Packaging Engineer

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
  

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Production and Maintenance Management with deep expertise in maintenance management
  

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing people
  

1.Safety, Health and Environment:

• Maintain a safe, healthy, and risk-free working environment.
  

• Ensure a hazard-free packaging hall.
  

• Promote and enforce compliance with all safety standards and procedures.
  

• Identify potential risks and implement corrective actions to prevent incidents.
  

2. People Management and Development:

• Develop employees through regular training, coaching, and performance feedback.
  

• Manage and apply personnel processes effectively.
  

• Foster and maintain a healthy industrial relations climate.
  

• Ensure team members are fully conversant with the Manufacturing Way and Global Evaluation of Manufacturing (GEM).
  

3. Operational Efficiency and Cost Management:

• Drive initiatives to reduce packaging-related costs and improve packaging efficiency.
  

• Optimise raw material usage and manage costs across different applications.
  

• Support continuous improvement initiatives and knowledge sharing to improve operational performance.
  

• Analyse operational data and research to identify opportunities for improving packaging processes and implement relevant solutions.
  

4. Maintenance and Asset Management:

• Maintain maintenance integrity across packaging operations.
  

• Optimise plant availability through effective maintenance planning.
  

• Plan and implement maintenance priorities.
  

• Ensure asset care business processes are adhered to at all times.
  

• Conduct engineering administration related to maintenance activities.
  

5. Process Improvement and Standardisation:

• Develop and execute standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for product packaging.
  

• Monitor industry trends and innovations to adopt best practices and technologies in packaging.
  

• Facilitate problem-solving initiatives to address operational challenges.
  

6. Performance Monitoring and Systems Management:

• Monitor system usage reports and manage issues arising from them.
  

• Follow up on the improvement of Better World performance metrics within the department.
  

• Conduct regular assessments using the Global Evaluation of Manufacturing (GEM) framework to measure team and departmental maturity.
  

7. VPO and Manufacturing Excellence:

• Ensure that Voyager Plant Optimisation (VPO) is fully entrenched within the team.
  

• Develop and implement action plans to improve maturity in Manufacturing Way principles and practices.
  

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives aligned with VPO standards.