NPD Engineer (New Pack Development) Jobs in Chennai Paper, Print, and Packaging Company

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🏫 Paper, Printing, and Packaging • 📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu

💵 ₹24,000 - ₹54,000 / Month

⌛ 1 - 4 Years

🎓 B.E. Packaging Technology with new pack structure development and customer trials

📅 Full Time

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu

📅 Posted: 2026-09-25 🕑 Valid Till: 2026-11-25 🔑 Job ID: JZ-PPG-NPDENGIN-726

📋 Job Description

Jobzi is sourcing qualified candidates for NPD Engineer (New Pack Development) positions in Chennai's private Paper, Print, and Packaging Company sector. This is a full-time opportunity with a reputed Paper, Printing, and Packaging employer in Chennai offering competitive salary, structured growth, and a professional work environment. Tamil communication skills are preferred alongside English for professional and business interaction in Chennai.

📌 Key Responsibilities

Receive and analyse customer briefs for new packaging structures and translate requirements into feasible pack designs
Develop sample prototypes and co-ordinate material procurement for initial development trials
Run or oversee production trials on laminators, slitters, and form-fill-seal machines to validate new structures
Test prototype performance for seal strength, drop integrity, barrier properties, and shelf life against customer specifications
Prepare cost estimates and material comparisons to support commercial discussions with customers
Document NPD project progress, trial results, and approved specifications in the NPD tracker
Coordinate with prepress and artwork teams to ensure pack dimensions and dieline accuracy for new structures

🎓 Qualifications and Requirements

Walk me through the NPD process from receiving a customer brief to approving a new flexible pack structure for production
How do you estimate the cost of a new 3-layer flexible laminate structure before a trial is run?
Describe a shelf life study you have designed or participated in for a food packaging application
What production trial protocols do you follow when validating a new laminate on a form-fill-seal machine?
How do you manage a situation where a customer's barrier requirement cannot be met within their target cost?
Explain how FSSAI packaging material regulations affect your choice of materials for food-grade NPD
What documentation do you maintain throughout an NPD project from brief to production release?
Good Tamil and English communication skills for team coordination and client interaction in Chennai.

✅ Required Skills

New pack structure design and feasibility Customer brief analysis and sample development Material sourcing coordination for trials Pack testing (seal strength, drop, vibration) Shelf life study and barrier performance Production trial coordination Cost estimation for new pack structures Regulatory compliance (FSSAI and BIS)

🏫 Chennai Paper, Print, and Packaging Employment Zones

Chennai's private paper, print, and packaging sector produces corrugated packaging, commercial printing, and paper products from manufacturing units in Guindy and Ambattur MIDC, employing Tamil-speaking press operators, packaging engineers, and production managers.

Paper, Print, and Packaging employment zones in Chennai include Guindy, Ambattur MIDC, Sholinganallur, Anna Nagar, Nungambakkam, T. Nagar, Adyar, Velachery, Taramani, and Perungudi.

Guindy Ambattur MIDC Sholinganallur Anna Nagar Nungambakkam T. Nagar Adyar Velachery Taramani Perungudi

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Chennai-ல் NPD Engineer (New Pack Development) வேலைவாய்ப்பு. மாத சம்பளம் ரூ.24,000 முதல் ரூ.54,000 வரை. 1 - 4 Years અனுபவம் தேவை. Paper, Print, and Packaging Company-ல் Full Time பணி. ஆர்வமுள்ளவர்கள் Jobzi மூலம் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.