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Packaging Design Engineer

Job description

Our Head Office department is in the heart of Piccadilly and occupies the 5th & 6th floor of our beautiful flagship store. This central London location offers so much to explore including restaurants, bars, cultural sites, shopping and more, and only a short walk from the Green Park Tube Station and plenty of bus stops. 

 We’re looking for a Packaging Engineer to take ownership of our packaging portfolio acoss a prestigious luxury retail brand. Based in our iconic Piccadilly Head Office, this is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence across our packaging strategy. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead UK Packaging EPR and RAM compliance, ensuring accurate data and reducing regulatory risk

  • Drive sustainable packaging improvements through material selection and redesign

  • Own packaging specifications, ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance

  • Partner cross-functionally with Procurement, Logistics, DC, and Design teams

  • Improve distribution centre efficiency through smarter, right-sized packaging solutions

  • Work with suppliers to innovate, trial, and implement new packaging formats

About You

  • 3–5 years’ experience in packaging design (retail/FMCG)

  • Strong knowledge of packaging materials, sustainability, and compliance

  • Experience working with EPR, recyclability, or similar frameworks

  • Analytical mindset with the ability to balance cost, performance, and sustainability

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence across teams

Desirable

  • Experience in luxury retail packaging

  • Exposure to DC operations and packaging optimisation

  • Background in data, cost modelling, or supplier management

 If you’re passionate about sustainable design, innovation, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment. 

In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards

  • Competitive salary

  • A generous store and restaurant discount of up to 40%

  • 25 days holidays (excluded bank holidays) and an extra day off for your birthday

  • A fantastic subsidised staff restaurant which uses Fortnum’s ingredients

  • A range of opportunities to develop and grow personally and professionally

  • Excellent pension scheme

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards