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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Packaging Technologist to join our R&D function and specialize in delivering Material Development & Validation activity. This role serves as the technical bridge between packaging concept and commercial reality, leading the technical profiling of materials, industrialization of new components, and validation of packaging formats.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead technical authority for the material integrity and functional performance of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging components.
• Design and execute comprehensive technical validation programmes and factory trials to ensure new formats perform flawlessly on-line.
• Lead material science workstreams, including the profiling and qualification of new resins and recycled material blends.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Production teams to identify and validate supply chain optimisations.
• Own the technical specifications for all packaging materials, ensuring compliance with quality standards and legislation.
• Provide technical governance within the Stage & Gate process, managing material and manufacturing risks and feasibility.

Requirements

• Degree level education or equivalent in Packaging, Science, or Engineering.
• Significant post-graduate experience in a technical packaging role within an FMCG business.
• Proven expertise in technical validation and material profiling across multiple formats, including polymer performance (PET/rPET), injection/stretch blow moulding, aluminium cans, glass, and carton packaging.
• Experience in leading complex factory trials and bridging the gap between R&D specifications and high-speed operational reality.
• Sound knowledge of packaging material manufacture, liquid filling technologies, bottle labelling, multipacking, and palletisation within the drinks industry.
• Knowledge and operation of GFSI, BRC, HACCP, and other quality management systems.
• Ability to assess and manage technical risks, develop robust trial protocols, and establish definitive packaging specifications.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and external suppliers.

Skills

• Material Development
• Material Validation
• Technical Profiling
• Packaging Formats
• Polymer Performance
• PET/rPET
• Injection Moulding
• Stretch Blow Moulding
• Aluminium Cans
• Glass Packaging
• Carton Packaging
• Tetra Pak
• Factory Trials
• R&D Specifications
• High-Speed Operations
• Packaging Material Manufacture
• Liquid Filling Technologies
• Bottle Labelling
• Multipacking
• Palletisation
• GFSI
• BRC
• HACCP
• Quality Management Systems
• Risk Assessment
• Trial Protocol Development
• Packaging Specifications
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-functional Team Influence
• Supplier Management

Location

• Hybrid (Cumbernauld, Bolton, Milton Keynes, London)

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior
• Post-graduate

Education Level

• Degree level or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive

Benefits

• 34 days holiday
• Bonus
• Flexible holiday trading
• Living Wage Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Peppy Health
• Flexible benefits (discounts & cashback, gym memberships, technology purchases)
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products
• Pension
• Annual salary review
• Ongoing professional development

About the Company

• AG Barr is a responsible business employing around 850 people across the UK.
• They value diversity, give back to communities, and work to minimise environmental impact.
• With 150 years of history, AG Barr builds great brands including IRN-BRU, RUBICON, Boost, FUNKIN, and MOMA.

Equal Opportunity

• An equal opportunities employer.
• Happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability, health, or mental health condition.