Job Title: Packaging Design Engineer

Salary: £35k-£42k basic (depending on experience)

Location: London

Reference: J54321

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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.

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We have an opportunity for a Packaging Design Engineer to join a company that is well known in the industry for its innovative design of cosmetic packaging.

If you are excited by the thought of joining a young, fun company with a work hard play hard attitude then this is the role for you. This is your chance to work in an extremely fast paced company where innovation and creativity are the rule, not the exception.

We are looking for a talented problem solver, passionate about cosmetic structural packaging.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the engineering team with technical development & evaluation of structural packaging for the cosmetic and skincare industry.
  • Working within a team of expert Packaging Designers & Product Design Engineers.
  • Measuring and testing of moulded samples during tool qualification process.
  • Familiar with First Article Inspection Reports.
  • Practical workshop, testing and evaluation skills.
  • Providing technical support for project managers.
  • Providing concise, clear technical correspondence with manufacturing facilities and clients.
  • Reporting skills, describing objectives, analysing data, and drawing appropriate conclusions.
  • Creating TDs with BOM for RFQs.
  • Working to tight deadlines.
  • 3D CAD modelling & drafting skills preferably Solidworks.

Required skills

Degree in Product Design Engineering or equivalent

Previous experience in beauty/cosmetics or similar luxury/FMCG markets is desirable but alternative similar industry experience will be suitable for this role.

SolidWorks experience including non-linear surface modelling and other complex plastic part creation, drafting experience with GD&T knowledge

3+ years’ experience in a similar role

Desired Skills

Familiarity with plastic injection moulding, blow moulding and other mass manufacturing processes-

Familiarity with different decoration techniques

Familiarity with measurement systems, assembly tolerance stack-up, tooling qualification procedures, and AQL Inspection procedures in mass manufacturing

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Contact: Greg Nelson

Telephone: 0207 838 9695

Categories: London, Packaging, Packaging Development, Production/Technical


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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.

***

We have an opportunity for a Packaging Design Engineer to join a company that is well known in the industry for its innovative design of cosmetic packaging.

If you are excited by the thought of joining a young, fun company with a work hard play hard attitude then this is the role for you. This is your chance to work in an extremely fast paced company where innovation and creativity are the rule, not the exception.

We are looking for a talented problem solver, passionate about cosmetic structural packaging.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the engineering team with technical development & evaluation of structural packaging for the cosmetic and skincare industry.
  • Working within a team of expert Packaging Designers & Product Design Engineers.
  • Measuring and testing of moulded samples during tool qualification process.
  • Familiar with First Article Inspection Reports.
  • Practical workshop, testing and evaluation skills.
  • Providing technical support for project managers.
  • Providing concise, clear technical correspondence with manufacturing facilities and clients.
  • Reporting skills, describing objectives, analysing data, and drawing appropriate conclusions.
  • Creating TDs with BOM for RFQs.
  • Working to tight deadlines.
  • 3D CAD modelling & drafting skills preferably Solidworks.

Required skills

Degree in Product Design Engineering or equivalent

Previous experience in beauty/cosmetics or similar luxury/FMCG markets is desirable but alternative similar industry experience will be suitable for this role.

SolidWorks experience including non-linear surface modelling and other complex plastic part creation, drafting experience with GD&T knowledge

3+ years’ experience in a similar role

Desired Skills

Familiarity with plastic injection moulding, blow moulding and other mass manufacturing processes-

Familiarity with different decoration techniques

Familiarity with measurement systems, assembly tolerance stack-up, tooling qualification procedures, and AQL Inspection procedures in mass manufacturing

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