Packaging Quality Technologist

The Recipe

Be part of a great family. As an organisation that is 149 years old, with a clear purpose and values, we provide staple products that help to feed our nation. You’ve probably tasted our products – now have a taste of what it means to be part of the family behind developing, creating and delivering all the incredible products that we’re famous for. We’re proud of our heritage and we love our brand, we know you will too!

The Role

In this role, you’ll support projects by implementing new packaging for various launches, focusing on Gluten Free products. You’ll build and maintain positive relationships with project and site teams, ensuring feedback is consistently positive.

You’ll conduct and attend packaging trials, making sure materials are available and testing programs are robust. Effective communication with bakery stakeholders is essential.

You’ll manage incidents affecting bakery performance, especially for Gluten Free packaging, ensuring quick resolution to maintain production continuity. Keeping suppliers informed of any issues is crucial.

You’ll provide on-site packaging expertise and supplier training as needed, ensuring consistent wrapping and bagging standards across all sites. Building strong relationships between packaging suppliers and bakery personnel is important.

You’ll gather and submit data for legal and customer reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Supporting packaging specification processes, maintaining competitive set samples, and ensuring correct checks and data for new product packaging launches are also key responsibilities.

Essential Ingredients

• Experience within a packaging technologist or artwork & repro role.
• Working towards or has gained the IOP/IOM3 Packaging Technology diploma or industry equivalent.
• Knowledge of BRC 9 Audit requirements.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence Standards.
• Industry knowledge: materials, manufacturing processes, packaging machinery, H&S/food safety systems, food contact material regulations.
• Commercial awareness: understanding of customer requirements and constraints.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills: influential and persuasive.
• Strong relationship-building skills with internal and external contacts at all levels.
• Proficient in relevant IT programs and software.
• Be flexible and willing to travel across the UK to our sites for packaging trials.
• Full UK Driving License

Extra Dough

And last but by no means yeast, you will want to know what your bread is worth:

• Company Car
• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we’ll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service