Packaging Development Manager

Job Responsibility:
 Manage all packaging development initiatives with the Group Packaging team, local Marketing
team and external strategic partners.
 Coordinate and facilitate plant trials and new packaging development start up, working with
vendors/suppliers.
 Ensure that all packaging materials meant for production use are suitable and certified okay.
 Manage and oversees packaging test, shelf life testing, label legal claims and packaging
specifications.
 Ensure that the M&E teams as well as other team members receive development initiatives
feedback regularly.
 Ensure periodic verification/calibration of all packaging machine in the factory with the M&E
team for consistency in packaging quality, control of variances and production efficiency.
 Propose continuously new packaging concepts with a view on new materials, new technologies
and new suppliers
 Carry out periodic online quality checks/tests and advise the production team to make
adjustments, preventive/corrective measures where necessary for conformity to packaging
specifications.
 Ensure that samples of the finished products are taken for packaging analyses and evaluate the
results before the products are released to trade.
 Make available packaging dummy for NAFDAC packaging verification before commercial run
 Manage and maintain records of all bar code allocation for all packaging element.
 Verify all packaging artwork, KLD adaptation and PIFA for all vendors/supplier prior to colour
cylinder approval.
 Monitor packaging related patents of major competitors.
 Carry out any assigned food safety jobs by the head of department
 Prevent introduction of food safety hazard into the product when carrying out assigned job.
 Ensure awareness, understanding and application of QHSE policy on assigned jobs
 Ensure awareness, understanding and application departmental /process QHSE objectives;
 Ensure awareness of your contribution to the effectiveness of the QHSE Management Systems,
including the benefits of improved performance including associated opportunities for
improvement of the processes assigned;
 Ensure awareness of the implications of not conforming with the Company QHSE Management
Systems requirements including associated risks for the process assigned
 Implement and comply with QHSE requirements relating to environmental aspects and impacts
and other policies, procedures and /or regulations applicable to assigned jobs
 Understand and apply the intent of the QHSE policy to assigned jobs
 Understand the significant environmental aspects and related actual or potential impacts
associated with their work, and the environmental benefits of improved personal performance
 Understand roles and responsibilities and the importance of conformity with the QHSE
requirements.
 Understand the potential consequences of departure from specified QHSE procedures or legal
requirements