Packaging Engineer

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

This is a role within the Castrol organisation and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

Packaging Development & Innovation

• Support development and execution of packaging projects for new product introduction pack changes innovation and business growth initiatives.
• Work with internal customers and packaging suppliers to develop packaging designs materials and specifications that meet business operational and technical requirements.
• Support evaluation of new packaging materials formats suppliers and technologies aligned with global packaging standards.

Sustainability Projects

• Support packaging sustainability agenda including PCR implementation recyclable packaging lightweighting material reduction and circular packaging solutions.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to identify and qualify sustainable packaging alternatives.
• Support execution of sustainability projects in line with local regulatory requirements and global packaging priorities.

Cost Saving & Value Engineering

• Identify and support packaging cost-saving opportunities through alternate materials design optimization supplier development and process improvement.
• Conduct technical feasibility evaluations for cost-saving ideas without compromising packaging quality performance or compliance.
• Support procurement teams with technical inputs for sourcing and supplier-related initiatives.

Mold Development & Qualification

• Coordinate mold development modification and qualification activities for bottles caps closures pails and other packaging components.
• Review packaging drawings 2D/3D designs artwork-related technical inputs and packaging specifications.
• Support mold trials sample evaluation dimensional checks and final qualification asper Global Test Protocols (GTP) before commercial implementation.

Packaging Qualification & Validation

• Prepare and implement packaging qualification plans in line with Global Qualification Protocols.
• Conduct and support packaging performance testing filling trials line trials transit trials and storage trials.
• Analyse trial results and prepare clear technical reports with recommendations for approval or improvement.
• Ensure packaging qualification documentation is properly maintained.

Quality Improvement & Issue Resolution

• Support investigation of packaging quality issues reported from plants markets suppliers or customers.
• Assist in root cause analysis corrective and preventive action plans and supplier improvement actions.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to improve packaging performance consistency and reliability.

Procurement & Supplier Support

• Provide technical support to local procurement teams for supplier identification development qualification and performance improvement.
• Support supplier capability evaluations audits and technical discussions.
• Work with procurement and suppliers to ensure packaging materials meet required quality supply and sustainability expectations.

Global Packaging Agenda

• Support delivery of global packaging agenda including standardization sustainability innovation supplier qualification and quality improvement projects.
• Collaborate with global & local packaging procurement teams on cross-market technical projects.
• Provide technical support for global packaging projects as and when required.
• Create or Modify packaging development SOP timelines & templates.

Experience

• 8 12 years of experience in packaging development for consumer goods lubricants personal care or related industries.
• Exposure to sustainability and recycled plastic projects is preferred.
• Experience in driving packaging projects such as innovation supplier introduction cost saving sustainability value engineering and quality improvement.
• Experience in filling line trials transit trials packaging testing and validation will be preferred.
• Good communication coordination and customer management skills
• Should be flexible to work in different time zone to support global teams

Key Skills Required

• Packaging development and qualification
• Sustainability and PCR packaging projects
• Mold development and supplier coordination
• Packaging testing and transit trial execution
• Cost saving and value engineering
• Root cause analysis and quality improvement
• Cross-functional and global project execution
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Key Customers

• Packaging Technical Team
• PU Procurement Teams
• Global Packaging Procurement Team
• Manufacturing Plants
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control
• Supply Chain
• Marketing / Brand Teams
• Packaging Suppliers
• External Testing Laboratories

Education

• Postgraduate in Packaging Technology from Indian Institute of Packaging or equivalent

Travel Requirement:

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices Agility tools Business Acumen Business Requirements Analysis Category Strategy Digital Fluency Influencing Management of Change Negotiating Negotiation planning and preparation Packaging Packaging Artwork Packaging Operations Packaging Optimization Packaging Testing Product and market intelligence Stakeholder Management Supplier Relationship Management

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