Packaging Development Technologist at Olam International

Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to 'Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems', Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Packaging Development Technologist

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

• The candidate should be a Packaging professional with functional/technical knowledge on Packaging material and development process.
• Candidate would be part of Packaged food Business and lead Packaging function from concept to Launch.

Key Deliverables

• This role leads and coaches the team and is accountable for all packaging development and implementation.
• Provides functional expertise and value leadership
• Responsible for the exploration and integration of new packaging capabilities in supply network
• Provides direction and framework for new product/packaging innovation pipeline
• Develops innovative packaging design, develop, implement solutions to support Innovation pipeline and project portfolio plans in response to business briefs
• Prioritizes and deploys resources (people and money) to optimize the delivery of the project portfolio.
• Ensures proper documentation and knowledge management within the project portfolio
• Establishes Standards of Excellence for the team and Best in Class benchmarks to clarify design objectives
• Well-versed with packaging material testing and standards
• Be involved in the appropriate phases of the NPD process to ensure the correct management of the packaging process as the product moves from Concept to Launch.
• Provision of all information in order for concept team to finalize product costings.
• Direct, participate in and drive packaging trials on production lines.
• Liaise with the Process team on post-trial tasks, e.g. heat instructions, organoleptics, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in any discipline from a reputable Institution
• Work experience of around 10 years in FMCG, Pharma, and Convertor.
• Hands on work experience in Research & Development of Printing & Packaging
• Practical experience & knowledge with a range of packaging materials
• Design Software like AUTOCAD, RHINO
• Problem-solving skills
• Good attention to detail
• Strong Technical & Innovation Skills
• Good teamworking abilities
• Handling multiple projects at a time.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.