R&D Manager

Job Description: R&D Manager - PET Bottles - Rigid Plastics Packaging Company

Key Responsibilities

• Create innovative designs for PET bottles, caps, closures, and customized rigid plastic packaging solutions.
• Lead NPD and R&D Activities
• Oversee the entire process from concept development to commercialization of new products.
• Innovative Product Development
• Create innovative designs for PET bottles, caps, closures, and customized rigid plastic packaging solutions.
• Drive Product Innovation
• Focus on product innovation by analyzing customer requirements, market trends, and emerging technologies.
• Product Design and Prototyping
• Lead the design, prototyping, sampling, trials, testing, and validation phases of product development.
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Tool Room, Procurement, Sales & Marketing, and Technical teams to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Mould and Tooling Management
• Manage the development, modifications, and technical improvements of moulds and tooling.
• Product Development Considerations
• Develop products while considering quality, functionality, cost, manufacturability, and sustainability.
• Cost Reduction and Optimization
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, light weighting, material optimization, and process improvement.
• Technical Feasibility Studies
• Conduct studies to assess the technical feasibility of new products and customer requirements.
• Troubleshooting Support
• Provide support for troubleshooting and resolving product and process-related issues.
• NPD Timelines Management
• Maintain timelines for new product development and ensure a smooth transition from development to commercial production.
• Research and Development
• Investigate new materials, technologies, processes, and packaging solutions relevant to the rigid plastics industry.
• Customer Collaboration
• Work closely with customers to meet technical specifications, conduct product trials, and achieve product approvals.
• Documentation and Standards Maintenance
• Develop and maintain comprehensive NPD/R&D documentation, specifications, and technical standards.

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person