An exciting opportunity for a Packaging Engineer with a global manufacturing organisation within the area.

This role is being presented on a fixed term contract basis for 12 months with a favourable salary/package, available depending on experience.

The essentials we are seeking:

It is considered an essential requirement that candidates have the required minimum of 5 years’ experience within personal care/home care/pharma OR FMCG.

The background we are seeking:

The ideal candidate will have a University degree in Packaging, Design, or a relevant Engineering discipline with at least 5 years experience in packaging development roles.

Reporting to the R & D European Packaging Manager, the Packaging Engineer will be responsible for the design, development and deployment of new packaging innovations across European operations.

The successful applicant will drive specific elements of the packaging strategy set up by the European R & D Leadership team.

The Packaging Engineer will be responsible for packaging programme delivery, with the support of the site Packaging Technologists.

You will need to ensure appropriate packaging formats and packaging development processes are utilised by the business and will be accountable for packaging specifications for primary, secondary and tertiary packaging across several of the major brand portfolio.

Core competencies we are seeking:

We are searching for someone resilient, creative thinking and able to think outside the box who is commercially savvy, with strong planning and influencing skills with solid experience in project management, who is a strong team player with the ability to influence.

Skills we are seeking:

Proven track record of Packaging NPD projects delivery for Global brands in Personal Care, Home Care, Pharma or FMCG sectors.

Proven project management skill base with launched products in several markets.

Expertise in the packaging field in the consumer products inducts within fully automated operations.

Extensive knowledge of packaging materials to deliver new innovations with a key focus on rigid plastics, aerosol cans, tubes cartons and corrugated board.

Know How on decoration and printing technologies.

Solid knowledge on Transit packaging, SRP and/or RRP.

Experience of leading the development of a packaging project in a matrix environment from concept generation through to implementation in factories.

Experience of working closely with Marketing Operations and Procurement.

Systems software knowledge to include MS packages, SAP, Adobe CS, Cape and 3D Cad systems

Line management experience desirable.

A more detailed job description is available but if you would like to be considered for this role, in the first instance, please email your CV as a Word document.