Research & Development Packaging Coordinator (18 months Fixed Term Contract) - Paarl Eiland Street Office at PepsiCo

What we’re looking for:

• This role has the responsibility to work with the Packaging Manager on projects assigned to them in the SA and Frontier markets. This role will work in Foods Packaging development across innovation, productivity & sustainability initiatives. Will support in validating & creating specifications to procure, produce, and ship products and support packaging development activities in guidance with the manager.  The associate will work closely with packaging / PD teams, suppliers, manufacturing facilities to test and commercialize packaging components where assigned.

Projects will include but are not limited to:

• Snacks packaging development, Foods productivity initiation and execution, frontier markets development. 
• Execute and support packaging projects for the SA Foods and frontier markets
• Execute packaging projects under innovation, Productivity & Sustainability agenda and build future pipeline along with manager
• Prepare SOPs and Design of Experiments for quality execution of projects in guidance with the Pkg manager as per PepsiCo requirements
• Support supply chain and other business functions with packaging TBS
• Ensure compliance to TSG, SFTS processes, Documentation
• Influence stakeholders – GP, Operations, QC for achieving results
• Create and maintain packaging specifications that are compliant with PepsiCo R&D best practices.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Food Technology / Science, Consumer Science, B.Sc., B.Eng.or M.Sc. degree in material, chemical or packaging related field with minimum 2-3 years in a Technical or R&D role within a manufacturing environment preferred.
• IPSA packaging diploma advantageous
• Effective interpersonal, Influencing and communication skills with a proactive and innovative approach to problem solving and new design implementation.
• Demonstrated technical, analytical and project management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritize workloads.
• Good understanding of R&D and product development disciplines, as well as regulatory requirements is desirable.
• Fluent in English and computer skills e.g. MS Word