Junior Packaging Technologist

Job description

Nestlé UK Ltd

Tutbury – Derbyshire

Are you looking to widen your experience with a respected global company in a key role with real responsibility and an opportunity to work with some of the most recognisable brands in in the world? Then this could be the role you're looking for.

We're looking for a Packaging Specialist/Technologist within the Technical Application Group, based at our Tutbury factory in Derbyshire. You'll be rewarded with an attractive package of circa £30k per annum, holiday and pension working days.

Our Story
Nestlé SA is the world's leading health, wellness and nutrition company, with over seven thousand employees in the UK and Ireland alone across the 19 sites of all our business. We are proud to produce some of Britain's best loved brands such as Kit Kat, Nescafé, Smarties, Buxton, Go Cat and Shreddies. Around 95% of UK households consume our brands and more than two billion Nestlé products are sold in the UK every year.

Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after a £250 million investment over the last few years. The factory produces several of the most well-known Nescafé products in the world through freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee production technologies and is at the forefront of coffee production globally.

Our Opportunity
We're looking for someone to work within the packaging team and work closely with a number of different internal and external clients.

As a Packaging Specialist/technologist, you will use your knowledge of materials and processes to develop and/or introduce new packaging and processes within our factory and suppliers while taking into consideration compliance with Nestlé and external standards.
You will also support technology and knowhow transfer into the factory, managing NPD projects as well as ensuring supply, by supporting the factory and the marketing team initiatives related to packaging, packaging processes and technologies. You will be asked to attend packaging Technical Reviews and feedback to the team any technical changes or developments as well as providing technical assistance and sharing ideas where needed.

You
We're looking for someone with previous experience in high speed packing machines such as sachet fillers, multi-head can and jar fillers, scales, baggers, cartoners, case packers and palletisers, alongside experience with packaging materials.
Skills and experience needed for the role:
·  Packaging Diploma/Packaging engineer
·  Understanding packaging specifications
·  Understanding food contact requirements for packaging materials
·  Analytical thinking & proactive continuous improvement (DMAIC)
·  Good interpersonal relationship & excellent team-working
·  Previous experience in fast moving, complex environment
·  Project management skills.

What you need to know

The closing date for this role is 20/11/16 . We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

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