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If you share our vision and believe that you could contribute to the success of our company, we look forward to hearing from you!\n\nPosition Description\nPosition: Specifications Engineer\nLocation:\nJohannesburg\nDepartment:\nTechnical\nPurpose:\nMCC Label Johannesburg seeks to appoint a Print Specification Engineer to generate and manage internal material, finishing, dimensional & converting specifications. Carry out TSR responsibilities. Coordinate internal and external technical projects while serving as the critical link between MCC sales and customers in technical/manufacturing effort. Interface with internal and external industry bodies in exploring label technologies, clarifying specifications, resolving challenges, delivering innovative label solutions while ensuring MCC continues to be the preferred choice for customer-specific projects. Manage the full lifecycle of assigned projects from customer need, trial plan, testing phase through product launch. Serves as the technical resource lead for end-to-end product performance.\nPrimary Responsibilities: \nConduct on-site technical service visit and provide support to achieve optimal product performance.\nCoordinates the application of qualifications materials and communicates customer concerns to all parties. \nTroubleshoot non-performing material to identify root cause and implementation of corrective actions.\nBuild relationships with the customer with special attention to Quality, Operation and Maintenance. \nProvide technical support for the new customer or application equipment start-up and specification development.\nServe as plant expert for labelling application.\nBe capable of performing training of customer personnel in label application, handling and storage.\nTo provide label/bottle drawings of new label designs when required.\nConduct customer line audits.\nProperly utilize the documentation and administrative tools in place to record customer history. \nSubmit a weekly update along with qualification status in customer locations\nSubmit a written report following each customer visit.\nPerform TSR responsibilities.\nLeading and coordinating technical projects focused on the implementation of innovative and sustainable label packaging solutions. \nCoordinate projects with ink, coating, adhesive and substrate suppliers to achieve development of innovative and sustainable label solutions. \nDesign trials and follow through the entire print/converting process, collaborate with Operations and Quality to define process procedures and label performance testing required. Summarize trial results and coordinate next steps internally and externally. \nChampion new ideas for innovative packaging solutions and qualify/implement with Customers. \nCoordinate and prioritize multiple projects and coordinate the resources to ensure high priority print and product issues are resolved within reasonable/customer-acceptable time frame. \nDevelop and qualify sustainable pressure sensitive label solutions on various types of containers: HDPE, PET, PP, Glass, and Aluminum. \nServe as internal and external technical resource in troubleshooting print issues to include ink, adhesive, and substrate materials, manufacturing, and quality processes, as well as determining root causes of observed problems; recommend and implement solutions. \nCommunicate, coordinate and collaborate with all affected internal and external departments (customer service, pre-press, sales and production) as needed in technical issue resolution and best-practice manufacturing methods to include developing and documenting specifications and/or requirements for a given product. \nTravel to customers to clarify data in resolution (root-cause analysis and problem solving) of Technical and manufacturing problems related to label application. \nAssist as needed in the training of new internal personnel with client interface to familiarize with product line.\nCompetencies and Behaviors\nAdaptability\n Agile\n Decisive\n Manage change effectively\nDependability and Reliability\n Initiative\n Attention to Detail\n Sound Judgement\nService Orientation\n Communications\n Emotional Composure\n Hands-on\n Customer intimacy\nWork Effectiveness\n Project Management\n Multi-level Stakeholder Engagement \n Process Management\nKnowledge Skills and Abilities (KSA's)\nComputer Skills\n Literate in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint). Capability to learn business information \n Systems.\nLanguage Ability\n Articulate, clear, persuasive and collaborative in spoken and written word.\nMaths Ability\n Ability to handle complex problems, and develop a sound logical approach.\nQualifications\nQualification in Packaging and Printing\n5 - 8 years’ experience in Printing, Customer Support \nEngineering related studies\n\nExperience:\nBroad based knowledge of labeling equipment and the application of paper and/ or applied labels in a manufacturing environment.\nPrint process, Colour Pass, Management of Data colour and Colour Standards.\nLabel Print and finishing Quality. \nExperience in Project Management.\nMinimum of five years working experience in the similar role.\nKnowledge of the labeling industry is advantageous.\nExperience or knowledge in Gravure and UV flexo is advantageous.\nKnowledge and Application of AutoCAD is advantageous.\nWell organized , neat and self-disciplined.\nAbility to handle multiple tasks.\nAbility to prioritize tasks effectively.\nSelf-motivated and directed individual.\nAbility to interact professionally with internal and external customers.\nAbility to work on own initiative as part of a team.\nFlexible and confidential individual.\nManagement Abilities\n Relate and build relationships with people at all levels of the organization, including diverse cultures.\n Budgeting and Cost Management\n Business Acumen\n Good Balance of Assertiveness & Cooperativeness\n Performance Driver and Goal Oriented\nPerformance Competencies, Behaviors and Observable Activities\nAdaptability: Taking on new and additional tasks with comfort and ease and responding cooperatively to learning requirements inherent in such circumstances. Handling and managing new assignments readily.\nDecisiveness: Considers risks and benefits, balance customer to company goals, decides promptly, working through necessary approvals quickly. Choosing a course of action quickly.\nObservable Activity: Develop a systematic process to enable supervision to make sound judgment calls. \nExpedite the collection of relevant data and consider a quick course of action relative to customer demands.\nResponse to Change: Readily modifies work practices to deal with changes. Modifying work practices. \nObservable Activity: Be open to receiving new and different information.\nEmbrace new ideas and technologies. \nMaintain objectivity and perspective when changes are proposed, making appropriate changes and preventing change when necessary.\nDependability and Reliability: Dependably completing work within organizational protocol and within expectations. \n*Initiative: Starts activity without relying on direction from others. Doing the right thing without having to be told.\nObservable Activity: Focus and coordinate resources of production to meet urgent needs of the business and customer. Consider facts and alternatives quickly, moving to action. \nSimplify complex issues into manageable, actionable parts. Act proactively in accomplishing required responsibilities.\nConcentration: Focuses tasks and energy to avoid distraction. \nObservable Activity: Prioritize competing demands effectively. \nBlock out distractions appropriately to complete important projects. Push back when appropriate.\nService Orientation: Readily responding to meet the needs of others, either inside or outside of the organization. Satisfying customers.\nCommunications: Organized and thorough when giving and receiving information. Giving and receiving information effectively.\nObservable Activity: Make the complex simple. \nDeal with others within the organization in an open, honest and straightforward manner. Be approachable in order to gain various ideas and perspectives.\nBe hands-on in the solution, Go-look-see, and communicate with all concerned\nEmotional Composure: Maintains self-control and professionalism, even in emotional situations. Maintaining professionalism.\nObservable Activity: Be approachable in order to gain various ideas and perspectives. \nBe predictable in the sense that people know what's important and what's expected. \nUnder pressure, let people know that the right facts will be considered and a thoughtful decision made.\nWork Effectiveness: Executing work processes to meet volume and quality requirements. 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