Product developer - Injection Moulding

Hudson Shribman; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging company based in the UK is seeking a Senior Product Developer specializing in Injection Moulding. This role involves managing complex projects in packaging innovation, with a strong focus on environmentally sustainable solutions. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in rigid and flexible packaging innovations, alongside a relevant degree and excellent technical skills. The position offers a competitive salary of over £80k, plus bonuses and generous benefits.

Benefits

30% Bonus

25 days holiday

20% pension

Qualifications

• Degree in Materials, Science, Polymer Science, Engineering, or Packaging.
• Experience leading complex packaging development projects.
• Ability to work within a multi-category packaging team.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through all stages of injection moulding process implementation.
• Manage complex projects from design to commercialization.
• Provide technical support to procurement on packaging sourcing.

Skills

Experience delivering rigid & flexible plastic packaging innovations

Experience developing environmentally sustainable packaging solutions

Strong engineering analysis skills

Experience with rapid prototyping of injection moulded containers

Knowledge of common plastic materials

Education

Degree (BSc / BEng / MChem / MSci / PhD) in Materials Science or Engineering

Tools

MS Office

CAD software (SolidWorks)

FEMS software (Moldflow)

Job description

Product developer - Injection Moulding

ABJ7642

South East c80k Package

A Senior Product Developer in packaging with a specialism in Injection Moulding is urgently required for a global organisation with expertise in design and exploration of a range of packaging materials including rigid plastics and injection moulding. You will lead and manage complex projects from ideation to commercialization, providing technical advice and solutions regarding all packaging.

As a senior packaging innovation specialist you will provide technical advice and solutions regarding all packaging requiring an excellent working knowledge of different packaging substrates such as rigids plastics, printed flexibles, labels, and cartons and its prototyping. As a packaging specialist you will own packaging specifications and implementation process a new and existing product portfolio for the next generation pipeline of packaging for products.

Flexibility on location within the South East and hybrid working.

Key Responsibilities

Rigids Plastics

• Lead projects through all stages of injection moulding process implementation.

Leads development of specifications and acceptance protocols to enable the purchase production injection moulds and moulded components.

Lead pilot and commercial moulds trial run and make sure the new project launch on schedule and successfully.

Manages suppliers to ensure in the design, development and implementation of injection moulds and conversion of components is done in time and to pre- agreed standards.

Manage complex projects

with a range of materials

from design concept, prototype, build and commercialization of rigids (plastics, metals), printed flexibles, labels and carton structures.

Provide technical support and collaborate with other functions of the business in resolving technical issues during design and development.

Provide technical support to procurement on new and existing packaging sourcing requirements, identifying, and actualising opportunities for cost and quality improvement.

Participate in the development of the Quality Control Plans.

Attend Material Qualification trials and first off production runs at manufacturing sites / suppliers as required.

Qualifications / Experience

Degree (BSc / BEng / MChem / MSci / PhD), Materials, Science, Polymer Science Materials, Engineering, Packaging

Experience delivering rigid & flexible plastic packaging innovations

Experience developing environmentally sustainable packaging solutions.

Experience with rapid prototyping of injection moulded containers

Experience of working within cross functional and a multi-category packaging team.

Demonstrated ability to lead complex packaging development projects from concept to market commercialisation.

Previous work experience of packaging development of Injection Moulding packaging (plastic and metal) and flexible plastic packaging, experience of developing complex injection moulded packaging.

Experience of using MS office, CAD software (SolidWorks, etc.) and FEMS software (Moldflow)

Knowledge of use and properties of common plastic materials especially polyolefins and global sustainability developments in plastics.

Strong engineering analysis skills including tolerance analysis, DFA, DFM, DFMEA, validation / documentation.

BENEFICIAL - Familiar with APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) - Familiar with AutoCAD, CAPE, Adobe Illustrator.

Salary dependent on experience - over 80k Package- Bonus : 30% | Holiday : 25 days | Pension : 20% To Apply : Please contact Alison Basson ABJ7642 on 0203 909 3782, / 07814547440 or apply to

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