Packaging Technologist

Role: Packaging Technologist

Location: London (hybrid)

Salary: Up to £45,000 + package

We are partnering with a fast-growing, ambitious consumer goods business within the health and nutrition space. With strong recent growth and a clear vision to evolve into a leading D2C brand, the company is investing heavily in innovation and product experience.

As part of this journey, they are hiring a Packaging Technologist to take ownership of packaging strategy across the full supply chain. This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to shape packaging from the ground up and make a real commercial and operational impact.

You will act as the subject matter expert for packaging, driving improvements in cost, performance, sustainability, and functionality across a diverse product portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end development of packaging solutions across flexible plastics, rigid formats, and fibre-based materials, ensuring performance, quality, and cost efficiency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, brand, suppliers, and manufacturing to deliver right-first-time packaging and support successful product launches
• Own packaging trials, testing, specifications, and database management, while providing hands-on technical support to manufacturing sites
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and drive sustainability initiatives, including recyclability improvements and packaging waste reduction

In order to be successful in the role:

• Proven experience as a packaging technologist/ developer role, working with flexible materials (essential)
• Experience in consumer goods, ideally within a food and beverage environment
• Commercially minded with a focus on cost optimisation, efficiency, and end to end project management experience
• Degree in Packaging, Materials Science, or similar
• Full permanent right to work in the UK

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, apply now!

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