Packaging Technoligist
Cranswick Country Foods Poultry is a specialty producer of delicious, cooked poultry ingredients and leading innovators in our industry. We create exciting, original products that meet the needs of today’s busy consumers. Working closely with customers across retail, food service and B2B, our bespoke chicken and turkey products offer creative and flavoursome lunchtime solutions, including street food-inspired dishes, superfood salads, hot and cold sandwiches and much more.
The main purpose of the role is to be responsible for the innovation, development and industrialization of packaging for Cooked Poultry and Prepared Poultry Hull.
Currently we are looking to hire a Packaging Technologist to join our busy NPD (New product development) team.
The key elements of the role are:
- Creating critical time paths for the packaging process for new product launches and amends to existing lines
- Ensure keyline drawings for new trays are fit for purpose. Present to NPD, Sales and Operations teams for approval ahead of launch
- Consideration to Second Nature targets when looking at new packaging projects and opportunities
- Submit customer packaging request forms. Verify correct packaging information for artwork to begin
- Coordinate the approval of all artwork from the artwork house through to the printer.
- Work closely with suppliers on any new packaging innovations and communicate to the business
- Maintain good working relationship with all packaging suppliers.
- Request and Review the costs of new product packaging and pass onto the Sales and Planning / Purchasing Team.
- Check and test new packaging as it arrives on site for first time to ensure it conforms to standard agreed.
- Set up new Factory QAS’s for all Retail products for the High Risk and Despatch Departments
Drivers licence is essential as the role require to travel between the Cranswick Sites.
Shift is: Monday to Friday
Full Job Description is available upon request