Packaging Technologist
CV-LibraryDeeside, County of FlintshirepermanentPosted: 20 August 2026
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Location: Deeside / Hybrid working (2 - 3 days per week onsite)
Hours: 8am - 5pm, with 30 minutes for lunch
Salary: DOE
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays
* Private Healthcare provision following successful probationary period
* PRB scheme
Company: Working for a global packaging and branding agency on one of their major FMCG retail clients
Role: You will be responsible for the delivery of Own Brand Packaging on shelf for a fast paced and dynamic client, with a scope that covers technical aspects, including fit for purpose, quality, on-time and accurate packaging specification.
You will drive supplier provision and client approval of physical packaging associated with NPD and EPD, in-line with the client's stage gate process.
You will work with all stakeholders to deliver to a set of best working practices that ensures timely and accurate delivery of all services to this client and ensure all expectations are met.
* Engage with and drive supplier interaction on packaging for NPD/ EPD activity.
* Build, manage and report on project-based approach.
* Lead basic day to day packaging agenda within NPD/ EPD gate process and engage with cross functional stakeholders to provide support in delivering packaging project activity.
* Communicate accurately, with credibility to internal and external stakeholders.
* Liaise with key external client partners (product and packaging suppliers) and shape activity to meet client packaging needs.
* Working with Trading managers and product suppliers to ensure suppliers are briefed with clear packaging and print requirements including timings for NPD and EPD
* Working with Trading Managers, suppliers and packaging suppliers to ensure packaging sample submission to the brief in-line with product submissions. Manage the feedback on samples for further iterative packaging development as required.
* Working with Trading Managers, suppliers and packaging suppliers to ensure packaging sample submission to the brief, in-line with product submissions for sign-off. Post product and packaging sign-off
* Ensuring correct packaging specification on all systems.
* Print and packaging assurance vs requirements through to launch.
* Ongoing to manage any packaging quality issues with actions and outputs through to completion and close out with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
* Work collaboratively with the Trading, Merchandising, Technical, Development and Packaging Innovation teams.
* Stakeholder engagement will be with, but not exclusive to: Trading Managers, Packaging Innovation, Program and Packaging Delivery Manager, Packaging Artwork Project Managers, Packaging Design Team, Product suppliers, Packaging suppliers, Packaging material suppliers.
Requirements:
* Basic experience in a packaging role.
* Demonstrable professional experience working to manage packaging across a range of substrates/ materials and product categories
* Previous exposure to FMCG environment
* Driven - delivers at pace
* Excellent communicator, at all levels, who is organised and calm under pressure
* Friendly, approachable and flexible
* Must be capable of removing barriers effectively
* Team player
* An openness to change and challenge, as well as ability to think out of the box
* Ability to multitask and prioritise time allocation across multiple stakeholder groups and active tasks.
* Tenaciousness, positivity, flexibility, confidence and determination are all vital attributes for this role.
Apply:
Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent.
Key words; packaging technologist, packaging development, NPD , new product development / packaging specialist / structural packaging design / packaging / print / retail / FMCG
Location: Deeside / Hybrid working (2 - 3 days per week onsite)
Hours: 8am - 5pm, with 30 minutes for lunch
Salary: DOE
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays
* Private Healthcare provision following successful probationary period
* PRB scheme
Company: Working for a global packaging and branding agency on one of their major FMCG retail clients
Role: You will be responsible for the delivery of Own Brand Packaging on shelf for a fast paced and dynamic client, with a scope that covers technical aspects, including fit for purpose, quality, on-time and accurate packaging specification.
You will drive supplier provision and client approval of physical packaging associated with NPD and EPD, in-line with the client's stage gate process.
You will work with all stakeholders to deliver to a set of best working practices that ensures timely and accurate delivery of all services to this client and ensure all expectations are met.
* Engage with and drive supplier interaction on packaging for NPD/ EPD activity.
* Build, manage and report on project-based approach.
* Lead basic day to day packaging agenda within NPD/ EPD gate process and engage with cross functional stakeholders to provide support in delivering packaging project activity.
* Communicate accurately, with credibility to internal and external stakeholders.
* Liaise with key external client partners (product and packaging suppliers) and shape activity to meet client packaging needs.
* Working with Trading managers and product suppliers to ensure suppliers are briefed with clear packaging and print requirements including timings for NPD and EPD
* Working with Trading Managers, suppliers and packaging suppliers to ensure packaging sample submission to the brief in-line with product submissions. Manage the feedback on samples for further iterative packaging development as required.
* Working with Trading Managers, suppliers and packaging suppliers to ensure packaging sample submission to the brief, in-line with product submissions for sign-off. Post product and packaging sign-off
* Ensuring correct packaging specification on all systems.
* Print and packaging assurance vs requirements through to launch.
* Ongoing to manage any packaging quality issues with actions and outputs through to completion and close out with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
* Work collaboratively with the Trading, Merchandising, Technical, Development and Packaging Innovation teams.
* Stakeholder engagement will be with, but not exclusive to: Trading Managers, Packaging Innovation, Program and Packaging Delivery Manager, Packaging Artwork Project Managers, Packaging Design Team, Product suppliers, Packaging suppliers, Packaging material suppliers.
Requirements:
* Basic experience in a packaging role.
* Demonstrable professional experience working to manage packaging across a range of substrates/ materials and product categories
* Previous exposure to FMCG environment
* Driven - delivers at pace
* Excellent communicator, at all levels, who is organised and calm under pressure
* Friendly, approachable and flexible
* Must be capable of removing barriers effectively
* Team player
* An openness to change and challenge, as well as ability to think out of the box
* Ability to multitask and prioritise time allocation across multiple stakeholder groups and active tasks.
* Tenaciousness, positivity, flexibility, confidence and determination are all vital attributes for this role.
Apply:
Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent.
Key words; packaging technologist, packaging development, NPD , new product development / packaging specialist / structural packaging design / packaging / print / retail / FMCG