Packaging Technologist

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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!


We receive a high number of applications, if you do not hear a response within 2 weeks, please assume your profile has not been selected.

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Job Description:

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!

We receive a high number of applications, if you do not hear a response within 2 weeks, please assume your profile has not been selected.

Posted: May 14th, 2026