Job Description

We are looking for a packaging technologist who will be responsible for the design, development and manufacture of packaging for a range of products as well as quality control.

Responsibilities:

• generating new packaging products in response to briefs
• ensuring that packaging products meet set requirements and specifications
• producing samples to try out different materials and designs
• liaising with marketing, purchasing, and production staff
• Involved with quality control
• Quality complaints
• Spec sheets management
• identifying opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining quality
• running trials to check the packaging for suitability and testing for performance under various conditions
• controlling production and quality standards, including reporting packaging that doesn't meet these
• evaluating, selecting, and negotiating with suppliers
• identifying and choosing products from suppliers
  
  writing reports
• keeping up to date with technological innovations.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Education in a related course
• 2 years of experience in a packaging role
• Design skills
• Attention to details
• Problem-solving attitude
• Innovation