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R&D Packaging Specialist

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ 35,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Corby, North Northamptonshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Position: R&D Packaging Specialist
Area: Northamptonshire
Salary: £35k - £45k
The Company: Wet Wipe Manufacturer

The Role:
• To lead development, validation and implementation activities for new and existing products, with a focus on packing, packaging, materials, process improvement and wider R&D projects as required.
• Working within R&D, the role provides a technical link between Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement and external suppliers, ensuring solutions are compliant, commercially viable and suitable for manufacturing.
• Strong planning, organisational, project management, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify and implement innovative technical solutions and solve technical or operational problems in a structured manner.
• Strong technical writing, documentation and Microsoft Office skills.
• Lead development and technology transfer activities for new and existing products, including product, material, process, packing and packaging workstreams.
• Identify new materials, technologies, processes and innovation opportunities through supplier engagement, trade shows and cross functional collaboration.
• Act as the technical contact for product development activities, materials, processes, specifications, trials and performance requirements.
• Coordinate laboratory, pilot and production trials, validation activities, operational readiness and scale-up requirements.
• Ensure products, materials, processes, packaging systems and documentation meet regulatory, customer, quality and manufacturing requirements.
• Support sustainability, efficiency, troubleshooting, lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve technical, operational and data-related issues, including OOS investigations where required.
• Apply practical and analytical problem-solving to identify effective short and long-term solutions.
• Comply with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, assess risks and report accidents, incidents, near misses or unsafe conditions.
• Operate equipment only within training and competency levels and promote safe working practices at all times.
• Maintain compliance with Company GMP/GLP requirements, quality standards and inspection-ready work areas.

Requirements:
• Degree in Packaging Technology, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent industrial experience.
• Experience would also be beneficial of the following: Flow-wrap manufacturing, polymer technology and raw material manufacturing processes
• Packaging line trials, validation, technology transfer and commercialisation activities
• GMP / regulated manufacturing environments, project management and supplier collaboration
• Training will be provided
• Innovative, flexible/adaptable, organised and quality aware
• Respectful, courteous, positive, self-motivated, reliable and a team player

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