Packaging Technologist

Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 9th April
Recruiter: Katrina, [email protected]

About the role:

As a Packaging Technologist in the No7 Beauty Company you will work in a busy and fast moving cross-functional team to deliver new and innovative packaging solutions. You will help create amazing products by developing design ideas into packaging that delights our customers, manages cost effectively and maintains our sustainability standards. The role uses a mixture of packaging technical knowledge, high levels of organisation and a creative eye to develop packaging from concept to manufacture.
This role reports into the Packaging Manager for No7 Skin & Cosmetics, and is part of a team of Packaging Technologists supporting the iconic No7 brand.

Key Responsibilities
· Accountable for delivering the packaging and artwork activities for our key brands – No7, Soap&Glory, Liz Earle and Botanics.
· Uses packaging technical expertise to innovate, optimise, challenge thinking and ensure the best packaging is developed for the No7Beauty Company brands
· Manages packaging design to optimise cost, quality and technical feasibility
· Carries out detailed technical testing to ensure the packaging is robust and will survive manufacture, distribution and consumer use
· Ensures sustainability is at the heart of our brands’ packaging development
· Brings great organisational skills to busy and fast-moving projects and can communicate brilliantly
· Accountable for quality of data accuracy including key manufacturing and specification documentation
· Conducts all necessary due diligence and is accountable for identifying and effectively managing packaging technical risks

A bit about you…
We would ideally like the below experience, but we would also like to hear from you if you have what it takes to learn with us and be trained in the role. Ideally you would have a background or education in Packaging Design, Product Design or Materials Science

• Proven track record of developing packaging from design concept to market, ideally within FMCG environment

• Excellent knowledge of key packaging technologies, manufacturing, print processes and artwork.

• Experience of tooling new pack shapes

• Proven ability to manage risk, priorities and overall timings for complex technical projects

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Great organisation and communication skills

· Great relationship building with a wide range of people.
· Able to present information in a clear, logical and structured way

About No7 Beauty Company:
No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we’re innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact.

We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.

Our benefits:

• Retirement Savings Plan

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses

• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - go to no7company.jobs/working-here to find out more.

(Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate)

What’s next:
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you’ll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide to help you to be at your best.