Packaging Technologist

Here at N Brown, we champion inclusivity by making our customers look and feel amazing. We don’t believe that age, size, shape or background should stop anyone from feeling confident, stylish and happy with the way they look and feel. With our industry leading expertise in creating fashion that fits, we’ve been proudly breaking down these barriers for over 150 years. We help our customers to express themselves with stylish products, helpful services and flexible finance. Now, we’re moving forward together, embracing innovation and new technology, to continue to delight our customers. You will be part of a team who have a strong strategy to grow beauty and are passionate about offering real beauty for the real woman in an inspiring way.

Working here you’ll explore everything the world of digital retail has to offer — asking questions, trying new things and chasing new opportunities. Combine this curiosity with the freedom to make your own decisions, take charge of projects and work flexibly, and you’ve got the perfect place to show your skills and learn new ones. It’s fast and furious here at times, but this just means something new and exciting is always on the way. So, if you collaborate, think on your feet, embrace innovation and love rising to a challenge, your work with us will have a serious impact on the business, your career and our customers’ lives. We are proud to be N Brown.

Packaging Technologist

Core Responsibilities:

• To develop and create specifications for Packaging and labelling requirements including design and quality producing a detailed Packaging and labelling Specification with clear recommendations on materials, components, finished product across quality, ethical, environmental and legal dimensions for online/mail order and retail operations defining specifications for nominated or self-source reference.

• To support procurement team with sourcing and price negotiations of suitable packaging and labelling by providing detailed specifications and approval of packaging and labelling samples

• To engage with selected packaging suppliers during production runs to ascertain and monitor quality standards.

• Liaise with Buying/PI’s on the development of labelling and packaging and costings.

• Input and validate packaging data onto Packsys system to record weights & dimensions for carriage streaming, warehouse planning and for legal compliance with the Environmental Agency.

• To be knowledgeable about processes and procedures involved in delivery/picking /dispatching of products to the customer to ensure durability of packaging to protect products.

• To work closely with the returns reprocessing team to ensure compliance with prime packaging specification on repacking, presentation and packaging materials.

• Ensure that all packaging and labelling quality requirements for the company are understood and observed by suppliers in the development and production process

• Maintenance of packaging and labelling manuals to ensure all company quality, protection, presentation and warehousing policies are relevant & up to date

• Understand and maintain knowledge of market trends/ innovations in line with business strategy as well as benchmarking against competitors.

• Understand and maintain knowledge of Packaging and Labelling compliance and legislation for UK/EU/International and Partnerships.

What you will need to succeed:

• Packaging design

• Packaging construction knowledge

• Knowledge of packaging testing and standards

• Communication skills – verbal and written – ability to communicate via variety of media with different cultures/various levels of Stakeholders

• A good appreciation of design innovation to product packaging

• IT skills – competent understanding of IT systems, excel, word, adobe illustrator

• Highly organised

• Self-motivated

• Excellent Time Management – personal and role impact

In return for your hard-work and commitment, you’ll receive fantastic training as well exciting development opportunities and a competitive salary and benefits package.

Our people are energetic, enthusiastic and proud to work for a company that is committed to making the customer look and feel amazing. If you are able to demonstrate these qualities and the have the desired experience, why not apply today?

Employees in our business may have access to our customers’ personal data therefore for a number of our roles, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory criminal record check.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from obtaining a position with JD Williams