Please answer the following questions in order to process your application.
Select your working status in the UK *
File Attachments:
(2MB file maximum. doc, docx, pdf, rtf or txt files only)
* denotes required field
Additional Information:
Availability/Notice
Hourly Rate GBP
Approximately how far are you willing to travel to work (in miles) ?
Key Privacy Information
When you apply for a job, JobServe will collect the information you provide in the application and disclose it to the advertiser of the job.
If the advertiser wishes to contact you they have agreed to use your information following data protection law.
JobServe will keep a copy of the application for 90 days.
More information about our Privacy Policy.
Job Details
Assistant Project Manager - Packaging (Contract)
Location: Manchester Country: UK Rate: £13 - £20 per hour
Assistant Project Manager - Packaging
Location - Trafford Park (Some travel involved)
Salary - £13ph - £20ph
1 Year Contract
My client is a global FMCG company that produces well-known brands in health and beauty, cleaning products, and food and beverages. They are now looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join their team on a year-long project focusing on a specific UK-based project.
Your responsibilities in the role
- Providing support to the Europe Packaging manager on a daily basis as needed
- From time to time acting as Technical project leader/Packaging workstream leader for key packaging projects in the UK
- Developing and designing packaging to the packaging action standards for each packaging material
- Responsible for the creation, development and completion of packaging specifications and P&Ps (Packaging & Palletisation specs) in the company data system for all key innovations, redesigns or activities for packaging.
- Daily interactions with the factory teams and Europe packaging manager
- Reporting to the Packaging Director with a dotted line to the Europe Packaging Manager
- Managing key contacts and connections with key packaging suppliers
Skills and experience
- Experienced packaging engineer/developer/designer for 3+ years.
- Experienced in dealing with different packaging materials particularly paper and board, flexibles, and aseptic packaging.
- Basic awareness of business acumen eg cost of goods, gross margins, etc
- Minimum 3+ years in FMCG/Retail
- Minimum Bachelors Degree in packaging materials, engineering, design, or equivalent
Further details are provided upon application.
ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Posted Date: 16 May 2024
Reference: JS-43041
Employment Business: ECS Resource Group Limited
Contact: Abbie Batt