Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution-based companies. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer’s needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Packaging Development Manager

Location: Agbara, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Responsible for managing, coordinating and executing all packaging development/improvement initiatives.
• Also provide technical research and support on all new packaging development to meet customers’ requirement with special attention to cost savings and food safety.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• Minimum of HND/bachelor’s degree in food science & Tech, Chemistry or Physics.
• Proven work experience in a similar position with 8-10 years’ experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills; ability to multitask effectively
• Ability to analyze business performance with meaningful results.
• Must be confident, assertive, results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team.
• Goal-oriented with proven ability to get results.
• Conveniently liaise with key internal stakeholders and accelerate cross-functional goals.
• Critically evaluate the situation and create a balance between material supply and production requirements.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.