Packaging Development Engineer

renishaw; Wotton-under-Edge; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Subsidised onsite restaurants

Coffee shops

Free parking

Car sharing scheme

24 hour fitness centres

Job summary

Renishaw seeks a Packaging Development Engineer to drive cost-effective, environmentally compliant packaging and toting solutions across multiple sites within the Renishaw group.

The role emphasizes rapid project delivery, self-management, and collaboration with internal and external teams. Hybrid working 4 days per week on site at our HQ near Wotton-under-Edge.

Qualifications

• Degree in a design-based subject or HNC/ONC with relevant experience.
• Experience in a design/production environment.
• Full driving license; multi-site work but based at HQ near Wotton-under-Edge.

Responsibilities

• Innovative design: create packaging solutions that adhere to the packaging directive, minimise volumes and weights, and optimise material usage.
• Cost reduction: focus on reducing product costs, quality costs, and shipment volumes.
• Sustainability: design for circularity and sustainability.
• Supplier collaboration: liaise with packaging suppliers and their design teams.
• Change management: control and issue packaging changes within the Renishaw change mechanisms.
• Product testing: conduct thorough packaging product testing.
• Toting design: design toting solutions for internal and external piece part transfer.
• Cross-functional liaison: work closely with external suppliers, internal purchasing, and vendor assurance teams on new and existing designs.

Skills

Design experience

Production experience

Driving license

Education

Degree or HNC/ONC in design-based subject

Tools

NX

Arden Impact

Job description

Job Description

Salary up to £45,000 depending on experience.

Hybrid working 4 days/week on site

Overview Join our dynamic Packaging Development Group!

As a Packaging Development Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in developing cost-effective, environmentally compliant packaging and toting solutions. You will support various divisions within the company, ensuring smooth manufacturing, assembly, and delivery to our customers.

Projects are run at a rapid pace with lots of opportunities for variety in the workload and an expectation of self-management of time and workload. Projects take place across multiple sites and locations within the Renishaw group.

Responsibilities

• Innovative Design: Create packaging solutions that adhere to the packaging directive, minimise volumes and weights, and optimise material usage.
• Cost Reduction: Focus on reducing product costs, quality costs, and shipment volumes.
• Sustainability: Design for circularity and sustainability.
• Supplier Collaboration: Liaise with packaging suppliers and their design teams.
• Change Management: Control and issue packaging changes within the Renishaw change mechanisms.
• Product Testing: Conduct thorough packaging product testing.
• Toting Design: Design toting solutions for internal and external piece part transfer.
• Cross-functional Liaison: Work closely with external suppliers, internal purchasing, and vendor assurance teams on new and existing designs.

Requirements

• Degree in a design-based subject/HNC-ONC with relevant experience
• Experience in design/production environment
• Full driving license - multi-site working but based at our HQ near Wotton-under-Edge

Desirable requirements

• NX Experience
• Practical hands-on experience
• Arden Impact experience

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [e-mail].

Employment Type: Permanent

Time Type: Full time

Requisition Number: R10035 Packaging Development Engineer (Open)