Responsible for the identification and implementation of sustainability initiatives related to packaging components.
• Partners with above site subject matter experts and suppliers on technological advancements in the space of packaging component sustainability.
• Ensures that during new product implementation/ development that the requisite packaging sustainability is introduced.

VALUE ENGINEERING

• Responsible for the identification and implementation of value engineering initiatives.
• Ensures that the Value engineering benefits are delivered on an annual basis.
• Ensures that visibility of Value Engineering projects is managed through the global Galaxy system for tracking and implementation purposes.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) AND ENGINEERING

• Conduct all work activities on accordance with the Environment Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy QD-POL-000823.
• Maintain a secure and healthy workplace by efficiently managing risks, including psychosocial risks, to protect our people and the environment from physical or mental harm. Achieve this through our internal control framework, EHSW standards, local SOPs and actively working towards achieving our objectives and targets.
• Complies with EHS and Engineering standards and guidelines and site EHS procedures.
• Actively participates in the ZAP program by reporting Near Miss and Observations to help reduce risk and improve safety. Minimum number of reports to align with the site KPI.

Qualifications and skills

Required

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in packaging, materials science or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of packaging, materials, forming and finishing processes, suppliers, packing lines, the interaction between line and pack, specifications and documentation (incl. BOM’s), and statistical process control/qualification, quality improvement methodology and test methods.

Other Skills/Qualifications

• Effective communication through written and spoken English and other local languages as appropriate
• Priority setting
• Problem solving and issue resolution
• Project Management