Packaging Specialist
Westland Milk Products
Date: 1 week ago
City: Hokitika, West Coast
Contract type: Contractor
Westland Milk Products Is a Well-known New Zealand End-to-end Dairy Manufacturer Based In The Beautiful South Island With Offices And Production Facilities Based In Both Christchurch And Hokitika. Owned By The Global Top 5 Dairy Company Yili Group, Westland Milk Products And Its Related Companies In New Zealand, Oceania Dairy (Glenavy), Pure Nutrition Ltd (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) And EasiYo (Auckland) Form a Group That We Refer To As The Yili Oceania Business Division (YOBD). The Combined Business Produces Over 170,000mt Of Finished Goods Which Are Then Exported To Over 40 Countries, Driving Annual Revenue Well In Excess Of $1.3B - And Growing.The Opportunity
Based at our Hokitika site, we are looking for a Packaging Specialist to join our Technical Team for a 10-month fixed term contract. This role plays a critical part in the management of packaging and ingredient documentation, supplier approvals, continuous improvement initiatives, and compliance with food safety standards.
You will work closely with the Procurement, Technical, and Innovation teams to support business-as-usual activities as well as new packaging developments, audits, and optimisations.
Key Responsibilities
Applications close 23 June To apply, you must have current eligibility to work in New Zealand.
Based at our Hokitika site, we are looking for a Packaging Specialist to join our Technical Team for a 10-month fixed term contract. This role plays a critical part in the management of packaging and ingredient documentation, supplier approvals, continuous improvement initiatives, and compliance with food safety standards.
You will work closely with the Procurement, Technical, and Innovation teams to support business-as-usual activities as well as new packaging developments, audits, and optimisations.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain approved packaging materials, ingredient specifications, and supplier documentation
- Lead packaging material and supplier approval processes
- Support procurement with technical assessments and supplier evaluations
- Maintain and update BOM and packaging/ingredient specification data
- Identify packaging improvements and cost-saving initiatives
- Support audits, compliance requirements, and customer complaints
- Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives for documentation and tracking
- Experience in the food manufacturing industry and/or working with quality systems
- A tertiary qualification in Food Technology, Engineering, or Science (desirable)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A proactive, team-oriented mindset with attention to detail
- Confidence working with documentation systems and digital platforms (SharePoint, Power BI, ERP, etc.)
Applications close 23 June To apply, you must have current eligibility to work in New Zealand.
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