Packaging Technologist

Job Title:
Packaging Technologist

Business Function:
R&D

Location:
Leeds Office and R&D

Job Purpose
The Packaging Technologist is a pivotal role within the Deodorant Category, a key strategic growth area in Personal Care at Unilever. This position is responsible for supporting innovation and excellence in packaging for flagship brands including Rexona, Axe, and Dove.
The successful candidate will bring expertise in packaging technology and lead qualification processes to ensure flawless execution from concept to delivery. This includes creating superior product experiences that align with business objectives, while embedding sustainability and premiumisation at the core of all solutions.

Based within the Packaging and Aerosol Team, the Packaging Technologist for R&D works in partnership with internal and external partners. This includes supporting the Packaging Workstream Lead, providing Packaging subject matter input on Packaging projects on Innovation.

Understands technical risks, best practices, and core design requirements in their area of responsibility and is aware of all tools available to unlock efficiency and speed to market. Involved in defining requirements, risk assessment (such as Level 2 and Level 3/FMEA), components and product testing & validation using in-silico & physical tools and systems, co-coordinate trials and specification creation.

Works with Design team and Simulation Engineers, both internal and external, to support the process of validating and calibrating virtual models to ensure accuracy. Is responsible for data management, captures & exploits data (analysis/visualisation, capture and reporting). They may be responsible for developing new test methods if needed for new material or new application of existing materials. Uses data to help drive decisions within the technical team.

They will lead packaging and technology programs on behalf of the wider team to support continuous improvement.

Based within the Packaging and Aerosol team in the Deodorant Category Design Centre, Leeds UK.

Responsibilities

• Provides consultancy into core project teams to ensure product designs incorporate packaging design rules and best practice.
• Provide packaging manufacturing expertise during design reviews and risk activities (e.g. FMEA, Risk Assessments).
• Responsible for the development and validation of robust functional specifications for components and systems.
• Help to define testing plans for innovation projects with input into network timings.
• Analyse test results and use statistical tools to identify potential production issues, make decisions and recommendations to drive improvements within the packing innovation projects.
• Manage lab technicians when conducting technical testing plans through to completion including pilot packaging equipment, factory line trials and Design of Experiments.
• Work with suppliers globally to improve and/or harmonise aerosol component designs, developing and leading test programs to ensure implementation.
• Contribute to the development of future capability initiatives by helping to identify and capture best practice and support the build of testing capability to validate "design rules" for implementation into future innovation projects.
• Play an active role in contributing towards the Packaging and Aerosol teams' strategy activities.

Experience
ALL ABOUT YOU

• Experience of packaging & manufacturing supply chain of deodorants, including aerosols
• Competent in using measurement and testing equipment
• Ability to read technical engineering drawings and understand tolerances
• Experience in quality control, packaging materials (including resins, MB) and injection moulding preferred

Key Skills

• Packaging Development
• Aerosol/Stick/Roll on knowledge
• Packaging Materials & Technology expertise
• Digital Tool Proficiency
• Data Analytics
• Environmental Sustainability
• Consumer Insight

NOTES
What We Offer
Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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