Graduate Sustainable Packaging Technologist

7 months ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom Potter and Moore Innovations Ltd Full time

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**Position: Sustainable Packaging Graduate**

**Reporting to: Senior Packaging Technologist**

**Position Type: Full Time, Permanent**

**Location: Peterborough Head Office**

**Company Overview**:
The Creightons Plc group is made up of a select group of brands specialising in the creation of high quality personal care and beauty products for the consumer and trade market.

Potter + Moore Innovations Ltd is the key trading company based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and focuses on the design, manufacture and distribution of product in its three key operating functions; Brands (owned and licenced), Private Label Supply and Contract Manufacturing.

The company’s customer base ranges from key multiple drugstore, grocery and fashion retailers to premium brands and is supplied throughout the UK from Poundland to Harrods and growing international markets, currently 30 countries worldwide. We have also recently started a relationship with the NHS in the UK for supply of Hand Sanitants.

The company has a reputation for exceptional customer service and consistently leads the way forward in product / brand development and manufacturing - resulting in Creightons Plc not only leading the way but also setting standards.

**Products**:
Incredibly wide range of products within several key health + beauty categories including personal bath, shower and body care, haircare, male grooming, skincare, fine fragrance, and baby + maternity. A company acquisition in 2016 also extended the companies capabilities into home fragrance formats, candles, reed diffusers and room fragrances.

**Role Description**:
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join the Packaging Team in a rapidly growing business to positively impact our business through sustainable packaging solutions.

The fast-paced environment of the Health & Beauty industry means that this role will develop constantly with new focuses and targets. With many retailers publishing Sustainability Targets and the Government introducing the UK Plastics tax there is plenty of opportunity to help positively impact the business and influence the decisions we make as a business.

**Role Objective**:

- Develop functional packaging for new and existing products taking into consideration cost, quality and production efficiency.
- Develop fit for purpose packaging through robust pack testing and line trials.
- Develop and issue comprehensive technical component specifications.
- Brief suppliers on componentry prototypes and request samples.
- Advise the commercial team on technical and print specifications required to manage expectations and help support customer briefs.
- Work closely with the buying team to encourage suppliers to present new and innovative packaging solutions.
- Review and approve technical drawings, artwork, and printer proofs.
- Generate cutter guides and gain production approval.
- Approve BOMs, change notes and manufacturing specifications.
- Analyse the root cause of any issues and implement change procedures to ensure no repeats.
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders: Production Engineers / Production Supervisors / Commercial Stakeholders (to ensure customers’ expectations are managed).
- Research, summarise and present innovative and sustainable packaging solutions to commercial colleagues and the wider business. Build and maintain a database of required sustainability certificates from componentry supply base.
- Collate information and analyse current trends in the packaging industry in relation to sustainability.
- Summarise and present current trends monthly to the Packaging Team and wider business.
- Conduct packaging specific testing to validate any new sustainable packaging solutions to ensure they are fit for purpose.
- Attend packaging trade fairs and suppliers to review new trends and innovation.
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in UK and global recycling requirements.
- Support with packaging waste submissions

**Person specification and Qualifications**:

- Degree level qualifications in a product/ packaging/ design or similar background.
- Desire to make a real difference and have a positive impact on the business’s future.
- You’ll have excellent research skills to constantly review and monitor trends and packaging in the marketplace.
- Be able to prioritise, plan and organise workloads whilst in a busy environment.
- Good communication and inter personnel skills
- Team player
- Professional, adaptable, and flexible.
- A high level of IT skills, proficient in Microsoft office to include Microsoft Excel
- Full Clean Driving Licence



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