Packaging Technologist

NPD/R&D

Merseyside, UK

£42000 per year

Permanent

Job Ref:

CH/TNT/2680

Job Information

Location: Merseyside
Overview: Great opportunity for a Packaging Technologist to join a leading food manufacturer in this unique opportunity.

About You:

  • You will need to be qualified in material science, engineering or another science-based subject
  • As Packaging Technologist, you will possess experience in food, FMCG packaging
  • An interest and knowledge of sustainability
  • Exceptional organisational skills
  • Excellent communication skills

What will you be doing?

  • Day to day support the NPD Team, trials, sample request, specification requests, speak to suppliers, artwork review.
  • Managing packaging development trials and launches.
  • You will work collaboratively across the teams in the business and packaging suppliers.
  • The successful Packaging Technologist will build strong relationships with packaging suppliers and keep up to date with all packaging trends
  • Liaise with suppliers to ensure specifications and legal requirements are met.  


What can they offer you?
This is a great business to work for. Opportunities exist within not only your department but in the wider business too.
We are seeking applications from talented Packaging Technologists, Sustainable Packaging Technologists, Junior Packaging Technologists, Materials & Packaging Technologists and Packaging Innovation Technologists who live within Merseyside, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Ellesmere Port, Chester

How to Apply
If you have the desired qualifications and experience, please send your CV quoting re CH/TNT/2680 or call 0161 399 1575 / 07899 686690 for a confidential discussion.

True North Talent is recognised as a trusted supplier of permanent, contract and interim recruitment services to the food manufacturing and FMCG industries. Our teams of specialist recruiters operate across food manufacturing Operations Jobs, food manufacturing Engineering jobs, food manufacturing Technical jobs, food manufacturing NPD jobs, food manufacturing Supply Chain jobs and food manufacturing Commercial jobs. We may hold your data, as per our privacy policy detailed on our website.

We are only able to consider candidates who have the full legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only contact successful applicants.
 

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