Packaging Technologist

Are you ready to drive innovation in packaging within a fast-paced, cross-functional team? As our Packaging Technologist, you’ll be at the heart of Product Development, Purchasing, and Production leading packaging projects from initial customer brief to launch, ensuring compliance with market regulations.

In this role, you’ll be the go-to packaging expert, working closely with stakeholders, tackling challenges on the production line, and collaborating with suppliers to create precise, on-budget packaging solutions. You’ll stay ahead of environmental and global packaging regulations, refining our processes and training our teams as needed.

Lead Packaging Projects : Take ownership of the packaging process from customer brief through to product launch. You’ll manage everything from material sourcing to ensuring all packaging meets regulatory standards and customer expectations.

Collaborate Across Teams : Work closely with Product Development, Production, and Engineering teams to support line trials and resolve on-site packaging challenges. Actively assess risks, identify solutions, and drive process improvements.

Environmental Compliance & Innovation : Ensure our packaging is both sustainable and compliant with evolving global regulations. Keep up with the latest standards, propose improvements, and train team members on important changes.

Build Strong Partnerships : Develop effective relationships with suppliers and customers, acting as their trusted packaging advisor. Work collaboratively on artwork, specifications, and cost-effective solutions to ensure products are delivered on time and within budget.

Optimise and Test : Conduct packaging tests to validate quality and durability. Regularly assess supplier options, lead packaging investigations, and continuously look for ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Why DCS Group?

Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses. Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, pension plan, and life cover. Opportunities for career progression and professional development. A dynamic and supportive work environment. The chance to work with some of the world’s leading brands in a growing company.

Would you like the opportunity to work with some of the world’s largest brands?

DCS Group is the UK’s leading Distributor, Manufacturer, and Exporter of Health, Beauty, and Household products. As the uniquely appointed representatives for Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Kenvue, PZ Cussons, SC Johnson, to name a few, DCS has unrivalled multi-channel insight and category expertise. Our latest exciting plans to develop and grow our new Food distribution business have seen major brands such as Whitworths and Danone joining forces with DCS.

DCS Group is passionate and proud about all that we do, the customers we serve, and our people. Operating out of two amazing sites, we have the 26-acre Banbury Head Office and warehousing facilities as well as our new state-of-the-art Health and Beauty manufacturing facility occupying 100,000 sq. ft based in Redditch.

As a family-owned business, we are very proud of our ethos, our people, and 30 years of successive growth. We offer a very special opportunity of being able to join a welcoming, dynamic, fun place to work, and to work directly with the world’s biggest FMCG power brands.

There’s no place quite like DCS Group and we’re proud of that, which is all down to the people who work here. If you want to be part of our expanding company which offers exciting opportunities for career progression, we would love to hear from you

If you’re a motivated packaging expert ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you

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