Discipline Lead

Role overview

Packaging technology and manufacturing

• Develop and optimize packaging documents for yogurt, dairy beverages, UHT products, special nutrition products, and water.
• Evaluate cups, bottles, cartons, pouches, multipacks, and secondary and tertiary packaging formats.
• Support packaging lines; improve OEE, throughput, waste, and downtime; troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
• Establish packaging performance standards and best practices; support root cause analysis and CAPA.

Capital projects and compliance

• Lead equipment selection, design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup; develop User Requirement Specifications.
• Collaborate with OEMs, suppliers, and cross-functional teams on projects, line expansions, automation, and modernization.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, food safety standards, and regulations; participate in risk assessment and validation.
• Support packaging integrity testing and shelf-life validation.

Continuous improvement

• Lead Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and cost optimization initiatives; reduce packaging material losses and operating costs.
• Improve sustainability through packaging reduction and recyclability initiatives, and develop and track KPI improvements.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Food Engineering.
• 10–15 years of packaging engineering experience, including at least 10 years in dairy or food manufacturing.
• Strong experience in dairy packaging technologies, filling and sealing systems, packaging line commissioning, factory improvement, and capital project execution.
• Knowledge of cup and bottle filling, aseptic filling, carton systems, case packers, palletizers, stretch wrappers, conveying, and vision inspection.
• Dairy industry experience with organizations such as Amul Dairy, Mother Dairy, Milky Mist, Hatsun Agro Products, Parag Milk Foods, Arla, or similar is preferred.

Engineering and quality skills

• OEE improvement, FAT/SAT execution, URS development, equipment qualification, RCA and FMEA, process optimization, project management, and packaging material performance analysis.
• GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, food safety standards, change management, and validation protocols.