Back to searchPackaging Development Manager
Henderson Brown Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Sittingbourne, Kent ME101AJ, England
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Packaging Development Manager position is a full-time, permanent role based near Sittingbourne, Kent, offering a salary between £45,000 and £55,000 per annum.
- The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a food packaging environment and a proven track record of bringing packaging innovation from inception to launch.
- Responsibilities include defining packaging strategy, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with food safety and environmental standards.
- The role involves tracking and reporting on the impact of packaging development and identifying areas for improvement in cost and environmental efficiency.
- This position presents an excellent opportunity for career advancement within a respected food service provider that supplies premium products to major retailers.
Full Time Permanent
45,000 - 55,000 per annum
Near to Sittingbourne, Kent
Our client is a leading business who supply to a variety of the major retailers and within the fresh produce sector. As they continue to expand and grow their presence in the marketplace they are now seeking a driven and ambitious Packaging Development Manager.
Reporting into the Managing Director, this brand new role is an excellent opportunity for a Food or Fresh Produce professional looking for their role upwards to join a well-respected food service provider that supplies premium products to a number of retailers.
Responsibilities:
* Define packaging strategy to enable scalable and market leading innovation, foreseeing customer and consumer trend.
* Creating actionable plans for customers needs and delivery of these.
* Support the commercial delivery of changes to the UK packaging legislation, waste management infrastructure.
* Manage and build relationships with key packaging suppliers and waste management handlers.
* Lead the packaging development process from inception through to trial and launch, working alongside customer packaging and technical teams.
* Manage the packaging supplier approval process including due diligence to ensure all new and existing packaging meets relevant, food safety, ethical and environmental compliance requirements.
* Manage the packaging material specification approval process including due diligence to ensure all new and existing packaging meets relevant, food safety, ethical and environmental compliance requirements.
* Track, monitor and report on the impact of packaging development and innovation as it relates to production, packaging reduction, recyclability, cost, carbon emissions life cycle analysis and transport efficiencies.
* Review and identify existing process and or existing product packaging improvements to drive cost, environmental efficiency.
Qualifications/Skills
* A minimum of 5 years in a food packaging environment
* Experience of bringing packaging innovation from inception to launch
* Recent experience with major food retailers
* Sound report writing skills
* A proven knowledge of current regulatory compliance within food pac
In return you will be given a generous salary and package and the opportunity to develop your career within a profitable and growing food manufacturing business.
If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on (phone number removed) for more information.
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