Food Packaging Technologist – 6 month contract

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 London-based large organic food specialist is looking for a solutions focused packaging technologist to join them on a 6 month contract.

This well-known company is on the search for an experienced packaging technologist strong in sustainability, ideally from the food/healthcare/cosmetics sectors, but will also consider candidates from other specialisms.

Passionate about all things organic and environmentally friendly, as part of their sustainability goals, they use recyclable or renewable materials where possible. The packaging department within this organic food specialist is always learning, improving, challenging and pushing the boundaries to achieve ambitious goals and make a big impact.

Taking into account product packaging requirements and also legal requirements, your duties will include:

Your duties are likely to include:

• Producing sample packaging to try out different materials and designs
• Running production trials to make sure it works and is safe
• Working with production line engineers to find the best methods
• Working with graphic designers to make sure the artwork fits in with the company’s marketing and branding.

This is an opportunity to become an integral part of the business at a progressive time.