Packaging Technologist – Cosmetics & Skincare

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.