Packaging Development Technologist – Flexibles

Job Title: Packaging Development Technologist – Flexibles Salary: Salary up to £35k pa, plus pension. Location: North West Reference: GYJ2293 Contact: Gary Young Telephone: 0141 647 6688 Categories: Packaging, Production/Technical, Flexibles, North West This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :- Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies – George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available. Our Client is a £multi million operation who have a heritage of innovation in the food and medical packaging sectors. As part of their plans to expand their Technical Dept they are creating a new laboratory and are seeking to appoint a Packaging Development Technologist. Skills & Experience required: Knowledge and experience of the food packaging / flexible packaging industry, including multi-layer film, adhesives, lamination, other conversion processes and print processes. Experience of successfully progressing new product development projects in the flexible packaging industry. Can demonstrate hands on experience of applying problem solving techniques to product development challenges in flexible packaging. Understanding of materials and product test & characterisation methods, specifically polymer / film testing used in flexible packaging is highly desirable. Ideal Candidate Profile: Self-motivated with the ability to plan, co-ordinate and progress laboratory scale development projects and to manage these developments through scale-up into commercial products. Analytical thinker with the ability to assimilate information from many sources and use this information to support development efforts. Able to safely and competently operate all necessary laboratory and relevant production equipment for the preparation and testing of development materials. Ability to accurately record, analyse, report and present information both verbally and in writing. Key Responsibilities To co-ordinate and progress multiple development projects (both long term and short term) for new materials, products and/or processes. To arrange, execute and report on development trials to progress project activities against demanding project timescales. To operate appropriate processing machinery, laboratory test equipment and related equipment including the accurate interpretation of the results to progress projects.