Packaging Technologist - The Little Treats Bakery in Northwich

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The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in Northwich as a packaging technologist.

Job purpose:

The Packaging Technologist will develop new and existing packaging, oversee artwork creation and manage specifications for the Roberts Bakery and its customers, including supporting the requirements of 2 bread plants, a morning goods plant, and a distribution centre.

What you will contribute:

• Generate new packaging in response to briefs from the new product development team.
• Provide a detailed brief to chosen suppliers, liaise with internal departments, and take the project through to operational approval.
• Arrange and oversee packaging trials onsite and at suppliers including pre-production trials and report on the outcome.
• Organise transit trials where required and report on the outcome.
• Manage pre-artwork meetings and work with marketing to ensure designs are achievable.
• Manage artwork process with Technical, Marketing and NPD to ensure artworks are completed in time for print.
• Attend packaging print runs for approval where necessary or ensure printers know what they need to achieve.
• Approve packaging on first delivery and perform periodic QC checks
• Maintain all the packaging and pallet specifications and originate any new specifications as required.
• Manage the creation and allocation of bar codes and deal with scanning issues.
• Handle packaging complaints with suppliers and implement corrective action whilst maintaining the non-conformance information to enable reports at any time.
• Design and manage in house printed labels as well as development of software used.
• Run cost saving and packaging optimisation projects.
• Work with the technical department and sales to provide packaging information for customer specs and packaging weight reporting.
• Manage projects with our customers updating their specification systems, using their artwork management systems and ensuring where possible both parties are happy with packaging suppliers and materials used.
• Plan and execute regular audits with our suppliers.
• Work with technical department to ensure compliancy to BRC legislation, BRC audits and other customer audits.
• Maintain & develop packaging related documents within the QMS

What you will bring:

• Packaging Technology degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 Years experience in FMCG environment
• Concept to launch development experience with UK retailers
• Project management skills
• An ability for true blue sky thinking
• Show good strong influencing skills at all levels

Key interfaces: Customers, Vendors, Procurement, Operations, Technical & NPD

Reports to: NPD Manager