R&D Packaging Specialist

Key Recruitment Ltd.; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a highly capable packaging/technical professional to lead development, validation and transfer activities across new and existing products, with emphasis on packing, packaging, materials and process improvements.

You will liaise between Operations, Engineering, Quality and Procurement, coordinating trials, ensuring regulatory and manufacturing readiness, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Packaging Technology, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent industrial experience.
• Experience in Flow-wrap manufacturing, polymer technology and raw material manufacturing processes is beneficial.
• Packaging line trials, validation, technology transfer and commercialisation activities.
• GMP / regulated manufacturing environments, project management and supplier collaboration.
• Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, validation and implementation activities for new and existing products, with a focus on packing, packaging, materials, process improvement and wider R&D projects as required.
• Working within R&D, the role provides a technical link between Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement and external suppliers, ensuring solutions are compliant, commercially viable and suitable for manufacturing.
• Strong planning, organisational, project management, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify and implement innovative technical solutions and solve technical or operational problems in a structured manner.
• Strong technical writing, documentation and Microsoft Office skills.
• Lead development and technology transfer activities for new and existing products, including product, material, process, packing and packaging workstreams.
• Identify new materials, technologies, processes and innovation opportunities through supplier engagement, trade shows and cross functional collaboration.
• Act as the technical contact for product development activities, materials, processes and specifications, trials and performance requirements.
• Coordinate laboratory, pilot and production trials, validation activities, operational readiness and scale-up requirements.
• Ensure products, materials, processes, packaging systems and documentation meet regulatory, customer, quality and manufacturing requirements.
• Support sustainability, efficiency, troubleshooting, lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve technical, operational and data-related issues, including OOS investigations where required.
• Apply practical and analytical problem-solving to identify effective short and long-term solutions.
• Comply with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, assess risks and report accidents, incidents, near misses or unsafe conditions.
• Operate equipment only within training and competency levels and promote safe working practices at all times.
• Maintain compliance with Company GMP/GLP requirements, quality standards and inspection-ready work areas.

Skills

Planning and project management

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Microsoft Office skills

Education

Degree in Packaging Technology, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• To lead development, validation and implementation activities for new and existing products, with a focus on packing, packaging, materials, process improvement and wider R&D projects as required.
• Working within R&D, the role provides a technical link between Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement and external suppliers, ensuring solutions are compliant, commercially viable and suitable for manufacturing.
• Strong planning, organisational, project management, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify and implement innovative technical solutions and solve technical or operational problems in a structured manner.
• Strong technical writing, documentation and Microsoft Office skills.
• Lead development and technology transfer activities for new and existing products, including product, material, process, packing and packaging workstreams.
• Identify new materials, technologies, processes and innovation opportunities through supplier engagement, trade shows and cross functional collaboration.
• Act as the technical contact for product development activities, materials, processes and specifications, trials and performance requirements.
• Coordinate laboratory, pilot and production trials, validation activities, operational readiness and scale-up requirements.
• Ensure products, materials, processes, packaging systems and documentation meet regulatory, customer, quality and manufacturing requirements.
• Support sustainability, efficiency, troubleshooting, lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve technical, operational and data-related issues, including OOS investigations where required.
• Apply practical and analytical problem-solving to identify effective short and long-term solutions.
• Comply with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, assess risks and report accidents, incidents, near misses or unsafe conditions.
• Operate equipment only within training and competency levels and promote safe working practices at all times.
• Maintain compliance with Company GMP/GLP requirements, quality standards and inspection-ready work areas.

Requirements

• Degree in Packaging Technology, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent industrial experience.
• Experience would also be beneficial of the following: Flow-wrap manufacturing, polymer technology and raw material manufacturing processes
• Packaging line trials, validation, technology transfer and commercialisation activities
• GMP / regulated manufacturing environments, project management and supplier collaboration
• Training will be provided
• Innovative, flexible/adaptable, organised and quality aware
• Respectful, courteous, positive, self-motivated, reliable and a team player