Walker Cole is searching for a Packaging Technologist to join a global pharmaceutical business in Huddersfield. The Packaging Technologist will be responsible for optimising existing product packaging, delivering efficiency and cost benefits whilst meeting the needs of commercial stakeholders. Daily responsibilities include applying the packaging catalogue implementation principle to the site, ensuring product packaging assessments meet defined requirements and specifications, and providing technical support to both internal and external stakeholders (e.g. commercial teams, and packaging manufacturers).
Further responsibilities as a Packaging Technologist will be:
- Develop and lead T&R packaging sustainability initiatives.
- Utilise supplier resources to ensure optimum use of materials, reliability data, service and quality.
- Approval of technical packaging and associated change controls.
- Create new pallet patterns and optimises where appropriate.
- Provide packaging data (weights/recyclability) for related internal & external reports.
The successful Packaging Technologist will have:
- Packaging or Scientific related degree or equivalent.
- Strong experience working in a packaging development/technologist role with exposure to cGMP.
- Ability to analyse data and make recommendations.
- Familiar with the current regulations and internal systems.