No Agencies Please
The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in Northwich as a packaging technologist.
Job purpose:
The Packaging Technologist will develop new and existing packaging, oversee artwork creation and manage specifications for the Roberts Bakery and its customers, including supporting the requirements of 2 bread plants, a morning goods plant, and a distribution centre.
What you will contribute:
* Generate new packaging in response to briefs from the new product development team.
* Provide a detailed brief to chosen suppliers, liaise with internal departments, and take the project through to operational approval.
* Arrange and oversee packaging trials onsite and at suppliers including pre-production trials and report on the outcome.
* Organise transit trials where required and report on the outcome.
* Manage pre-artwork meetings and work with marketing to ensure designs are achievable.
* Manage artwork process with Technical, Marketing and NPD to ensure artworks are completed in time for print.
* Attend packaging print runs for approval where necessary or ensure printers know what they need to achieve.
* Approve packaging on first delivery and perform periodic QC checks
* Maintain all the packaging and pallet specifications and originate any new specifications as required.
* Manage the creation and allocation of bar codes and deal with scanning issues.
* Handle packaging complaints with suppliers and implement corrective action whilst maintaining the non-conformance information to enable reports at any time.
* Design and manage in house printed labels as well as development of software used.
* Run cost saving and packaging optimisation projects.
* Work with the technical department and sales to provide packaging information for customer specs and packaging weight reporting.
* Manage projects with our customers updating their specification systems, using their artwork management systems and ensuring where possible both parties are happy with packaging suppliers and materials used.
* Plan and execute regular audits with our suppliers.
* Work with technical department to ensure compliancy to BRC legislation, BRC audits and other customer audits.
* Maintain & develop packaging related documents within the QMS
What you will bring:
* Packaging Technology degree or equivalent
* A minimum of 2 Years experience in FMCG environment
* Concept to launch development experience with UK retailers
* Project management skills
* An ability for true blue sky thinking
* Show good strong influencing skills at all levels
Key interfaces: Customers, Vendors, Procurement, Operations, Technical & NPD
Reports to: Head of NPD