Packaging Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Northampton; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer brand seeks a Packaging Engineer to support the expansion of its packaging capabilities. This cross-functional role focuses on developing, validating, and improving packaging solutions, ensuring compliance within the beverage industry. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in packaging technology and proven problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years experience in packaging technology, ideally in the beverage industry.
• Knowledge of packaging validation and sustainability practices.
• Experience working in cross-functional and collaborative environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with co-packers and ensuring packaging meets compliance standards.
• Leading packaging trials and validation across various formats.
• Managing packaging data systems and driving sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Job description

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Location: Remote with travel across the EMEA region

Our client is a high-growth, category-leading consumer brand with a strong presence across international markets. To support the continued expansion and to elevate packaging capabilities, we’re looking for a Packaging Engineer to join the dynamic team.

This is a hands-on, cross-functional role where you’ll play a key part in the development, validation, and continuous improvement of packaging solutions across the region. If you're ready to make a measurable impact in a business that thrives on pace, collaboration, and excellence this could be the opportunity for you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborating with co-packers, bottlers, and cross-functional team to ensure packaging meets technical and compliance standards
• Leading packaging trials and validation across primary, secondary, and tertiary formats (e.g., cans, trays, shrink films, pallet wraps)
• Developing, maintaining, and validating packaging specifications and documentation
• Managing packaging data systems including component weights and palletisation details (SAP/Evolve)
• Supporting packaging supplier and co-packer audits
• Driving sustainability and value engineering initiatives across the packaging supply chain
• Troubleshooting packaging complaints and identifying performance improvements at co-packer sites

What You’ll Bring:

• Minimum 6 years experience in packaging technology, ideally within the beverage industry
• Knowledge of packaging validation, specification management, and sustainability practices
• A natural problem solver, able to understand how components should work together
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in cross-functional and collaborative environments
• Solid organisational skills and the ability to work independently
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook)

We look forward to your application for this exciting opportunity.

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

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