Packaging Technologist

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**Job Title**: Packaging Technologist

**Reports to**: Technical Services Manager

**Site**: Ebbw Vale

**Key Accountabilities**:
- Control and maintenance of site packaging management / control system- Review of packaging and labelling of goods legislation- Ensuring that packaging products meet set requirements and specifications- Customer packaging specification development, approval and maintenance- Responsible for final artwork sign off and maintenance of customer and in house artwork management and approval systems- Control of status and claims made on final artwork and verification of claims- Control of release of new artworks to production colleagues in controlled manner- Export of goods - facilitation and completion of process

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Control and maintenance of site packaging management control system - Product Approval**- Ensure that packaging specifications and suppliers are risk assessed from a food safety perspective and technically approved before being introduced to the manufacturing environment.- Responsible for liaising with operations, purchasing, engineering etc. to facilitate packaging trials and manage technical approval and roll out.- Ensuring comparisons and trials are satisfactorily completed prior to approval / sign off in collaboration with production and engineering colleagues.- Provide expert guidance in our staged gate process, collaborating with procurement, production, NPD, commercial etc. to develop new concepts and work on packaging improvements including waste reduction targets and recyclability initiatives.

**Control and maintenance of site packaging management control system - Supplier Approval Maintenance**- Ensure up to date information is held for packaging suppliers and that they are risk assessed from a food safety perspective. Ensure all internal procedures are followed and site approvals are maintained. All information held is to be accurate, valid and compliant.

**Control and maintenance of site packaging management control system - Specification Approval Maintenance**- Ensure packaging specifications and associated documentation is obtained, reviewed and approved in accordance with technical, legal and customer requirements. All information held is accurate, valid and compliant. Packaging items are to be risk assessed from a food safety perspective.- Conduct periodic reviews of specifications to ensure accuracy and relevance.

**Review of packaging and labelling of goods legislation**- Stay informed about industry trends, regulations, and changes to ensure compliance and recommend improvements.

**Customer packaging specification development, approval and maintenance**- Completing packaging section of specifications in collaboration with specification technologist in accordance with customer protocols ensuring data provided is accurate, valid and compliant with customer requirements and relevant legislation.- Receive, evaluate and action as appropriate requests to amend / update specifications ensuring effective communication with all stake holders.

**Responsible for final artwork sign off**- Ownership or artwork check and approval process- Managing artwork consistency, accuracy and following customer / legal requirements from receipt of first version to final print proof sign off- Working with all relevant stakeholders e.g.: Specification Technologist, Design Houses, Customers Printers etc. to ensure all packaging artwork designs are compliant with legal and customer technical requirements.- Management of customer artwork management systems- Aldi - e flow-
- Amazon-
- Asda - Hive-
- Booker-
- Iceland - Opal-
- Lidl - WAVE-
- Morrisons - Morrison Graphics-
- Spar - Flow Zone-
- Others as per demand**Control of status and claims made on final artwork and verification of claims**- Ensure that all claims made on artwork are supportable and verified / validated against customer requirements, legislation and internal policies.

**Control of release of new artworks to production colleagues in controlled manner**- Ensure all new printed packaging items delivered to site are reviewed prior to use- Maintenance of the sleeve requisition sheet to ensure only relevant printed packaging is in use within the production environment.

**Customer packaging waste / recyclability etc. data collation**- Completion of packaging weight / recyclability information and customer packaging questionnaires. Responding in a timely and accurate manner to customer requests (including annual Valpak Data requests)

**Export of goods**- Management of customer export systems and certification (including Aldi, Morrisons and Iceland)- Organisation and facilitation of monthly vet visits for documentation review and sign off.

**Communication and knowledge sharing**- Provide timely and accurate information and status updates as required

**Absenteeism cover**- Cover essential elements of other roles within technical team in the event of absence

**Education and Exper