Packaging Specialist

**Position Snapshot**: Location: Singapore Company: Nestle R&D Center, Singapore Type of contract: Permanent **Position Summary**: Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people. We are looking for a Packaging Specialist to take on an exciting position in our packaging team. In this role, you will support and manage key R&D projects in the material development of Fiber based Packaging solutions. **A day in the life of...**: - Support or lead R&D development and deployment projects with a high impact on the business - Manage the project in alignment with I2L and Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) initiative - Interact proactively with the other functions, especially the business lead, Institute of Packaging Science, Procurement and operations to ensure the overall project objectives are met - Development of Fiber based Packaging solutions to meet sustainability targets - Collaboration with converters for the development of new packaging solutions and execution in markets - Manage projects in a timely fashion to deliver 60/40 winning product and commission new production line in accordance to business needs - Set and maintain standards, Develop competencies, support Factory operations, define industrial solutions - Contribute in ideation, development and industrialization of new fiber based packaging solutions **What will make you successful**: - Bachelors' Degree in a relevant field - Minimum 5 years in the corresponding technical field, preferably in the Beverage manufacturing (as Specialist Packaging) - Successful deployment of new technologies or solutions in Factories - Participation in the development of improvement with external Suppliers - Recognized competence in his/her area of expertise - General Personnel Supervision experience (mainly on technical teams) - Lead the development of packaging projects, including Majors, as part of a multidisciplinary team - Lead the commissioning and start-up of technical equipment(s) and/or production line(s) or systems - Participation in multi-disciplinary teams that focuses in process, product or packing optimization/continuous improvement - Experience or exposure to different environments (different businesses, factories, etc.) .