Packaging Technologist at Nestle

A day in the life of a Packaging Technologist:                                 

New Product Development & Introduction:

• Lead Packaging projects & trials at Factory level with focus on line performance, cost efficiency on time delivery, sustainability, and product quality.
• Provide packaging input within the Nestle business units, proposing and evaluating best packaging alternatives for new products and improvements to existing products.
• Organise  and document factory trials including machinability, shelf-life, storage handling, laboratory and transport tests for validation of new packaging and changes in specifications.

Nestle Continuous Excellence:

• Conduct value analysis; identify and recommend cost improvements and source reduction opportunities.
• Initiate (or participate in) problem solving, identification of business opportunities, and performance improvement exercises.
• Be a guardian of packaging quality for products produced on factory lines.                

Safety, Quality & Compliance:

• Implement packaging related quality and compliance directives.
• Drive quality improvements in our packaging.
• Assist Factory QA to review packaging related on-line/off-line controls - to implement packaging monitoring plans.
• Participate in supplier audits.  

Packaging Specifications:

• Maintain and update packaging material data on the Nestle systems. 

Supplier development:

• Support Packaging Head Office and Procurement in the selection, assessment and development of new suppliers/converters.
• Raise packaging material complaints with suppliers & collaborate to resolve them.                          

People & Know How:

• Ensure development of competencies of packaging  assistants &  disseminate packaging best practices and knowledge at the shop floor (e.g. "One Point Lessons").
• Source & utilise training materials available within the Group (or develop training materials as appropriate)                                           

Packaging Material and Packaging Lines Efficiency in line with the goals of Zero waste, Zero loss:

• Accountable for efficiency of Packaging Lines and Materials usage.
• Support to Procurement at local & zone level.                                           

Consumer Complaints:

• Analyze  consumer complaints related to packaging , propose & implement corrective actions.                                             

What will make you successful?

• Graduate in Food Science and Technology, Engineering, preferably in Packaging, Mechanics, Chemistry or equivalent (Materials Science, Printing).
• Min 2 years operational experience: Packaging Development and Operation in FMCG.
• Packaging development and packing operation in FMCG.
• Problem solving methodology.
• Project management.
• Supplier & converter auditing.
• SAP