At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive innovative packaging solutions for premium spirits brands and solve technical challenges.
- Company: Join a dynamic team focused on technical packaging innovation.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, collaborate with diverse teams, and enhance your skills.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with sustainable materials and improve packaging efficiency.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the spirits industry while working on exciting projects.
- Qualifications: Degree-level qualification and experience in packaging development preferred.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Are you passionate about technical packaging innovation and bringing great products to life? We're looking for a Packaging Technologist to join our NPD team, driving the technical development of packaging across a portfolio of premium spirits brands. You'll work collaboratively with Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain and external supplier partners to deliver innovative, sustainable and commercially successful packaging solutions. If you have hands-on packaging development experience, thrive in cross-functional teams and enjoy solving technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Effective delivery of new product development projects managing our key brands through packaging development activities.
- Provide technical packaging expertise to Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain teams.
- Provide commercial guidance on packaging development in accordance with our stage gate process.
- Be first point of contact for on-line technical packaging support to the production, quality & engineering teams, to ensure that quality and operational issues are dealt with quickly and effectively.
- Lead improvement projects to increase efficiency of existing packaging.
- Support the technical packaging specification management system and manage artwork approval workflows.
- Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Achieve set KPIs.
- Continuously seek improvement.
- Lead and participate in root cause problem solving activities.
Attributes and Skills
- Minimum Qualifications: Degree-level Qualification (or working towards a relevant degree).
- Relevant Working Experience: Proven track record of successful development and implementation of packaging initiatives, preferably but not limited to, the Spirits or FMCG sector.
- Skills: Experience working with SAP (or a similar ERP system) and Adobe is preferable, experience with Monday.com or a similar project management system would be a bonus.
- Technical experience working across multiple materials and packaging components (glass, closures, paper, corrugate etc.).
- Understanding of sustainable packaging formats and reporting would be beneficial.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Methodical and highly organised with good prioritisation skills.
- Experience working in and managing cross functional project teams.
Packaging Technologist employer: CVH Spirits
Join a dynamic and innovative team as a Packaging Technologist, where your passion for technical packaging will be nurtured in a collaborative environment. Our company values creativity and sustainability, offering employees opportunities for professional growth while working on premium spirits brands. With a focus on cross-functional teamwork and continuous improvement, you'll find a rewarding career path that not only challenges you but also allows you to make a meaningful impact in the industry.
