Regional Packaging Manager - Durban
Full job description
AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Regional Packaging Manager at National Brands Limited (NBL) Durban (Pinetown).
- Line Manager : National Packaging Manager
- Number of Direct Reports : 1
Job Specification
Key Performance Areas
Packaging Productivity – Monitoring packaging efficiency impact on operational processes from packaging machine speeds to packing and pallet specification and ensure products are cost effective.Perform standard packaging engineering assignments and using engineering techniques to solve problems and make improvements.Troubleshoot and problem solve packaging issues at the production line.Provide packaging expertise to lead problem solving, packaging testing / trialing and resolve packaging issues / quality concerns.Liaise with Packaging Material suppliers related to non-compliance against specifications, delivery and introduce new designs as well as re-engineer existing packaging materials when required.Value Engineering and Cost Savings – Modify and improve existing packaging components and generate new ideas.Prepare packaging costings based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products.Attend and present at site meetings on packaging opportunities, material right gauging and efficiency.Test and analyse alternative packaging options.NPD Packaging Concepts and Innovation – Creative thinker and passion for packaging development and sustainability.Work with the NPD team to ensure we have a full understanding of brief and support as required to meet product objectives.Compile / check and approve packaging specifications and labelling.Proactively develop concepts for emerging markets considering new materials and technologies.Develop market-leading packaging concepts meeting customer requirements including packaging mockups.Group Packaging Commodity Synergy – Main point of contact on groups commodity packaging usage and opportunities.Understand the groups packaging business capability in order to develop potential opportunities that are aligned with group strategy.Prioritise opportunities based on likelihood of success, complexity, investment required and size of impact.Work with packaging procurement team to develop scope of packaging requirements.Lead and manage Packaging Technologist – Mentoring and developing technical packaging team members through a training and development program.Ensure staff remains relevant and is trained on packaging development processes and is fully documented through in-house systems.Minimum Requirements
Experience
Minimum 8 years’ experience within packaging development.Minimum 5 years’ experience operating at a Senior Level.Experience with high-speed packaging machinery is essential.Qualifications
A completed Science / Engineering qualification or Advanced Diploma in Packaging is essential.Additional Requirements
Knowledge of SAP.Knowledge of the South African packaging industry is essential.Knowledge of QMS systems and HACCP will be an added advantage.Knowledge of packaging materials across various disciplines and formats, e.g., plastics, corrugates, paper, laminates, flexible films, etc.Must know packaging conversion processes such as blow moulding, injection moulding, lamination, cartons, extrusion, printing processes and colour technology.Expertise in carton erection and cartoning, collation, shrink wrapping, case packing – corrugate, case sealing and palletising and date coding.Pallet optimisation and utilisation using Cape Pack.Maintain Bills of Materials for packaging changes.#J-18808-Ljbffr
