Packaging Technologist

3 months ago

Newry, United Kingdom DELI LITES Ireland Limited Full time

**The Role**:
In your role you will report to Head of Food Innovation and Development. You will be tasked with driving our “Food on the Move” Innovation strategy in line with DELI LITES strategy. You will play a key role in assisting with managing all packaging developments and updates from concept to launch, working closely with all key stakeholders, ensuring these projects are delivered on time.

**Your Duties**:

- In conjunction with internal and external stakeholders, manage new packaging development and packaging upgrades from concept to launch, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and defined performance requirements and specifications.
- Assist in the development of consumer friendly and market leading packaging and labelling across all product categories - Chilled, Frozen and Bakery. Present new concepts, that are aligned to our sustainability programme, to the NPD, Commercial and Operations team.
- Ensure all packaging is ‘fit for purpose’ against performance and quality criteria, including

management of packaging trials, performance testing and assessment under various conditions.
- Identify improvements to packaging formats and capability to enhance the company’s product offer and drive operational efficiencies and cost improvement, such as lightweighting and pallet utilisation.
- Act as technical advisor on packaging compliance and regulatory requirements, including support for sustainability initiatives and claims.
- Work closely with the NPD team to update packaging to include all relevant, complaint product information.
- Orchestrate and deliver on all customers rebrand projects, packaging updates and provide a critical path to clearly show project timelines.
- Provide insights into trends and innovation in packaging technology and formats. Develop and deliver innovation that is consumer and customer relevant.
- Support evaluation, selection and procurement of packaging from suppliers. Engage suppliers and technology partners to ensure we improve innovation and speed to market.
- Develop and enhance the sustainability and recyclability of our packaging solutions.
- Working with Engineering to ensure Packaging equipment investment aligns with Packaging component/presentations and future requirements ie Serialisation, tamper evidence etc.

**Desired Criteria**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Science or related discipline.
- 3-5 years experience in packaging design /development
- Experience with project managing the introduction of packaging technology and new
products.
- Demonstrated understanding of industry regulations relevant to packaging technologies, legality and formats.
- Strong project management skill set and the ability to work multiple projects concurrently.
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills; able to build and manage relationships with key
internal and external stakeholders
- Computer literate (MS Office, Intact, Powerpoint)

**In Return you will receive**:

- Competitive Salary
- Discounted Award Winning Sandwiches, Salads, Wraps, Traybakes and Treats
- Free On-Site Parking
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme
- Staff Events
- Staff Learning and Development Opportunities

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Newry, BT34 3FN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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