Prospex Recruitment

Project Manager - Packaging Artwork Location: Hybrid (Witham / Hemel Hempstead & Working From Home) Salary: DOE Role: Our leading client is looking for a Packaging Artwork Project Manager to support the project team in delivering a very high volume of packaging artwork changes. Manage and track artwork projects Work closely with clients and internal teams Support project delivery from briefing through implementation Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously Ensure deadlines and artwork approval processes are followed Manage and process cutter guides, preflighting checks, workflows, linking existing artwork, complete pre-artwork process Act as the primary point of contact for artwork studio queries The production team handles much of the technical artwork execution, meaning the Project Manager's role is focused on organisation, communication and project management rather than artwork creation. Requirements: Experience within packaging artwork Worked within a packaging agency, ideally working on FMCG branded and retail accounts Experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders Experience managing deadlines Comfortable working closely with clients and cross-functional teams People-oriented and relationship-driven A confident, clear communicator Sociable and approachable Highly organised with strong attention to detail Proactive and solutions-focused Calm under pressure and comfortable working independently Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; Project Manager / Account Manager / Creative Account Manager / Creative Project Manager / Onsite Account Manager / Onsite Project Manager / Senior Account Manager / Packaging / Print / Creative / Design / CAM / Client Delight / Client Senior Account Manager / Junior Project Manager / Junior Account Manager

Print Finisher - Packaging & Labels Location: Sittingbourne Salary: DOE Company: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a print finisher to join a well-established company, predominately working on food and beverage packaging and labels. Role : With plenty of opportunity to learn and develop your skills, we are looking for candidates who have a great attention to detail and the ability to work within print finishing. You will be responsible for cutting, trimming, and finishing printed and labelled products to exact specifications. Operate finishing and cutting machinery to precise measurements Inspect finished products to ensure quality control standards are met Adjust machine settings to maintain accuracy and efficiency Work closely with the production team to meet deadlines Maintain a clean and safe working environment Troubleshoot and perform minor maintenance on cutting equipment as needed Good eye for detail required to inspect quality of labels and produce jobs to the instructions provided Ad hoc tasks: packing and other finishing tasks Requirements: Experience working within a packaging and/or self-adhesive labels manufacturer preferable Print finishing experience Ability to work with cutting and finishing machinery Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality Ability to read and interpret job specifications accurately Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure Willingness to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment Ability to work well in a high pressure environment Strong communication skills Progression opportunities also available for the right candidate! Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; print finisher / print / packaging / self-adhesive labels / flexographic / flexo / labels / rewind / rewinder / inspection / quality control / machine operator / machine assistant / print finish / finisher / slitter / slitting / slitter operator / conversion /

Packaging Technologist Location: Deeside / Hybrid working (2 - 3 days per week onsite) Hours: 8am - 5pm, with 30 minutes for lunch Salary: DOE Benefits: 25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays Private Healthcare provision following successful probationary period PRB scheme Company: Working for a global packaging and branding agency on one of their major FMCG retail clients Role: You will be responsible for the delivery of Own Brand Packaging on shelf for a fast paced and dynamic client, with a scope that covers technical aspects, including fit for purpose, quality, on-time and accurate packaging specification. You will drive supplier provision and client approval of physical packaging associated with NPD and EPD, in-line with the client's stage gate process. You will work with all stakeholders to deliver to a set of best working practices that ensures timely and accurate delivery of all services to this client and ensure all expectations are met. Engage with and drive supplier interaction on packaging for NPD/ EPD activity. Build, manage and report on project-based approach. Lead basic day to day packaging agenda within NPD/ EPD gate process and engage with cross functional stakeholders to provide support in delivering packaging project activity. Communicate accurately, with credibility to internal and external stakeholders. Liaise with key external client partners (product and packaging suppliers) and shape activity to meet client packaging needs. Working with Trading managers and product suppliers to ensure suppliers are briefed with clear packaging and print requirements including timings for NPD and EPD Working with Trading Managers, suppliers and packaging suppliers to ensure packaging sample submission to the brief in-line with product submissions. Manage the feedback on samples for further iterative packaging development as required. Working with Trading Managers, suppliers and packaging suppliers to ensure packaging sample submission to the brief, in-line with product submissions for sign-off. Post product and packaging sign-off Ensuring correct packaging specification on all systems. Print and packaging assurance vs requirements through to launch. Ongoing to manage any packaging quality issues with actions and outputs through to completion and close out with relevant internal and external stakeholders. Work collaboratively with the Trading, Merchandising, Technical, Development and Packaging Innovation teams. Stakeholder engagement will be with, but not exclusive to: Trading Managers, Packaging Innovation, Program and Packaging Delivery Manager, Packaging Artwork Project Managers, Packaging Design Team, Product suppliers, Packaging suppliers, Packaging material suppliers. Requirements: Basic experience in a packaging role. Demonstrable professional experience working to manage packaging across a range of substrates/ materials and product categories Previous exposure to FMCG environment Driven - delivers at pace Excellent communicator, at all levels, who is organised and calm under pressure Friendly, approachable and flexible Must be capable of removing barriers effectively Team player An openness to change and challenge, as well as ability to think out of the box Ability to multitask and prioritise time allocation across multiple stakeholder groups and active tasks. Tenaciousness, positivity, flexibility, confidence and determination are all vital attributes for this role. Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; packaging technologist, packaging development, NPD , new product development / packaging specialist / structural packaging design / packaging / print / retail / FMCG

Packaging Design Lead Location: Bradford - Hybrid Working OR Remote Working for the right candidate Salary: DOE Company: A leading packaging and branding agency. Role: We re looking for a Packaging Design Lead to support our clients major account, with a strong background in retail packaging design. You will be capable of bridging the gap between upstream creative and downstream adaptive creatively strong enough to lead the work, but practical enough to make sure the creative intent can be delivered successfully at scale. The ideal candidate will be a strong creative thinker, but importantly, someone who understands how great creative needs to flex downstream into adaptive design and rollout. They need to be able to develop and protect the creative vision while also considering how that design will work across larger ranges, multiple SKUs and different packaging formats. This is also a client-facing role, so we re looking for someone confident and articulate who can present creative work back to the client, explain the thinking behind it, respond constructively to feedback and build strong relationships. Requirements: Strong creative and design capability Significant retail packaging experience essential Experience taking creative concepts through into adaptive design and rollout Good understanding of designing for ranges and multiple packaging formats Confident and credible client-facing presentation skills Commercially minded, with an understanding of the realities of delivering creative at scale Collaborative and comfortable working across creative, adaptive and client service teams Broader US retail/packaging experience would also be a bonus Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; artwork / artworker / packaging / print / Adobe CS / illustrator / photoshop / indesign / creative / design / designer / packaging design / print design / designer / senior designer / junior designer / adaptive design / adaptive / senior designer / creative lead / packaging design lead / senior creative lead / design manager /

Creative Account Manager - Packaging Location: London (3 Days Office, 2 Home) Salary : DOE Company: A leading packaging and branding design agency. Role: You will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of creative packaging design projects while building strong, productive relationships across a range of key retail clients. Serves as a day-to-day contact Build and sustain strong relationships with key client stakeholders Confident presentation of creative work to client Manage client expectations by providing regular project delivery updates Be responsible for ensuring that all packaging projects are managed professionally Be able to lead high-profile projects and brand redesigns Lead briefing sessions with creative team Ensure creative output aligns with brand and brief Management of client PO s and part/monthly invoicing Ensure design work is briefed in to the Design studio and work with the Design studio manager and lead Designer to ensure design requirements are met in line with critical path timings Work with other project management / planning roles / category to ensure all upcoming briefs and missing elements essential for design work are available and on time Participate in meetings with existing clients and internal teams Ensure high quality standards in all client deliverables Requirements Experience in a Account / Project management role within a creative packaging environment. Experience within packaging retail - ideally food / beverage etc. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable liaising with creatives, clients, and stakeholders at all levels Calm under pressure with strong decision-making skills and a solutions-focused approach Meticulous in tracking deliverables, checking outputs, and ensuring accuracy across all stages of work Able to translate creative briefs into clear deliverables and timelines. Good grasp of creative processes and terminology Skilled at managing feedback, facilitating approvals, and keeping all parties aligned Apply Creative Account Manager / Creative Project Manager / Adaptive Account Manager / Account Manager / Project Manager / Customer Service / Customer Service Representative / CSR / Senior Account Manager / Senior Project Manager / Senior Customer Service Representative / Senior CSR / Packaging / Print / Branding / Creative / Design / Graphic Adaptation / CAM

Flexographic Printer - Packaging & Labels Location: Boston Company: Our client is looking for an experienced flexographic printer to join an innovative and well established team in Boston, Lincoln. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled flexographic printer to work for a company with many years in house experience, offering high quality packaging and labels solutions, and a company who heavily invests in the latest equipment. Role: Running multi-colour flexographic narrow web presses Producing high quality labels and packaging with a variety of finishes Maintaining flexographic printing presses while ensuring high standards of print quality and production efficiency Mount printing plates and cylinders Prepare and mix inks Monitor print runs for colour accuracy, registration and consistency Inspect printed materials and maintain quality standards Troubleshoot printing or mechanical issues as well as routine checks, maintenance and cleaning Requirements: Hold sufficient, recent flexographic printing experience Have experience operating a narrow web flexo printer ideally Mark Andy, MPS, Nilpeter, Edale etc. Be aware of flexo print processes, substrates and inks Previously or currently printed labels / packaging Strong attention to detail and quality control Good mechanical troubleshooting ability Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; Printer / Flexo Printer / Machine Minder /Screen Combination Printer / UV / Narrow Web / Labels / Packaging / MPS / Nilpeter / Mark Andy / Gallus / Edale / Digital Printer / Digital Print / Bobst

Digicon Operator / Flexo Printer Location : Castleford Salary: DOE Company: A large packaging and labels client within a variety of markets including food and beverage and non-food. Role : To ensure high standards are maintained in the completion of a label and a quality finished result is achieved on press. To be able to understand CMS and job expectation To be able to set web up central To be able to mount mag cutter up and align print to die strike register mark To be able to initialise job and strip waste matrix away To be able to set flexo, screen and foiling units in line with CMS requirements Ink mixing to agreed recipe and standard as and when required. Measuring ink via Xrite delta reading methods Working with the Digital & Logistics Site Manager & Printer to optimise process an prioritise work to meet customer demands. Actively seek process improvements and cost saving initiatives throughout the business Requirements: Experience within the labels/ print/ packaging industry Ideally experienced working on ABG Digicon previously but will consider flexo print experience Will also consider flexo print experience Slitting, rewind and finishing equipment will be considered Ability to work well under tight deadlines for projects of various size and scope Positive "can do" customer focus and attitude Develop knowledge of materials available Use initiative and resourcefulness to develop new methods, or propose new solutions Maintain operating procedures with attention to detail Apply Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; Printer / Flexo Printer / Machine Minder / Screen Combination Printer / UV / Narrow Web / Labels / Packaging / MPS/ Nilpeter / Mark Andy / Digicon / Digicon Operator / ABG Digicon / Digicon S3 / Flexo / Flexo Print

Large Format Artworker Location: Surbiton, South West London Salary: DOE Company: A well-established large format signage and display company. Role: Our client is currently looking for an experienced Large Format Artworker to join their well-established team in the Surbiton area. (South West London). Responsibilities: Preparation/creation of artwork for large format and digital print Check all artworks supplied and prepare them for printing Ensure artwork proofs are accurately created and proofed on time Liaise with studio manager, customer services team and customers to ensure timelines are met Work closely with the studio manager to plan jobs going into production Requirements: Experience producing large format print ready artwork Digital print knowledge Good communication skills Experience working on files for a varied range of print and finishing production. A good knowledge of Adobe CS especially InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat Pro. Knowledge of Esko Automation Engine / Caldera RIP Software - advantageous Knowledge of workflow systems - advantageous Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Artworker, artwork, prepress, pre-press, mac operator, Adobe CS, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Large format, exhibition, wide format, ESKO, Pre Press, Surbiton, West London, Surrey,

Print Finisher - Packaging & Labels Location: Sittingbourne Salary: DOE Company: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a print finisher to join a well-established company, predominately working on food and beverage packaging and labels. Role : With plenty of opportunity to learn and develop your skills, we are looking for candidates who have a great attention to detail and the ability to work within print finishing. You will be responsible for cutting, trimming, and finishing printed and labelled products to exact specifications. Operate finishing and cutting machinery to precise measurements Inspect finished products to ensure quality control standards are met Adjust machine settings to maintain accuracy and efficiency Work closely with the production team to meet deadlines Maintain a clean and safe working environment Troubleshoot and perform minor maintenance on cutting equipment as needed Good eye for detail required to inspect quality of labels and produce jobs to the instructions provided Ad hoc tasks: packing and other finishing tasks Requirements: Experience working within a packaging and/or self-adhesive labels manufacturer preferable Print finishing experience Ability to work with cutting and finishing machinery Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality Ability to read and interpret job specifications accurately Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure Willingness to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment Ability to work well in a high pressure environment Strong communication skills Progression opportunities also available for the right candidate! Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; print finisher / print / packaging / self-adhesive labels / flexographic / flexo / labels / rewind / rewinder / inspection / quality control / machine operator / machine assistant / print finish / finisher / slitter / slitting / slitter operator / conversion /

Warehouse Operative (Receipt and Despatch) Location: St Neots, Cambridgeshire Salary: DOE Company: A well-established large format print company. Rotating Shifts 6am - 2pm , 2pm - 10pm - Driving License Required The Role: We re looking for a reliable and proactive Warehouse Operative to join our client s busy production and logistics team. This is a varied role that combines warehouse duties, checking, labelling and packing printed material into cores or bags ready for despatch. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. Key Responsibilities Contacting relevant people (internal and external) to chase up missing van jobs. Packing materials to their different specifications. Picking and packing for retail campaigns. Processing job bags correctly to ensure despatch area remains organised and labelling where required. Clearing the floor ready for the next jobs to be laid out. Loading of outbound vehicles. Other general duties as required by management. Requirements The ideal candidate must be physically able to undertake the heavy lifting that is required. This is a customer facing role, so a high level of customer service is expected. Good attention to detail and high level of organisation are vital. Must be a good team player with great communication skills. Flexible approach and ability to do overtime where required. Excellent time keeping. Can work on their own and use initiative. Experience in a stock control & warehousing environment. Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics, or driving role. Full driving licence (Desirable) Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; warehouse operative / goods out operative / FLT / warehouse worker / forklift driver / forklift operator / warehouse team lead / goods in operative / stores person / stock controller / print assistant / production assistant / production operator / production operative / driver / St Neots / Cambridgeshire

Print Finisher - Packaging & Labels Location: Sittingbourne Salary: DOE Company: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a print finisher to join a well-established company, predominately working on food and beverage packaging and labels. Role : With plenty of opportunity to learn and develop your skills, we are looking for candidates who have a great attention to detail and the ability to work within print finishing. You will be responsible for cutting, trimming, and finishing printed and labelled products to exact specifications. Operate finishing and cutting machinery to precise measurements Inspect finished products to ensure quality control standards are met Adjust machine settings to maintain accuracy and efficiency Work closely with the production team to meet deadlines Maintain a clean and safe working environment Troubleshoot and perform minor maintenance on cutting equipment as needed Good eye for detail required to inspect quality of labels and produce jobs to the instructions provided Ad hoc tasks: packing and other finishing tasks Requirements: Experience working within a packaging and/or self-adhesive labels manufacturer preferable Print finishing experience Ability to work with cutting and finishing machinery Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality Ability to read and interpret job specifications accurately Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure Willingness to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment Ability to work well in a high pressure environment Strong communication skills Progression opportunities also available for the right candidate! Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; print finisher / print / packaging / self-adhesive labels / flexographic / flexo / labels / rewind / rewinder / inspection / quality control / machine operator / machine assistant / print finish / finisher / slitter / slitting / slitter operator / conversion /

Large Format Artworker Location: Surbiton, South West London Salary: DOE Company: A well-established large format signage and display company. Role: Our client is currently looking for an experienced Large Format Artworker to join their well-established team in the Surbiton area. (South West London). Responsibilities: Preparation/creation of artwork for large format and digital print Check all artworks supplied and prepare them for printing Ensure artwork proofs are accurately created and proofed on time Liaise with studio manager, customer services team and customers to ensure timelines are met Work closely with the studio manager to plan jobs going into production Requirements: Experience producing large format print ready artwork Digital print knowledge Good communication skills Experience working on files for a varied range of print and finishing production. A good knowledge of Adobe CS especially InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat Pro. Knowledge of Esko Automation Engine / Caldera RIP Software - advantageous Knowledge of workflow systems - advantageous Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Artworker, artwork, prepress, pre-press, mac operator, Adobe CS, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Large format, exhibition, wide format, ESKO, Pre Press, Surbiton, West London, Surrey,