Packaging Technologist

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Packaging Technoligst Salary: Competitive salary Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension up contributions, Life insurance up to 4x salary Location: Greencore Desserts Devizes, Hopton Industrial Estate, London Road, Devizes SN10 2EU Ways of Working: Hybrid 4 days on site, 1 day working from home (negotiable) Hours of work: Monday - Friday Contract Type: Permanent Why Greencore? Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food, both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Greencore Desserts is based in Devizes, Wiltshire, and specialises in making chilled desserts such as tarts, yum yums, doughnuts, pies and pastries. The site employs over 550 people and is one of three factories that are part of the Bakkavor Desserts sector in the UK. What you'll be doing As a Packaging Technologist, you will support the development and process function in accordance with Greencore and customer principles in a fast-paced challenging environment. Role Accountabilities Manage the artwork critical path to include, contacting design agencies for artworks, sign off packaging details as part of the artwork approval process (cross functional sign off) and feedback on retailer systems, update the critical path daily, highlight/escalate any potential issues that could impact the agreed launch date. Source concept packaging to meet the supplied brief. Making sure all packaging is fit for purpose within the factory and for the customer requirements. Manage cost estimates and collate cutters, drawings as required. Ensure all packaging/material reserves and tooling are available for the required pre pro and launch dates at the correct volumes, making sure it is highlighted/escalated when the launch dates are at risk. Support and liaise with the Process Team on product trials, product sign off meetings and pre-productions, by ordering packaging to meet the agreed critical path, making sure the packaging is on site in the correct area as and when required. Co-ordinate and liaise with the Process Team to ensure that transit trials for all retailers are booked and completed prior to product sign off meetings, document these on the critical path post handovers so they can be tracked through the process. Awareness of compliance requirements, monitoring of process and factory areas. To operate in a safe working manner and support the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety and the environment. Complete as and when required all internal paperwork and processes such as new approvals, purchase order raising for samples and tooling, internal code raising, specification generation communications with raw mats, green sheets, bill of material generation of information and amendments, SOP’s. Not limited to these, all paperwork required for the smooth implementation and changes around packaging. Identify and drive packaging cost reduction initiatives, conduct feasibility trials and initial product scoping, feedback into the wider teams as required by development, packaging teams and customer teams. Reviewing all aspects of the process and packaging items. Support the wider business when packaging related queries or concerns are raised. There may also be occasions where support is required across the business for non packaging related queries, these are to be reviewed by the Senior Packaging Technologist as to what support to the wider business can be offered. Ensure all packaging sourced meets customer codes of practice and all paperwork is in place for audit compliance. Ensure accuracy of back of pack information. What we’re looking for Shows drive and enthusiasm for further understanding of food manufacturing within the Process Function. Is able to work at pace, shows a level of resilience and is adaptable to changes in the working day. Developing the ability to manage workload and prioritise independently. Shows good communication & organisational skills. Attention to detail, is able to prepare work in a timely manner. Is a self-starter who is inquisitive and driven to improve. Basic numeracy and literacy, fluent English, basic MS Office skills. Has worked within a FMCG business ideally in a process or packaging role before We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success. What you’ll get in return Competitive salary and job-related benefits Holidays Competitive matched pension contributions Life insurance up to 4x salary Company share save scheme Greencore Qualifications Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career. Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent. #CVL #LI-MC2