Packaging Developer

Job: Packaging Developer

Location: London Cumberland

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between.

In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

We have a great opportunity for a Packaging Developer to join our meals team south, in London Cumberland . We are looking for someone who thrives on creativity, collaboration, and delivering real impact, someone who can turn ideas into tangible, shelf-ready solutions that excite customers and meet ambitious sustainability goals.

Role Purpose:

To effectively develop new packaging development materials for multiple customer and category projects, to deliver development and innovation in packaging, optimisation that supports commercial (Greencore & Customers) and ESG targets. To deliver new packaging formats across relevant product portfolios, customers and substrates to enable Greencore to continue to lead the industry in food packaging innovation. To ensure packaging projects are aligned to the internal Portfolio Manufacturing sector needs and projects are delivered on time to the required standard.

Key Accountabilities:
Develop and deliver innovative packaging solutions from concept through to launch, aligned to customer briefs and project timelines
Collaborate with suppliers, NPD, and cross-functional teams to ensure packaging is technically sound, commercially viable, and operationally feasible
Lead packaging activity in project meetings, managing stakeholders, tracking progress, and mitigating risks
Support customer engagement and innovation sessions through compelling presentations, samples, and mock-ups
Ensure all packaging meets regulatory, quality, food safety, and sustainability standards
Monitor market trends and competitor activity to inform forward-thinking packaging strategies
Drive best practice processes, influence stakeholders, and ensure efficient, effective ways of working
Manage cost inputs and supplier relationships to deliver value-driven and innovative packaging solutions What we're looking for:
Graduate calibre, with at least two years served within the food packaging industry
Enjoys the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment
Analytical; experienced in requesting and reviewing packaging costings
Strong customer service values and a keen sense of urgency with the ability to think on your feet
An effective communicator with good presentation skills
Creative, enjoys colour and graphic design, comfortable in relevant packages eg Illustrator, Adobe Suite etc
Technically confident knowledge in at least one substrate field relevant to food manufacturing e.g. rigid and flexible plastics.
Able to produce mock ups and have complete confidence as an illustrator to convey your ideas when briefing suppliers At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits

• Holidays

• Competitive matched pension contributions

• Life insurance up to 4x salary

• Company share save scheme

• Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.

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