Sustainable Packaging Materials Scientist

Location: Port Sunlight

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February 26, 2026 (11 days left to apply) job requisition :
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* Job Title:

** Sustainable Packaging Materials Scientist
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** Port Sunlight Research Lab
** JOB PURPOSE
** Unilever is committed to creating a waste-free world through its ambitious Packaging Strategy – We are taking on the toughest challenges to make our vision a reality. We are re-inventing our product packaging and materials to craft the sustainability journey towards our ambition of circular, waste-free and net zero future. To achieve these goals, we need completely new packaging materials and technologies that are yet to be discovered.

Our industry-leading material science program strives to change our industry for good, transforming the traditional packaging sector into a next-generation technical industry where entrepreneurial passion meets science-backed innovations.  We are looking for a creative, dedicated and ambitious individual with an innovative mindset who shares our passion for the challenge.  Keeping our plastic in the loop | News | Unilever global company website      The One Packaging R&D Centre aims to create a waste-free, net zero packaging portfolio through a world-class packaging materials capability with strong partnerships and ecosystems.

The Centre will enable and accelerate the creation of novel packaging solutions to help meet Unilever’s packaging ambitions and completely revolutionize our packaging with a particular focus on our flexibles portfolio. It is the place where future scientific leaders of the business are created. We are a high-performing, diverse and inclusive team of dynamic entrepreneurial people with a strong scientific background, courage and curiosity, and passion for sustainability and delivery that will have a positive impact on the planet.
** RESPONSIBILITIES
* * As part of our world-class ‘Future Packaging Technologies’ team, you will play a key role in the flexibles packaging program, delivering new technologies and insights that will support the delivery of affordable superior paper-based solutions across Unilever’s packaging portfolio. The key accountabilities for the role holder are as follows:

• Support the selection, application, and optimization of inks, coatings, and overprint varnishes on flexible substrates to meet performance and sustainability requirements.  
• Assess and help interpret the physical, chemical, and surface properties of fiber based and film substrates to ensure compatibility with coatings and printing solutions.  
• Contribute to coating and ink evaluation by applying established analytical and characterization approaches to assess adhesion, barrier behavior, durability, and overall performance.  
• Provide day to day technical support to the team, including sample preparation, test execution, data collection, and basic troubleshooting.  
• Support scale up activities from lab to pilot trials by preparing materials, assisting with trial execution, resolving routine issues, and documenting processing conditions.  
• Contribute to experimental design and project planning, helping to generate data based insights, hypotheses, and recommendations that advance program objectives and support claims or IP development.  
• Maintain high quality documentation, contribute to SOP creation, ensure reliable testing practices, and help prepare data packages for internal reviews, sustainability claims, or IP filings.  
• Engaging with external partners and suppliers to gather information or samples and support the evaluation of new technologies, while fostering strong relationships across the internal R&D community.  
• Plan and execute work with increasing autonomy, collaborating with program leaders to deliver activities aligned with project milestones.  
• Work with digital experts and use digital tools to support material selection, data interpretation, and process optimization.
** ALL ABOUT YOU
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