Design and Development Manager

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

A leading specialist in the production of thermoformed plastics for the food sector has an opening within their Design and Development Department.

They are recruiting a hands-on Design and Development Manager to oversee the day to day activities of the department. The successful applicant will provide leadership and direction to the planning, design and production teams in this department. You will become the advocate for innovation through the development of new products, whilst balancing the delivery of design led projects for a variety of customers in the UK and beyond.

This key role within the organisation requires someone who can display a wide range of skills and attributes including:

• Hands on and willing to manage all aspects of the Design and Product development process from incoming sales, planning, resource management, design, innovation and quality.
• Capable of implementing systems to monitor performance
• A proven manager of people with ability to inspire and motivate.
• Demonstrable leadership skills.
• Thermoforming experience preferable although all candidates from a design, creative, innovative and/or product development industry will be genuinely considered.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Customer focused with a passion for exceeding customer expectations.