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Packaging Developer

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United Kingdom , Leeds

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Job Description:

As a Packaging Developer within the Deodorant Category Technology Centre, you will play a hands-on role in delivering innovative, high quality packaging for iconic Power brands. You will support major innovation and renovation programmes while independently leading smaller projects end to end — from concept and design through to industrialisation and launch. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering, creativity, and consumer experience, working with multi-functional teams (marketing, supply chain, procurement) to deliver consumer desirable packaging innovation.

Job Responsibility:

  • Deliver packaging solutions from brief to launch, ensuring technical excellence, manufacturability, and consumer appeal
  • Lead or support packaging workstreams on global innovation and renovation projects
  • Define and validate functional specifications, test plans, and performance requirements
  • Manage technical risk using tools such as FMEA and risk assessments
  • Analyse test and trial data to inform decisions and de risk scale up
  • Coordinate lab testing, pilot trials, and factory line trials
  • Work closely with global suppliers, design agencies, and manufacturing partners
  • Ensure alignment with global standards, regional legislation, and sustainability goals
  • Champion digital tools, data capture, and an in silico first mindset
  • Contribute to capability building, best practices, and knowledge sharing across Personal Care

Requirements:

  • A technical background in engineering, science, design, materials or equivalent experience
  • Experience in packaging development, working with packaging materials and technologies (e.g. metals, plastics, aerosols, complex assemblies)
  • Strong project and stakeholder management skills, including experience of risk management
  • Confidence working with technical drawings, tolerances, and test data
  • Experience with measurement and testing techniques (eg, Metrology) and data analysis & interpretation (eg statistical process control)
  • Digital fluency and confidence working with data, digital tools and analytics to inform decisions

Nice to have:

Knowledge of personal care, or specifically deodorant, packaging (aerosol, stick, or roll on formats) is a strong advantage

What we offer:
  • Competitive salary and pension scheme
  • Annual bonus
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Discounted staff shop
  • Shares
  • Flexible and hybrid working environment
  • Wellbeing support including hubs, programmes and development opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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