- Lead packaging material development and packaging operations for dry fruits, dates, nuts, seeds, health bars, chocolates, and other food products.
- Develop customer-specific packaging solutions for contract manufacturing, private-label, and customised product requirements.
- Identify, evaluate, and recommend suitable packaging materials, including flexible films, laminates, pouches, trays, cartons, labels, and secondary packaging.
- Demonstrate technical expertise in PET, BOPP, CPP, PE, metallised films, aluminium foil laminates, and other relevant packaging structures.
- Evaluate packaging materials for barrier properties, oxygen transmission rate (OTR), moisture vapour transmission rate (WVTR), seal strength, puncture resistance, and shelf-life suitability.
- Develop packaging specifications based on product characteristics, storage conditions, customer requirements, and distribution needs.
- Coordinate packaging trials, material testing, shelf-life validation, and approval of packaging samples.
- Work closely with customers to understand packaging requirements, artwork specifications, branding needs, and technical standards.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Production, Quality Assurance, R&D;, and Sales teams for packaging development and implementation.
- Ensure compatibility of packaging materials with filling, sealing, pouching, labelling, coding, and other packaging machinery.
- Improve packaging line efficiency by reducing material wastage, leakage, sealing failures, rejection, rework, and downtime.
- Drive packaging cost optimisation through material alternatives, gauge optimisation, pack-size rationalisation, and improved material utilisation.




- Prepare packaging cost estimates and provide accurate packaging cost inputs for new product development and customer quotations.
- Identify, evaluate, and develop packaging material suppliers and converters based on quality, technical capability, cost, and delivery performance.
- Monitor supplier performance, material consistency, recurring defects, delivery timelines, and corrective actions.
- Ensure packaging materials meet applicable food-contact requirements, FSSAI regulations, customer specifications, and relevant quality standards.
- Coordinate the collection and verification of food-contact declarations, conformity certificates, test reports, and other technical documents.
- Investigate packaging-related complaints, including leakage, delamination, poor sealing, print defects, odour, and material failures.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for packaging quality issues and customer complaints.
- Establish and maintain packaging material specifications, SOPs, testing records, approval documents, and change-control procedures.
- Lead and develop the packaging team, establish performance targets, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support customer audits, technical reviews, new product launches, and packaging-related troubleshooting.





Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Packaging material cost per unit and cost savings achieved.
- Packaging material wastage, rejection, and consumption variance.
- Packaging line efficiency and material utilisation.
- Timely completion of packaging development and customer approvals.
- Packaging defect rates, leakage incidents, and customer complaints.
- Supplier quality and on-time delivery performance.
- Compliance with packaging specifications and food safety requirements.
- Reduction in packaging-related downtime, rework, and product losses.

Qualification & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Packaging Technology, Polymer Science, Printing Technology, Food Technology, or a related field.
- 8–12 years of relevant experience in packaging development, packaging materials, or packaging operations.
- Experience in FMCG, food processing, flexible packaging, or contract manufacturing is preferred.
- Practical exposure to packaging for dry fruits, dates, nuts, seeds, snacks, confectionery, or similar food products.
- Strong knowledge of versatile packaging structures, barrier properties, shelf-life requirements, and packaging performance testing.
- Experience in customer-specific packaging development, private-label manufacturing, supplier management, and packaging cost optimisation.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Pay: ₹900,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Packaging Manager (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 CANDOR FOODS
📍 Navi Mumbai