Packaging Engineer

Job Description


• Own technical performance of assigned packaging lines and processes, including
equipment capability, process settings, material interaction and product-pack integrity.
• Analyze and reduce losses, including waste, rejects, minor stops, breakdowns, speed
losses, changeover losses and non-value-added activity.
• Lead structured problem solving for chronic packaging losses; identify root causes,
implement countermeasures and verify that improvements are sustained.
• Establish, maintain and improve technical standards, center lines, basic conditions,
process-control plans and standard operating procedures.
• Improve OEE/OPE, output reliability, changeover performance, quality performance and
material yield through focused-improvement activity.
• Ensure packaging processes, materials and finished packs comply with applicable
Unilever standards, local legal requirements and site quality systems.
• Lead focused-improvement projects using UMS/ManEx tools, loss-tree analysis, root
cause analysis, SMED and basic statistical analysis.
• Provide packaging-engineering input to capital projects, equipment upgrades, trials,
new-product introductions and product or pack renovations.
• Prepare and execute trial protocols; coordinate line trials; assess results; document
recommendations; and ensure a controlled handover to routine production.
• Work with Procurement and suppliers on packaging-material performance,
specifications, trials, supplier corrective actions and cost/value opportunities.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing, process engineering, packaging engineering,
maintenance engineering or technical improvement in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of packaging operations, packaging materials and pack-component
interactions.
• Competence in problem solving, root-cause analysis, data analysis and technical
documentation.
• Knowledge of UMS/ManEx, TPM, focused improvement, AM/PM, SMED and OEE/OPE
measurement.
• Demonstrable experience of structured problem solving and delivery of measurable
safety, quality, cost, waste or productivity improvements.
• Working proficiency in English and Persian; confident use of Microsoft Office and
manufacturing data systems.