With a wide range of experience in Home and Personal Care products to Food and Beverages
HPC : Unilever
F&B : Uinlever
Foods: Al Foah / Agthia
Design and develop packaging materials considering the technical, commercial, legal and environmental aspects (biodegradability or recycling opportunities)
Work out the packaging cost related to the final product in coordination with project management
and sales.
Arrange and conducts production trials to test and evaluate various packaging components in
order to achieve compatibility between product and packaging to ensure continuous supply of suitable raw materials.
Work closely with graphic designers and marketing specialists to ensure that the final look of the
packaging is taken into account.
Coordinate with QA Analyst for monitoring quality tests.
Continuously bring new packaging innovation into the business to drive growth
Notable achievement : Saved 4M aed as part of packaging cost-effectiveness programme and value-engineering projects
Job description and responsibilities will be the same as per the list mentioned above.
Job description and responsibilities will be the same as per the list mentioned above.
Development of all packaging materials to support Innovation, Quality improvement and Cost-effectiveness
programme. Responsible for drafting and maintenance of all specifications for allocated product range.
Full technical understanding of pack design and specifications across Foods and Beverages (and Home and Personal Care categories)
Carry out laboratory experimentation for new packaging, cost-effective programs or for new
Finished Products’ sourcing initiatives.
Evaluation of new suppliers of packaging materials.
Evaluation of products under stability testing using standard specified methodology.
Maintenance of a systematic and easily retrievable database for experimental and stability evaluation exercises.
Carry out necessary Transit trials as relevant.
Drafts Specifications for all Packaging materials.
Maintain all specifications in an organised, easily retrievable and secured electronic format.
Develop artworks following Best Practice Artwork development Methodology
Archives artworks systematically in an easily retrievable manner.
Effective Interaction with Product Development, Marketing, Suppliers and the Supply Chain as a whole for the purpose of packaging development and implementation.
Planning and organizing of material requirements and time slots for development trials on production lines.
Carry out development trials on production lines for the purpose of innovations, Cost-effectiveness programme or packaging improvement.
Build-up of packaging information for the preparation of Product Transfer Dockets.
Coordinates regularly and maintains network with the Regional Packaging Team for information sharing and learnings.
Benchmark competitor products for the purpose of cost-effectiveness and Quality upgradation.
While carrying out the above responsibilities, ensure safe working practice and care of the
environment through total compliance with the guidelines set in the Quality, HSE and Consumer Safety Policies of Unilever.
Notable achievement : Saved 1M$ As part of packaging cost-effectiveness projects across the Lipton Tea packaging (2007-2008)
Job description and responsibilities will be the same as per the list mentioned above.
Packaging Development PersonalCare, SkinCare and Cleansing Category
Packaging Development–in pack and on pack HPC Promotions
Management of assigned development projects to meet category objectives and ship to trade dates
Initiate evaluation protocol and assume interpretation responsibility of data, and take corrective actions where appropriate
Ensured SASO Compliance for locally manufactured and imported HPC products
Supports development of export products
Assists in technical development efforts of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary packaging components
Management of Digital Artwork system, specifications and barcode
Job description and responsibilities will be the same as per the list mentioned above.
Management and supervision of soap making and finishing lines in the production of Unilever’s leading soap brands.
Ensure product quality and general housekeeping is maintained at a highstandard. This includes filing of documentation, both paper and electronic.
Actively maintained a high level of safety awareness, ensuring that all activities are conducted in line with departmental safety policy. This includes the correct use of PPE, compliance with the Health & Safety and risk assessments, together with the use, and compilation, of Standard Operating Procedures.
Management and supervision of the Refined Glycerine plant including waste water treatment facilities.
Worked as Operations-Maintenance Man during start-up, production and shut down of the RG plant
Has extensive knowledge in packaging development bringing in 25 years of experience working on Flexible films, rigid plastics (bottles and caps), offset cartons, corrugated cartons, toothpaste ans personal care multi layer tubes as well as deodorant packaging
Vast supplier database to support each and every packaging development need
Unilever Packaging Technology Workshop, Chester,UK2001
Unilever Regional Packaging Workshop,
Mumbai,India1999
Communication, TeamSkills, Leadership, Problem Solving Skills and SHE Loss Control work shop-Jeddah
Creative Problem Solving & Decision making
Nov7-9,2005 UAE
Interpersonal Communication –Jan16-18,2006UAE