Junior Packaging Technologist – Paris

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.

Have you ever dreamed of living in Paris, the global centre for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture? This dream could now come true, as one of our key clients, a multinational manufacturer of health and beauty care, has an opportunity for a Junior Packaging Technologist to be based at their office located in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. If you don’t have a flare for languages, and havnt said more than “Bonjour” since GCSE, then do not to worry, this is a job where English is the first language.

We are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience of all the technologies within company sphere of influence, and knowledge of the factors that support the wider factory goals for safety, quality and productivity to be responsible for the following:

• Ensure that all projects are progressed and results are documented in accordance with the requirements of Technical Readiness and results attached to the product dossier.
• Identify the need for, and manage the execution of, Line Trials
• Ensure that all the factory requirements are satisfied on completion.
• Support all areas within the factory to achieve common goals (OEE / TAL etc).
• Ensure that the company is compliant with EEC Directive for Environmental compliance on packaging.
• Ensure that Logistics data is available and that actions that are agreed with central coding are acted upon.
• Work with Packaging Concept Development (PCD) team to ensure a smooth hand over within the gate process.
• Work with customers to progress project tasks & attain (Marketing) approvals where required.
• Manage projects using current (& future) project management tools/trackers communication avenues.
• Be a technical expert to business customers & partners.
• Support other team members as & when resource flex is required.
• Manage, & be accountable for, the delivery of non-MAF projects.
• Ensure that the defined testing & approval procedures are followed, and that any deviations are agreed with Director.
• Ensure defined quality boundaries are agreed on new projects.
• Approve drawings & artworks; compile & issue component & finish good specifications.

Experience / Skills / Behaviours

• Excellent project management skills.
• A clear & concise communicator
• Able to negotiate and influence others.

• Is logical, pragmatic & process driven.
• Proven Academic qualifications or equivalent industry experience (ideally educated to Degree/HNC/IOP packaging diploma level).

If you tick the above boxes and could see yourself being a part of the Parisienne way of life then we would like to hear from you.