We’re looking for a Packaging Delivery Manager to join our Technical Operations team at Taylors of Harrogate – home of Yorkshire Tea and our premium Taylors of Harrogate tea and coffee range. In this role, you will lead, coach and develop a talented Packaging Technical team, ensuring packaging resource is allocated effectively to meet development needs of the business. This is a varied and demanding, full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, based at our main site at Plumpton Park in Harrogate, HG2 7LD. We’d be happy to discuss flexible working patterns, including hybrid working, and ideally this would include 3 days per week on site at Plumpton Park, building, developing and maintaining relationships with your team and colleagues in the business. If you would like to discuss flexibility options, please provide more details in your application. This is a varied role and main responsibilities will include: Shape and influence our packaging strategy as part of our Packaging Hub. Act as the voice of our consumer expectations of packaging, balancing realism, and desirability between Brand and Manufacturing. Collaborate and partner with Quality and Packaging Buyers to drive the packaging quality agenda. Build strong internal and external networks, staying ahead of latest practices and innovation. Act as technical subject matter expert, authorising Food Contact Materials and ensuring Packaging Regulatory Compliance. Develop and manage capability program to support NPD Portfolio. Develop and the Packaging Technical budget including re-forecasting. Accountable for the compliance of Valpak, WRAP, OPRL and Plastic Tax submissions. Business partner with the Innovation Team to ensure packaging suitability and compliance. About You You will be: Degree qualified in a scientific/technical discipline or equivalent work-related experience. Experienced in leading, coaching and developing a team. Able to represent consumer needs independently. Strong negotiater, communication and facilitation skills. Strong in your knowledge base to advise on the selection and procurement of major capital packaging assets. What we offer you As a minimum, all our employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work or a meal allowance, a discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days, company-wide employee discounts, access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension. We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes. Great People, Great Culture We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands – Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. Click here to learn more about life at Bettys & Taylors Group. The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 30th January 2025.