Job Title: Packing Technologist
Location: Haslingden
Salary: based on skills experience and qualifications
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week flexible on core hours
Flexipol is BRC certificated and is an approved food packaging supplier to manufacturers in the Marks and Spencer supply chain.
The Company is now in its 28th year, and during this time the business has grown each year steadily, providing long term secure employment. The Company prides itself on its innovative approach to product design and manufacturing, along with an excellent reputation for high-quality customer service.
We solve our customers’ toughest packaging challenges through our unique blend of technical collaboration, innovation and extraordinary service.
The role:
We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Packaging Technologist to join the Technical Team. Reporting to the Divisional Innovation Manager you will support the technical team across all areas of the business. The role will include the design, development and manufacture of packaging for a range of products and different flexible film markets.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Support the development of new packaging products.
- Ensuring that packaging products meet set requirements and specifications
- Producing samples to try out different materials and designs
- Liaising with the commercial, purchasing and operations staff
- Identifying opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining quality
- Running trials to check packaging for suitability and testing for performance under various conditions
- Controlling production and quality standards, including reporting packaging that doesn’t meet these
- Meeting with customers to support their packaging requirements and developments.
- Keeping up to date with technological innovations.
The Candidate:
- Strong individual with an analytical approach with attention to detail
- Self-motivated and can work under pressure.
- A can-do attitude, able to overcome obstacles with a team approach.
- Organisational and planning skills to manage your time and to meet deadlines and objectives.
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Good attention to detail
- Technical skills
- Innovation
- Good team working abilities.
Knowledge, Training and Experience required
- Previous experience working as a Packaging Technologist, ideally in the Food industry.
- Good IT skills, proficient with all Microsoft Office Packages
- UK driving license and owns a car due to customer visits.
Benefits:
- Company and Objective Bonus
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Life Insurance
- Hours of Work Monday to Friday 08:30am to 17:00pm
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; General Operator, Grading Operator, Packing Operative, Picking & Packing Operative, Picking and Packing Operative, Goods-Returns Quality Checker, Returns Checker, Quality Checker, Quality Control, Quality Processing Coordinator, Line Operative, Production Operative, Servicing Operative, Logistics will also be considered for this role.
