Packaging Technologist – Cosmetics & Skincare - South West England

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Packaging Technologist – Cosmetics & Skincare

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :

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Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson –

Head of Print recruitment – Neil Pearson –

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young –

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

We are on the search for a packaging technologist with strong technical knowledge combined with commercial acumen to join a leading cosmetics and skin care products company.

Candidates must have a good knowledge of component manufacture and decoration. With a proven record in packaging technology, you must have a strong understanding of materials and applications.

• Supporting the packaging technician with component testing
• Source of packaging with commercial and sustainable awareness and assess through feasibility process with production team(s)
• Work cross functionally through the business and manage packaging expectations where necessary
• Attendance of print passes and first production runs as required to support the business
• Liaise with the quality team to fully investigate issues and complaints, setting standards and technical input to non conformance process as required
• Responsible for project management of key business initiatives from a packaging technical and commercial aspect
• Deliver cost saving and cost avoidance strategies to support the Buying and production teams
• Co-ordination of line trials and PR runs in line with the CPA
• Artwork briefs and artwork approvals
• Creation of component and packing specifications
• Awareness of costs and budgets and advise the Senior Packaging Manager of costs outside of budget
• Clear, concise communication on project status updates
• Ability to assess challenges and identify solutions
• Communicate effectively to all areas of the business and feed into commercial paperwork for business sign off
• Awareness of innovation and working with the sustainability team to deliver business initiatives
• Work with the team on continuous improvements with ways of working, processes and documentation
• Supplying packaging waste information
• Ability to provide technical expertise to the business
• Attend supplier meetings and support the Buying team from a technical perspective

Excellent team player with ability to work under own initiative and prioritise effectively.