Packaging Development Manager

12 hours ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harrison Scott Associates Full time
Job Title: Food Packaging Development Manager

Harrison Scott Associates is seeking a highly skilled Food Packaging Development Manager to join its in-house packaging division. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a multinational food manufacturer, home to some of the most loved brands, and contribute to the company's ambitious growth plans.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering the Category growth plan with a specific focus on incremental growth through packaging. This will involve providing direct input to relevant packaging development projects, working closely with the technical operations team, and collaborating with extended team members to deliver projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Delivery of the agreed packaging programme, working closely with Marketing, Product Development, and Operations to introduce new/improved packaging into production and to drive continuous improvement in costs of existing packaging operations.
  • Owner of packaging specifications and implementation processes.
  • Provide support to sites to ensure delivery of solutions, working with other Packaging team members and building on their combined expertise in the creation of new packaging solutions as required.
  • Provide project management documentation and communication for packaging including time-plans and risk assessments.
  • Provide packaging expertise to support technical aspects of the Procurement strategic packaging agenda.
  • Create packaging specifications in line with project requirements, ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance, fitness for purpose including functional performance related attributes and compliance aspects.
  • Lead the creation and delivery of other relevant packaging documentation e.g., cutter guides, pallet patterns, component drawings, general specifications, technical standards, travel tests and results, line trial protocols and reports.
  • Ensure all quality testing is carried out for new packaging formats, e.g., shelf-life, taint and odour, travel tests.
  • Attend relevant Factory Development Meetings and ensure clear communication of issues and opportunities.
  • Develop success criteria and trial protocol improvements with factories for new machinery and materials including acceptance testing for major manufacturing initiatives.
  • Hold regular meetings with suppliers and other external groups to ensure packaging knowledge is continually updated.

Requirements:

  • Qualified by: Degree or equivalent in food or related science, HND or higher qualification in Packaging, Engineering, Design or equivalent. (Degree or equivalent in food or related science will make you really stand out from the crowd).
  • Demonstrable experience in an FMCG environment in a Packaging Technical role with a proficiency across a broad range of packaging materials and their respective machinery interfaces (Exceptional understanding of performance characteristics of flexible plastics, rigid plastics, carton board, corrugated and tins would be preferred).
  • Sound understanding of: business terminology; product to market and technical systems; common business tools and databases; Microsoft Office; SAP.
  • Strong technical background, proven communicator and team building/motivating experience.
  • Experience of planning, managing and reviewing factory trials.
  • A proven knowledge of Basic Food Hygiene.

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