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Packaging Technologist

United Kingdom, Leeds · Job Posted June 10, 2026
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The Deodorants category is a key part of the Unilever Personal Care Business Group. With a family of Power Brands – Rexona, Dove, Axe – which are critical growth drivers of the company. We are looking for a Packaging Technologist to help shape the future of deodorant packaging for some of the world’s most recognisable Personal Care brands. This is a hands-on technical role at the heart of innovation—translating ideas into robust, scalable packaging solutions that deliver outstanding consumer experiences while embedding sustainability, quality and speed to market.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead and support packaging development across innovation and renovation projects, from concept through to industrialisation
  • Provide technical packaging expertise to cross‑functional project teams, ensuring designs meet performance, quality and manufacturing requirements
  • Define functional specifications, risk assessments (including FMEA), and validation strategies for components and systems
  • Plan and deliver packaging trials, lab testing, pilot runs and factory line trials, including management of technicians and external partners
  • Analyse test data using statistical and digital tools to identify risks, drive decisions and improve design robustness
  • Collaborate with Design and Simulation teams to validate and calibrate virtual models using physical test data
  • Work with suppliers globally to improve, harmonise and qualify aerosol and deodorant packaging components
  • Contribute to capability building and continuous improvement, including development of new test methods and design rules.

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)
  • Confidence working with technical drawings, tolerances, and test data
  • Experience with defining & developing testing methods, and comfortable with data analysis & interpretation (eg statistical process control). Experience in metrology is preferred
  • Digital fluency and confidence working with data, digital tools and analytics to inform decisions
  • Knowledge of personal care, or specifically deodorant, packaging (aerosol, stick, or roll‑on formats) is a strong advantage.

Nice to have

  • Experience in metrology
  • Knowledge of personal care, or specifically deodorant, packaging (aerosol, stick, or roll‑on formats)

What we offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Pension scheme
  • Annual bonus
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Discounted staff shop
  • Shares
  • Flexible working options
  • Hybrid working environment
  • Wellbeing support including hubs, programmes and development opportunities

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