Packaging Manager - Global Production Centre

HOLLAND AND BARRETT; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Private medical insurance

Annual bonus 10%

Pension 5% employer

Life assurance

Job summary

Holland & Barrett is seeking a Packaging Manager to lead the technical delivery of packaging across our production facilities. You will drive trials, line validation and production-ready packaging for both food and non-food products, collaborating with Operations, Engineering and Quality to ensure safe, efficient, and repeatable production.

You will build packaging capability, manage complex change controls and work with suppliers to resolve material performance issues while focusing on cost,

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging development or engineering within FMCG/manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of packaging materials, filling and packing processes.
• Experience leading packaging trials, line validation and first production runs.
• Proven problem-solving and root-cause analysis abilities.
• Ability to work with Operations, Engineering, Quality and suppliers.
• Understanding of packaging specs, change control and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery and implementation of packaging in production facilities.
• Run packaging trials, line validation and first production runs.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality and Planning to support safe, efficient production.
• Investigate packaging-related issues using root-cause analysis.
• Use production insight to improve quality, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve material issues and drive improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, cost and performance.
• Build packaging capability and standard ways of working across facilities.

Skills

Packaging experience

FMCG manufacturing

Technical packaging

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Location & working arrangement

Nuneaton/Burton | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid

We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that you'll be present at one of our Holland & Barrett offices, a combination of Nuneaton and Burton - for a minimum of 2 days per week.

About the role

Great packaging needs to do more than look good, it needs to work brilliantly in production.

As our Packaging Manager - Global Production Centre, you'll lead the technical delivery of packaging across our production facilities, helping make sure new and existing packaging is ready to perform safely, efficiently and consistently.

Working across food and non-food products, you'll bring together Packaging, Operations, Engineering, Quality and suppliers to turn packaging designs into reliable production solutions.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the technical delivery and implementation of new and changed packaging within our production facilities.
• Lead packaging trials, line validation and first production runs.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality and Planning to make sure packaging supports safe, efficient and repeatable production.
• Investigate and resolve packaging-related production issues using structured root-cause analysis.
• Use production insight to improve packaging quality, line efficiency, reliability and waste.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve material performance issues and implement improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, cost, sustainability and operational performance.
• Build packaging capability and consistent technical ways of working across our production facilities.

What you'll bring

• Packaging development, engineering or technical experience gained within FMCG, manufacturing or consumer goods.
• Technical knowledge of packaging materials, filling and packing processes and manufacturing technologies.
• Experience of packaging trials, line validation, first production runs and technical issue resolution.
• Practical problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience working collaboratively with Operations, Engineering, Quality and packaging suppliers.
• An understanding of packaging specifications, change control, compliance requirements and technical standards.
• The ability to balance quality, efficiency, cost, sustainability and operational performance.

Benefits

• 33 days, including bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 24/7 Virtual GP access
• Private medical insurance - single cover
• Annual discretionary bonus of up to 10%
• Annual free at-home health testing kit (after 6 months' service)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and a network of Mental Health First Aiders whenever you need support
• Workplace pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance (2x salary, after 6 months' service)
• Annual Bonus (subject to company and individual performance) up to 10%
• £50 Colleague product allowance on Holland & Barrett products (after 6 months' service)
• Access to cashback and discounts from a wide range of retailers
• 25% colleague discount, available in store and online, with free delivery on online orders
• Free Wellhub membership, with discounted access to gyms, studios and premium wellbeing apps
• Cycle to Work scheme

If you know how to turn great packaging ideas into solutions that work on the production line, we'd love to hear from you.

About Holland & Barrett

At Holland & Barrett, we're here to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone, adding quality years to life. We combine our heritage with modern ambition, using knowledge, evidence and human connection to make wellness simpler and more accessible.

Every journey is different, and we want everyone

Holland & Barrett is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diverse perspectives and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. We understand that when our colleagues are listened to, respected and valued for who they are, we build an organisation with belonging at its heart - making health and wellness a way of life for everyone.

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