Company description: We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge). FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company. We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations. We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader. Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland? We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success. Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals. Job description: About the Role We are seeking an experienced Packaging Technologist to join our dynamic team at our Batley site. Reporting to the Head of Packaging, you will be responsible for delivering the programme of packaging industrialisation activities, ensuring the smooth and effective launch of all packaging changes planned for the site. This position requires a dynamic individual to manage packaging development and trials, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and act as the site’s primary packaging contact. You will play a pivotal role in supporting continuous packaging improvement projects, specification changes, and ensuring all packaging elements are delivered on time, in full, and within budget. Your expertise will be crucial in reviewing the suitability of new packaging materials and formats, providing technical support throughout the process. The successful candidate will champion knowledge-sharing across teams, ensure best practices, and drive visibility for packaging contributions at the site and beyond. Main Responsibilities Packaging Innovation and Sustainability: • Lead packaging solutions: Support the business on short, mid, and long-term packaging developments from handover through to commercialization via the established Gate process. • Regularly liaise with other Packaging Technologists to share insights, best practices, and innovations across the company.• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the adoption of best-in-class practices and the exploration of emerging trends.• Build and maintain strong relationships with packaging suppliers and external agencies, staying updated on industry trends.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot technical issues and optimize packaging performance.• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of trial outcomes, including transit tests and scalability assessments, identifying any issues, and troubleshooting where needed. Who we are looking for • Excellent communication thorough all the interactions/channels (meetings, presentations, daily updates)• Project Management and accountability to ensure projects are delivered in time in full.• Strong Packaging background to propose, challenge, enhance all our innovations and guide the implementation in our factories.• Entrepreneurial Mindset, bringing a proactive, creative approach to problem-solving and innovation, driving bespoke solutions for the site.• Business acumen to promote and challenge ideas understanding the full impact in the business.• Technical curiosity to explore new trends, innovations, materials and push to take FBC to the next level.• Remarkable Teamwork to liaise with peers and other functions, work together and support each other to elevate Packaging in the company. We offer: FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.