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04.06.2025
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Job Description:
Manpower is currently seeking an interim Assistant Technical Project Leader to work with our global FMCG client Unilever, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple. The role is based in Seacroft, Leeds, and involves managing formulation, specification, and packaging activities within deodorants innovation projects.
This is a full-time, temporary role for 6 months, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation ranges between £30,800 - £35,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.
The role offers a mix of remote and onsite working, adaptable based on business needs.
The Assistant Technical Project Leader will support delivery of innovation projects to market, ensuring global and local formulation and packaging solutions are efficiently integrated into European supply chains and customers.
The role focuses on supporting innovation project managers in large, high/medium risk projects, coordinating formulation work, implementing formulation changes, and supporting packaging solutions with the packaging team.
Key Accountabilities
* Assist the Manager/Technical Project Leader in project management across multiple projects, deputising when required, and ensuring effective regional/country communication.
* Manage innovation projects as a global/regional TPL on small/low risk projects.
* Contribute to technical documentation, including toolboxes (TTDs/PETs), gathering cross-functional and regional input, and highlighting project risks.
* Prepare documentation for laboratory technicians, such as batch sheets and results templates, and coordinate gas sheet signing off where trained.
* Serve as formulation contact for projects, providing information and solving formulation and project issues creatively.
* Ensure packaging compatibility with formulation and customer requirements, meeting regulatory, sustainability, and legislative standards.
* Manage packaging activities from primary to palletisation, collaborating with internal and external partners.
* Complete code summaries to facilitate ordering and accurate Bill of Materials.
Key Requirements
* FMCG experience preferred.
* Graduate-level education preferred, with GCSE Math and English, Sciences or Engineering as minimum.
* Experience in science/lab work or formulation development is beneficial.
* Project management and claims development experience are advantageous.
* Packaging development experience in FMCG is beneficial.
Additional Information
Leeds working environment:
* Onsite canteen with hot and cold food.
* Staff Shop with discounted products.
* Free tea, coffee, parking, and onsite facilities like Table Tennis and relaxation areas.
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