Packaging Technologist

Higgidy Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A food production company is looking for an experienced packaging professional to lead projects focused on sustainability and packaging development. You'll collaborate with various teams, manage packaging processes, and contribute to the company's sustainability goals. The ideal candidate has FMCG packaging experience, strong project management skills, and a relevant degree. The role offers competitive benefits including holiday entitlements and company events.

Benefits

Delicious complementary food

Competitive holiday entitlement

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Discounts through Perkbox

Volunteer day off

Annual company events

Qualifications

• Experience in a Packaging Technical role within an FMCG environment.
• Strong focus on sustainability, packaging waste, and environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead all packaging focused projects and liaise cross functionally.
• Support initial packaging trials with the process team.
• Manage artwork process and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

FMCG packaging knowledge

Print process knowledge

Project management skills

Interpersonal communication

Ability to prioritize

Education

Honours or Degree Equivalent in Science or Engineering

Packaging Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Programs

Job description

This is a wonderfully varied role, perfect for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into all sorts of tasty projects. You’ll be working closely with our Product Development and Marketing teams to help shape and strengthen the packaging that brings our food to life on shelf. Alongside this, you’ll be dreaming up fresh packaging ideas for both our much‑loved favourites and the exciting new products we’re exploring.

You’ll also play an important part in our sustainability journey, reviewing how we’re doing against our packaging targets, spotting opportunities to do better, and partnering with our Sustainability Manager to help us hit our goals as part of our bigger, planet‑kind strategy.

What you will be DOING?

• Lead all packaging focussed projects, from finished products to incoming raw materials), liaising cross functionally.
• Working with the process team, support initial packaging trials
• Responsible for the generation of packaging briefs and liaising with packaging suppliers
• Accountable for the artwork process, managing changes to existing packaging and the creation of new packaging. Ensuring OTIF delivery
• Investigate and prepare business cases for structural packaging optimisation projects (cost saving or consumer driven) without compromising the product integrity
• Lead projects to deliver packaging reduction, reusability or recycled content improvements whilst considering current operational needs/capabilities (including raw materials coming into the business)

What SKILLS do you need to have?

• Knowledge/experience of an FMCG environment in a Packaging Technical role with a proficiency across a broad range of packaging materials and their respective machinery interfaces, with a strong focus on sustainability, packaging waste and the environment
• Knowledge of print processes and relationships with printers
• Project management & collaboration skills to lead a cross functional team
• Highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal, communication & relationship building skills.
• Resilience combined with emotional intelligence to build collaborative powerful relationships.
• Ability to work to and achieve against stretching targets within agreed timescales providing updates throughout the project.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst able to prioritise and drive multiple projects at once to ensure all agreed targets are achieved
• Good commercial understanding and ability to provide directional costs to the business in a clear understandable way
• Ability to work independently to deliver results

Ideal

• Have accomplished IT Skills in Microsoft programs
• Honours or Degree Equivalent in Science or Engineering or a Packaging Diploma is preferable

What will HIGGIDY do for you?

• Delicious complementary Higgidy food
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy/sell extra holiday days
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• An array of discounts and benefits through the Perkbox platform
• A volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work
• Access to exciting company events, including our annual Higgidy Picnic!