Senior Packaging Technologist

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World. 
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!

What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?  

This role will support the digital evolution of packaging development by assisting in the adoption of digital tools, systems, and data driven workflows

What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organization?

This role directly improves the Packaging Development team’s efficiency and accuracy by supporting the implementation of digital tools, improving data quality, and enabling smoother, more consistent workflows across day-to-day‑ packaging activities

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Support early‑stage packaging discovery activities, gathering insights on materials, consumer needs, emerging technologies, and category trends to inform concept development.
• Assist in identifying and evaluating sustainable packaging solutions, aligned with company sustainability goals and defined category roadmaps and JTBD
• Conduct basic material assessments and lab tests, helping to screen new concepts for feasibility, performance, and environmental impact.
• Collaborate with packaging category teams, wider R&D, Ops and suppliers to collect data, prepare samples, and support innovation projects.
• Maintain clear documentation and research summaries, ensuring insights, materials data, and early concepts are captured and communicated to support decision‑making in the upstream innovation pipeline.

What are we looking for?

Experience Required

• Basic experience in packaging development, as well as basic experience supporting sustainability‑focused initiatives such as material reduction, recyclability assessments, or basic life‑cycle thinking.
• Hands‑on involvement in lab testing, sample preparation, or simple technical evaluations of packaging materials or prototypes.
• Experience gathering research insights - such as benchmarking, trend scouting, or supplier information — to support early‑stage innovation projects

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

• Strong curiosity and analytical perspective
• Basic understanding of packaging materials, sustainability principles, and environmental impact considerations.
• Good collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with R&D, design, marketing, and external suppliers during early‑stage discovery.
• Solid organisational and documentation skills to capture research findings, test data, and early concept learnings in clear, structured formats.

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Engineering/Material science-based degree

What we offer you?

• We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
• Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives.
• Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
• You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills.
• We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes.

WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.

At BAT, we champion collaboration, inclusion, and partnership as the bedrock of our values. We wish to foster an environment where every individual can thrive, irrespective of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, as well as diverse perspectives and thinking styles. We recognise that our strength lies in embracing talent from all walks of life, empowering us to develop our culture of inclusivity and better achieve our business objectives.

We view career breaks not as obstacles but as opportunities and encourage everyone, without hesitation, to apply. Through our Global Returners program, we provide support to professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence, be it for family care, parental leave, national service, sabbatical, or starting their own venture.
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.

We take pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process to support you performing at your best, please inform the recruitment partner who will be in touch should your profile be selected for the role you applied for. We are wholeheartedly committed to optimising your prospects of success by making suitable arrangements so that you may showcase your full potential.