Packaging Development Expert

Did you know KONE moves over one billion people every day? We employ over 60,000 professionals in over 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared vision to "Deliver the best people flow experience". As a global leader, we provide elevators, escalators, automatic building doors as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their lifecycle. Through more effective People Flow, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings.

Job Title – Packaging Development Expert (ISU)

Job Location – Chennai, India

A Packaging Development expert designs, develops, and tests functional, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions to protect products during transport, storage, and handling, while ensuring compliance with regulations and aligning with marketing goals. This include selecting materials, prototyping designs, conducting feasibility studies, collaborating with cross-functional teams like manufacturing and installation, and implementing solutions to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance the customer experience.

The person in this role is responsible for

• Acting as "Packaging Owner" to drive the change toward strategy targets in own area
• Creating new packaging solutions and drive continuous improvements for elevator and escalator delivery packaging for India and APM markets
• Acting as project manager and packaging expert to coordinate development activities for packaging
• Developing packaging related know-how in KONE
• Explore and implement eco-friendly packing solutions.
• Being member of KONE global packaging team and packaging network

Are you the One?

Entry Level Requirements (Education)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree studies with preferable major in Packaging Technology or other relevant engineering

Professional Requirements (Experience)

• Proven project management and coordination skills
• Hands-on attitude, pragmatic and self-starting mindset
• Proactive, results-oriented and efficient team player who is used to work with tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders, and capability to sell ideas
• Work experience of industrial packaging development & design
• Knowledge of packaging manufacturing technology & packaging materials
• 15 years' experience on relevant area
• Efficient user of Microsoft Office tools

Business Understanding (Specific Skills, Knowledge & Behavior)

• You can think of the bigger picture and also pay attention into the details
• You have a positive growth mind-set towards your work and people around
• You are not afraid of driving the change to make things more efficient
• Understanding of packaging markets and good knowledge of operators and suppliers in India
• Good knowledge of technical documentation and CAD/packaging design SW (preferably Creo & Windchill)
• Understanding and experience of product data management principles and tool
• Knowledge of elevators and escalators technology is an advantage

Languages

• Fluent English written and spoken

What will you be doing?

Act as a "Packaging Owner"

• The driving force to make a change toward strategy targets
• Create material to sell new ideas and concepts
• Support KONE's supply chain members in India and APM in all topics related to packaging (including for example end customers, front line organizations, installation, component/material suppliers, R&D, environmental team, sourcing, logistics, distribution centers and external packaging designers)
• Analyse quality feedback and improvement requests related to packaging

Manage packaging development in R&D projects (new product introduction)

• Work to be done based on predefined change process and milestones
• Includes schedule management, resource planning, business case calculation, design work, documentation (drawings, instructions and product data management system maintenance), testing & piloting, collaboration with and communication to several internal (e.g. manufacturing, logistics and installation) and external parties (e.g. product and packaging suppliers)

Run development projects for existing product packaging (Manage improvements and changes)

• Run packaging changes due to product design changes, cost reduction, improvements for packing process, improvements for installation and quality.
• Work to be done based on predefined change process and milestones
• Includes schedule management, resource planning, business case calculation, design work, documentation (drawings, instructions and product data management system maintenance), testing & piloting, collaboration with and communication to several internal (e.g. manufacturing, logistics and installation) and external parties (e.g. product and packaging suppliers)

Participate quarterly and yearly planning/budgeting

• Create and maintain roadmaps and action lists for APM
• Coordinate the activities based on the plan and do the follow up
• Report the status

Work together KONE procurement and Supplier quality engineers

• Support procurement for new packaging supplier onboarding
• Support Supplier quality engineers for new product supplier implementations and issues with supplier's packaging

What do we offer?

• Career progression and opportunities within a global organization
• Total reward elements that engage and motivate our employees and help us make KONE a great place to work
• Comprehensive learning and development programs covering a wide range of professional skills
• You are surrounded by fun colleagues and a lively working environment within Business Services team and KONE Front Line. The best part is all leaders are great and open-minded

Click on apply if you have a passion for meeting up with people and a desire to make an impact in the elevator and escalator industry.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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