Packaging Technical Manager

at  Costa Limited

Are you a motivated Packaging Technical Manager with a passion for brand standards and sustainability and ready to take on a pivotal role? Your expertise will be instrumental for critical categories delivering EPD & NPD projects ensuring Costa packaging is functional, food safe and compliant with regulatory requirements. Now is your chance to join our bright and creative team – we’d love to hear from you!
A bit about us…
We’re Costa Coffee, masters of our craft since 1971 when the Costa brothers opened their first Roastery in London. A lot has changed since then. You may know us as the UK’s leading coffee Brand, but we can now be found in over 40 countries across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. We’re on a mission like no other as we inspire the world to love great coffee. This is all supported by being part of The Coca-Cola Company.
Along with our leading Retail formats, it’s our ground-breaking FMCG offering and Costa X on-the-go propositions that help us serve our B2B partners across the globe. And as for coffee technology, we’re quite simply trailblazing the industry. Here at Costa, it’s about doing a great job alongside brilliant people who share a passion for growth. And we promise, we’ll always make sure you’re loving your craft.
A bit about the role…
As Costa continues to grow our food and beverage offerings across our platforms and markets, we are growing our packaging team. You will be responsible for delivering EPD & NPD projects ensuring Costa packaging is functional, food safe and compliant with regulatory requirements. Development and continuous improvement of processes, procedures and technical standards will be a critical part of the role to ensuring global consistency of packaging, brand standards and sustainability requirements. You will leverage your understanding of packaging materials, and technologies to ensure Costa packaging has consistent quality and operational performance, and excites our consumers, and customers and drive growth for Costa.

We’re on a growth journey like no other; more countries, more propositions, and opportunities to stretch your skills alongside our warm people, so we want you to feel valued and rewarded with, great perks and benefits:

• BUPA Healthcare and Babylon GP
• Costa Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• 50% staff discount in our equity stores, 25% staff discount in franchise stores
• 25 days Holidays
• Share Incentive Plan (following six months’ service

• Support compliance with the Coca-Cola Governance for Growth programme.
• Support the development of Coca-Cola Picasso specification for Costa.
• Manage & maintain the approval of packaging specifications across all formats and regions ensuring legal compliance.
• Support the auditing of packaging suppliers and maintain a supplier risk register to ensure suppliers are meeting the Costa standards.
• Responsible for ensuring suppliers deliver consistent products to the agreed specification throughout the product life cycle.
• Develop Packaging Standards for Costa.
• Develop Packaging testing protocols and procedures. Test packaging to ensure it is fit for purpose for operations, food & consumer safety and commercial point of view.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and specify fit-for-purpose packaging that meets food & consumer safety, sustainability, brand and quality standards/requirements
• Build and maintain relationships with the Coca-Cola network, suppliers, and external agencies to maintain the latest knowledge in packaging material developments, sustainability, regulatory environment and best-in-class procures and testing protocols. Horizon scanning to forecast packaging regulatory risks to support the maintenance of an up-to-date packaging risk register for the business
• Provide the business with troubleshooting as and when required.
  A bit about you…

We want all of our Team Members to thrive and grow here at Costa, this is why our values are so important to us, Passion, Courage, Trust, and Warmth. So, what else makes a great Packaging Technical Manager at Costa?

• A strong awareness of packaging regulations.
• Experience in food contact and recycled plastics regulations would be essential
• Knowledge of working with paper cups, plastics and multilayer pouches or similar packaging types would be desirable.
• Experience in packaging technologies, design for manufacture, testing/validation, component tooling, and print processes.
• Knowledge and operation of BRC, ISO, HACCP and/or other quality management systems is essential

What we can offer…

We’re on a growth journey like no other; more countries, more propositions, and opportunities to stretch your skills alongside our warm people, so we want you to feel valued and rewarded with, great perks and benefits:

• BUPA Healthcare and Babylon GP
• Costa Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• 50% staff discount in our equity stores, 25% staff discount in franchise stores
• 25 days Holidays
• Share Incentive Plan (following six months’ service)

Location: Remote UK – with ability to travel.
Costa is made up of true experts, masters of their craft stretching their limits to what’s possible. It’s why we work so well remotely. We trust our teams and embrace technology to help us collaborate. And if needed, we have offices all over the world for those important connection points. Our remote working allows you to balance your work and personal life while retaining Costa’s much-loved warmth and passion.
Here at Costa, we encourage the sharing of diverse thoughts and ideas. We approach our work fearlessly and support one another to take a few risks. We learn and we grow constantly. Individuality is championed and we provide a culture where everyone feels included. You can be you at Costa.
For any reasonable adjustments and general queries please contact costa.recruitment@costacoffee.co