Job Title: Packaging Technologist – Cosmetics & Skincare
Salary: £40k - £50k basic + benefits
Location: South West England
Reference: J3117
We are on the search for a packaging technologist with strong technical knowledge combined with commercial acumen to join a leading cosmetics and skin care products company.
Candidates must have a good knowledge of component manufacture and decoration. With a proven record in packaging technology, you must have a strong understanding of materials and applications
Supporting the brand by developing packaging from a technically commercial perspective whist holding the sustainability ethos at the core of any development, your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the packaging technician with component testing
- Source of packaging with commercial and sustainable awareness and assess through feasibility process with production team(s)
- Work cross functionally through the business and manage packaging expectations where necessary
- Attendance of print passes and first production runs as required to support the business
- Liaise with the quality team to fully investigate issues and complaints, setting standards and technical input to non conformance process as required
- Responsible for project management of key business initiatives from a packaging technical and commercial aspect
- Deliver cost saving and cost avoidance strategies to support the Buying and production teams
- Co-ordination of line trials and PR runs in line with the CPA
- Artwork briefs and artwork approvals
- Creation of component and packing specifications
- Awareness of costs and budgets and advise the Senior Packaging Manager of costs outside of budget
- Clear, concise communication on project status updates
- Ability to assess challenges and identify solutions
- Communicate effectively to all areas of the business and feed into commercial paperwork for business sign off
- Awareness of innovation and working with the sustainability team to deliver business initiatives
- Work with the team on continuous improvements with ways of working, processes and documentation
- Supplying packaging waste information
- Ability to provide technical expertise to the business
- Attend supplier meetings and support the Buying team from a technical perspective
If you are an excellent team player with ability to work under own initiative and prioritise effectively then we would like to hear from you.