Pack Technologist

Pack Change Technologist

Final date to receive applications: 25 March 2026

Department: New Product Development

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: Andover

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Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values people and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, Twinings Ovo delivers.

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits – to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

As Pack Change Technologist you will have an important part in Twinings lean, performance focused and innovative New Product Development team.

Responsible for delivery of the design and print initiatives related to Twinings New Product Development and brand redesign projects across our markets, you will be someone who strives for excellence in delivery, is avid about quality and with a commercial mindset, creates pieces of packaging that consumers love.

You will be a passionate expert about packaging, continually looking to drive core packaging and print inspiration to further competitive advantage and future brand growth. You will need to work across and manage a number of internal stakeholders, within markets, our Tea Supply Chain colleagues and with our New Product Development team. You will also induct and manage the relationship with design agencies, ensuring they are aligned to deliver alongside us.

Balancing the market wants against the commercial needs of the business you deliver brilliant customer service for the markets but will challenge where needed to get to the best solution for the business.

• Take the lead for Design to Print within New Product Development projects. The scope of these projects will include new product launches, full brand redesigns, optimisation and sustainability projects, with the aim of ‘Right First Time’.
• Deliver multi-market packaging projects, to deliver the artwork process from initial design concepts and ideas to full packaging roll out ensuring that artwork requirements are fully evaluated and delivered.
• For agreed projects, take Workstream Lead role from packaging brief through to launch. Manage assigned work streams to enable implementation and support business and personal growth.
• Identify and implement Continuous Process Improvement opportunities in Twinings print and Design to print process to raise the bar in all areas to achieve quality balanced with commercial needs.
• Identify and implement, where possible, harmonisation of materials to reduce complexity and cost within the supply chain.
• Scope and identify requirements for new Material Evaluation Request for all new specifications which require costing. Collaborate with Marketing, Procurement and Packaging Technologists to identify attributes for costing purposes. Ensure a full range of requirements are costed in order to provide best in class information for decision making.
• Build costing and origination budgets for agreed projects to ensure financial viability and transparency
• Lead the induction of new design agencies into the business to create positive working relationships and alignment in ways of working
• Support Tea Supply Chain teams with the delivery and implementation of optimisation projects, including Supplier transfer projects, that improve efficiency and reduce cost.
• Manage and lead all communications on artwork critical paths, actions and timelines, follow up approvals and escalate, where necessary.
• Identify risks to Design to Print delivery and work with stakeholders to mitigate these risks.
• Work closely with Packaging Technologists to agree trial parameters, CSFs and provide support in communicating decisions to the wider business.
• Lead all relevant packaging and artwork related meetings from design finalisation through to acceptance of files. This…