Senior Packaging Technologist

Harrison Scott Associates; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Packaging Technologist based in the West Midlands. This role emphasizes the premium food sector, focusing on packaging design and deployment for innovation projects. The successful candidate will coordinate technical work, manage stakeholders, and leverage connections within the technical community. The position offers a hybrid work model with excellent benefits, including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

50/50 home/office working

Option to buy holidays

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging development or deployment in FMCG.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Skills in planning and delivering on multiple projects.
• Proven problem-solving skills based on technical and business analysis.
• Experience in stakeholder management and technical report writing.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical work for packaging projects according to RDQ.
• Communicate project status and risks effectively.
• Develop packaging design and specifications.
• Utilize resources efficiently, including external suppliers.
• Engage in stakeholder management to influence decisions.

Skills

Packaging development

Leading teams

Planning multiple priorities

Technical problem-solving

Stakeholder influencing

Coaching and mentoring

Consumer needs advocacy

Technical curiosity

Job description

Job Title : Senior Packaging Technologist – Some WFH

Salary : Up to £55k pa (depending on experience)

Location : West Midlands

Reference : J79146

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We have a truly exciting opportunity for a packaging technologist passionate about the premium food sector to join this household name client.

Working as part of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and packaging deployment for innovation / growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling and supplier management and pilot-plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers.

To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge :

• Packaging development and / or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment
• Leading teams and influencing cross-functional teams
• Planning and delivering multiple priorities
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Influencing senior and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports
• Coaching and mentoring others
• Championing for consumer needs
• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset

Our client offers an incredible range of benefits inc 50 / 50 home / office working, option to buy holidays and flexible working