Packaging Technologist

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Greencore Desserts Devizes, Hopton Industrial Estate, London Road, Devizes SN10 2EU

Ways of Working: Hybrid 4 days on site, 1 day working from home (negotiable)

Hours of work: Monday - Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we are one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we are proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food, both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Greencore Desserts is based in Devizes, Wiltshire, and specialises in making chilled desserts such as tarts, yum yums, doughnuts, pies and pastries. The site employs over 550 people and is one of three factories that are part of the Bakkavor Desserts sector in the UK.

What you'll be doing

• As a Packaging Technologist, you will support the development and process function in accordance with Greencore and customer principles in a fast-paced challenging environment.
• Manage the artwork critical path to include contacting design agencies for artworks, sign off packaging details as part of the artwork approval process (cross functional sign off) and feedback on retailer systems, update the critical path daily, highlight/escalate any potential issues that could impact the agreed launch date.
• Source concept packaging to meet the supplied brief, ensuring all packaging is fit for purpose within the factory and for the customer requirements.
• Manage cost estimates and collate cutters, drawings as required.
• Ensure all packaging/material reserves and tooling are available for the required pre-pro and launch dates at the correct volumes, highlighting/escalating when the launch dates are at risk.
• Support and liaise with the Process Team on product trials, product sign off meetings and pre-productions, by ordering packaging to meet the agreed critical path.
• Co-ordinate and liaise with the Process Team to ensure that transit trials for all retailers are booked and completed prior to product sign off meetings.
• Awareness of compliance requirements, monitoring of process and factory areas, operating in a safe working manner and supporting the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety and the environment.
• Complete all internal paperwork and processes such as new approvals, purchase order raising for samples and tooling, internal code raising, specification generation communications with raw materials, green sheets, bill of material generation of information and amendments, SOPs.
• Identify and drive packaging cost reduction initiatives, conduct feasibility trials and initial product scoping, providing feedback into the wider teams as required.
• Support the wider business when packaging related queries or concerns are raised.
• Ensure all packaging sourced meets customer codes of practice and all paperwork is in place for audit compliance.

What we're looking for

• Shows drive and enthusiasm for further understanding of food manufacturing within the Process Function.
• Able to work at pace, shows a level of resilience and is adaptable to changes in the working day.
• Developing the ability to manage workload and prioritise independently.
• Shows good communication and organisational skills.
• Attention to detail, able to prepare work in a timely manner.
• A self-starter who is inquisitive and driven to improve.
• Basic numeracy and literacy, fluent English, basic MS Office skills.
• Has worked within an FMCG business ideally in a process or packaging role before.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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