Packaging Technologist

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire.

We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose‑led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

What will this role achieve? pladis was established in June 2016 and brings together the much loved, global brands of Godiva, McVitie’s, Ulker, and DeMet’s under one pladis umbrella, to form a global giant in biscuits, chocolate, and confectionary. This role will be based at our manufacturing site in Wigston to provide compliance data on packaging against authorised and documented methods, reporting to the Site SQSE (Safety, Quality, Security & Environment) Manager.

As a key member of the factory Quality and Compliance team, the Packaging Technologist will support the effective day‑to‑day management of packaging used on site; providing compliance data on packaging against authorised and documented methods and providing support for the improvement and maintenance of packaging quality standards. This role is ideal for someone with a background in Quality Assurance who is looking to broaden their experience in a packaging‑focused position.

The successful candidate will also be expected to provide cross‑cover for other members of the Quality and Food Safety team during periods of absence, including holidays.

If you enjoy working to tight deadlines in a constantly changing and developing environment then please get in touch!

• Conducts compliance checks on printed packaging against specifications, including spectral colour assessments and visual comparisons to Epson proofs, in line with an agreed surveillance sampling schedule; captures and stores trend data in the QA repository, shares insights with the Senior Artwork Technical Manager, and ensures assessments meet sampling standards and retailer requirements.
• Operational and Data Support:
  Maintains coding, calendars, and data updates (e.g. MID), supports KPI monitoring through data collation including Certificates of Analysis, and provides documentation for non‑conformance issues and supplier communications.
• Quality and Compliance Oversight:
  Holds and releases non‑compliant packaging materials, stores master standards, participates in internal audits and traceability activities, and supports external audits by providing technical packaging data.
• Continuous Improvement and Issue Resolution:
  Identifies improvement opportunities, contributes to projects, supports investigations with escalation when needed, and recommends and helps implement preventative measures to reduce risks and promote best practices.

• A passion for driving forward best practice
• Ability to work well in a team and under own initiative
• Strong IT Skills
• Ability to communicate concisely across multiple platforms
• Ability to travel occasionally for supplier audits
• Eye for detail
• Analytical skills
• Needs to pass Munsell Colour Test

• BSc Degree qualification
• Any previous experience in quality or compliance
• Food safety level 3 HACCP Level 3 Lead Auditor…