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LIPTON Teas and Infusions is Hiring a Packaging Technologist Near Henderson, CO
Delivering superior innovations that are holistically designed for rollout will be critical for the company’s success. Packaging plays a prominent role in these innovation plans, and is a key capability to drive competitive advantage. Not only does it fulfil a very important functional role, to contain, protect and inform, but also as the first “touchpoint” with the consumer, it must engage the consumer, reflecting the brand proposition, and delivering a delightful experience.
The role will be based within the Tea Packaging team and will play a major role in meeting our growth and sustainability ambition. Tea brands include Lipton, PG tips, Brooke Bond, T2, Pukka and Tazo to name a few. Working closely with other functions as part of a cross-functional team, the packaging technologist will lead on innovation, renovation, and cost saving projects, landing consumer and customer preferred packaging designs.
The job holder will be expected to have an entrepreneurial mindset and not be bound by rigid processes. The job holder will lead Packaging development activities across various platforms and ensure project delivery in close partnership across functions (e.g. Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement) as well as key (external) partners and suppliers (e.g. 3PM, Material suppliers).
You will bring your passion for Tea, and enthusiasm to know consumer and customer needs and trends and use this to shape and deliver brilliant, sustainable, packaging experiences.
Main Accountabilities
- To deliver, as a packaging workstream leader or from time to time as the technical project leader of a project team, packaging solutions to agreed innovation, renovation and operational (cost savings, quality, complexity reduction) projects, on time in full, by following best practice in packaging
- Liaise with packaging convertors and material suppliers in the development of packaging components
- Deliver packaging which not only meets the required quality and technical standards, but also delights the consumer and builds brand love, through using the company’s Packaging Excellence best practices
- Developing and executing a testing plan for primary and secondary packaging, ensuring packaging is “fit for purpose” compatible with SC, Product properties, Consumer, Brand needs and legislation. The testing plan can include laboratory tests (at LIPTON Teas and Infusions, at our convertors, and at 3rd party labs), factory trials, and distribution trials.
- To complete the content of technical specifications for packaging components.
- Where relevant, to deliver, as a member of a cross functional project team, solutions to agreed projects, on time in full
- Identify and implement potential cost saving activities across the category packaging portfolio.
- Attendance of project meetings and deputise for manager when required.
- To interface with other functions in support of project delivery (e.g. brand development, supply chain, procurement)
- To manage and deliver their own agreed work plan
- To comply with the Code of Business Principles and all SHE and QA policies, including the support of product claims, risk management and environmental awareness
- Strong in personal mastery & agility
- Strong in business acumen and passion for high performance
- Able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
- Flexibility in work style to be able to manage several projects simultaneously
- Understand risks and manage & mitigate those as appropriate
- Able to tailor communication effectively with teams and senior leadership
- Ability to influence new thinking with stakeholders and within team
- Excellent spoken and written English
- The candidate is expected to have relevant qualifications in an engineering/packaging related area at further education level, and a minimum of 2 years suitable work experience
- Basic awareness in packaging expertise of a range of packaging materials
- Working knowledge of the key materials for the category - Paper Board & Flexibles
- 1- 3 years in an FMCG company, ideally with packaging experience
Job Summary
Full Time
$66k-85k (estimate)
05/20/2024
06/06/2024
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