The Role
We're looking for someone curious about packaging with good problem-solving skills, a passion for sustainability and a willingness to learn to join our growing business in a newly created role. The right person would need to be a highly motivated individual who is interested in building a career in packaging within the vibrant, varied, and exciting world of confectionery in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).
As part of the development team and reporting into the packaging development manager, you will play a key role within an expanding packaging team within the business. You will work closely with the packaging development manager and our product developers to create packaging solutions that are innovative, fit for purpose, commercially viable and responsible for our growing customer base. You will be given learning opportunities and encouraged to develop your skills and grow into an evolving role.
The Detail
As our packaging developer, you will need to be open to new ideas to meet the business requirements and create market-leading packaging in a highly innovative sector. Your key responsibilities will include:
Creating visual and physical mock-ups for customer presentations.
* Attending print runs when required and signing off proofs for key projects to ensure smooth delivery of high-quality packaging.
* Building relationships with key packaging suppliers and manufacturing partners and liaising with our customer print & packaging contacts to ensure the process is aligned and smooth from concept to launch.
* Managing technical aspects of packaging development, including requesting the right first-time cutter guides, print information, packaging specifications and relevant compliance information to maintain our internal systems.
Supporting the transit test process to ensure all packaging is fit for purpose and robust.
* Keeping up to date with emerging packaging trends and new technologies for use when developing new packaging and regularly updating the team.
Regularly reviewing current packaging and identifying where value can be optimised or current formats can be improved.
Other roles you will undertake include:
Helping the team prepare for key meetings with customers.
Feeding into the New Product Development (NPD) process as a key member of the development team.
If successful, you will be joining a team within a business that actively encourages its colleagues to get involved in all areas of the business. This will give you the chance to gain broader commercial and business skills, which can be difficult to achieve within bigger organisations.
Our company prides itself on developing its individuals. They will actively support you in establishing your career with us, whether that involves training or ensuring you have the right tools to flourish.
Our chosen individual should also have/be able to demonstrate:
* A Levels or Degree desirable
* An awareness of packaging and its increasing importance to retail products and the consumers who purchase them.
* A high level of creativity and knowledge of current and emerging trends with a willingness to learn.
* Office Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel. (Adobe Illustrator and CAD desirable).
* Full clean driving licence and own car (essential)
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a team and confident in presenting internally and externally.
* A good level of organisation with a high attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* Great team ethic and hard working.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK on an ongoing basis. We are looking for a driver as there will be opportunities to attend meetings out of the area and also this is one day per week from home, four days in the office with great career opportunities