Personal Care Senior Packaging Technologist

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 unmissable opportunity for a Packaging Technologist to join one of the most recognised brands in the world. We have recruited for this client for over 15 years and they continuously top our surveys for job satisfaction, high staff morale and positive working environment. On top of this, it is an organisation which will offer you job security and present you with unrivalled career prospects.

The main purpose of your role as a Packaging Technologist will be to lead part or all of the Packaging Workstream for projects (e.g. bottle, closure, jar….). You will work as part of the project team to coordinate and manage the delivery of the programmes on projects considering:

materials, functionality and sensorials all through the lens of mass production techniques to deliver unique, value driven and sustainable packaging experiences.
Main Accountabilities:

Leading packaging development activities on small to medium new variant/brand projects such as providing technical guidance to suppliers, marketing and component & colour qualification.
Communicate with packaging teams around the globe to share best practice and facilitate / support project development and rollout.
Developing new or existing packaging that meet supply chain, formulation, consumer, brand, regional and confidentiality requirements.
Lead packaging testing activities, understand and interpret results, make recommendations and build robust specifications.
Work and communicate effectively with different departments and suppliers to deliver against the project network timings and identify and manage risks.
Play an active role in leading and contributing to the Packaging Strategy and other category activities.
KEY REQUIREMENTS

At least 3 years relevant experience in packaging development.

3D injection moulded component qualification
A creative, logical and analytical mind to generate innovative design solutions to technical design problems.
Ability to apply business leadership skills understanding and prioritise the impact of design decisions on cost, consumer and environment.
You will need to be enthusiastic and self-motivated with good verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate complex engineering and design principles to people at all levels of the business, across different functions.