FMCG Product Packaging SME
Duration: 12 months contract
Pay: £20/hour
Travel: 30-50% of the time
Location: Trafford Park, Manchester
Key Tasks on the role
- Providing support to the Europe Packaging manager on a daily basis as needed
- From time to time acting as Technical project leader / Packaging workstream leader for key packaging projects in the UK
- Developing and designing packaging to the packaging action standards for each packaging material
- Responsible for the creation, development and completion of packaging specifications and P&Ps (Packaging & Palletisation specs) in the company data system for all key innovations, redesigns or activities for packaging.
Skills and Experience
- Experienced packaging engineer/developer/ designer for 3+ years.
- Experienced in dealing with different packaging materials particularly paper and board, flexibles and aseptic packaging.
- Fluent in English
- Basic awareness in business acumen e.g. cost of goods, gross margins etc
- Minimum 3+ years in FMCG/Retail
- Minimum Bachelors Degree in packaging materials, engineering, design or equivalent
- Knowledge of teabag materials and technologies preferable
Who we are looking for the role
- Great communicator, able to efficiently manage multiple stakeholders at local, regional and global level.
- Problem solving skills, great at troubleshooting various issues
- People centric, consumer centric and customer centric - ability to create and maintain relationships organically
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects with excellent time management skills