Packaging Production Engineer

July 2018- Present \r\nAssistant Manager Packaging Development R&D - Unilever Head Office, Pakistan\r\n• Manage complete packaging development process, including creation of packaging designs, mock up samples, engineering drawings and specifications for prototype development and performance testing on the product packaging machines, warehouse & logistics.\r\n• Troubleshoot new and existing packaging problems involving designs, materials and processes and provide creative, timely, and cost-effective solutions. \r\n• Identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, transportation, and storage based on cost-benefit analysis.\r\n• Work with manufacturing department to ensure packaging designs are optimized for manufacturability & conduct machine trials of packaging samples.\r\n• Packaging includes plastic bottles and caps for hand and body wash liquids, flexible soap wrappers, pillow packs, stand up pouches, corrugated cartons & bottle labels.\r\n\r\nJune 2017 – July 2018 \r\nRegional Packaging Specialist - Henkel (Home care & Laundry) MEA Innovation Center, Dubai\r\n• Conduct lab assessment on packaging used by Henkel in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region based on globally approved technical specifications and drawings.\r\n• Recommend new/improved packaging concepts to suppliers in the region based on local team insights & ensure regional packaging portfolio harmonization & optimization.\r\n• Design and implement lab test procedures and methods to asses packaging material quality. \r\n• Conduct controlled storage/stability tests on packaging material like plastic bottles, labels, films, caps & paperboard fold-able cartons, corrugated cartons for home/laundry products.\r\n\r\nJuly 2014 – June 2017 \r\nPackaging Quality Engineer/Technical Customer Support - Packages Limited, Pakistan.\r\n• Handle technical and application related enquiries from customers like Unilever, Nestle, P&G, RB, etc. regarding FMCG packaging supplies.\r\n• Verify & troubleshoot issues to provide technical on-site support/solution to customers during products evaluation, qualification & initial production run on packaging lines.\r\n• Work closely with internal team (Sales, production, QA, product development, logistics) to ensure customer complaints are successfully resolved internally.\r\n\r\nPackaging Production Engineer - Packages Limited, Pakistan. \r\n• Production of packaging used by FMCGs like tissue box, display cartons, chocolate/biscuit box, sachets/pouches (flexible laminates and rigid carton packaging).\r\n• Worked in collaboration with supply chain (procurement, planning, maintenance, quality, logistics & sales) & industrial cross functional departments to ensure industrial production KPIs, targets are met & machine productivity, capacity & manpower issues are resolved.\r\n• Implement new projects based on manufacturing requirements & coordinate with 3rd parties for outsourced manufacturing to meet production targets and deadlines. \r\n• Execute continuous improvement projects & trainings. Drive cost chase & quality improvement projects.