Join our R&D Packaging Team in Weybridge for an exciting 12 month industrial placement, starting in July 2025
At a glance
Are you a student who is in their 2nd year at University looking to kick start your career in Packaging Development? As a Packaging Development Scientist, you are responsible for ensuring these requirements are met or exceeded and Haleon continues to deliver superior sustainable products to consumers and experts. You will have the opportunity to work directly with and learn from an experienced team who will support you to reach your full potential.
Key responsibilities
Within this role you will be supporting the packaging development of our products, providing analysis and evaluation of:
- Pack-product interactions
- Modelling & testing to speed up the product development cycle, focusing on product stability prediction, product/packaging usage (consumer experience) and scale up (from lab to pilot to full factory scale)
- Utilize 3D Cad and digital software to develop appropriate 2D renders, concepts and 3D models to support initiative progression,
- Benchmarking our competition
- Sustainability profile of the packaging
- Support multiple project teams to develop new sustainable packaging solutions
- Design and carry out experiments to characterise and understand packaging & product performance
- Responsible for the development and implementation of models, methods or processes
- Interpret and understand data to draw conclusions and identify next steps
- Be part of cross-functional project teams, with members across Commercial, Supply Chain and R&D
Education requirements
You must currently be studying for your Undergraduate Degree in: Engineering, Industrial Design or Science Discipline.
If you are studying for your Undergraduate Degree you must be in your 2nd year of study (England) or 3rd year of study (Scotland) and seeking to complete a year in industry in partnership with your university. Please ensure the role is suitable for your placement year.
Role Start Date: July 2025
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- A London travel allowance
- Health & wellbeing programmes to support your physical and mental health
- You will join IP Unite, Haleon’s community for students run by students to support charity events, sports clubs, STEM outreach and many more exciting projects
Who are we?
We are a world-leading consumer healthcare company, Home - Haleon, with a clear purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity. Our leading brands are built on science, innovation and human understanding and are trusted by millions of consumers globally. Our strategy seeks to deliver sustainable above-market growth and attractive returns, while running a responsible business which is integral to all we do.
Why join Haleon?
The future of everyday health is changing and we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before and make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable for more and more people.
So join us, as we build one of the world’s leading consumer healthcare companies. Join us to innovate our category-leading brands and to better understand people’s everyday health needs. To tackle the biggest barriers that stand in their way and to change individual and societal behavior.
Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. Join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier and more productive lives.
Application process
The application process has a total of up to 4 stages:
- Application – information will be required regarding your education and Right to Work.
- Online Assessment – you will be asked to complete a behavioural based online assessment/interview.
- Telephone Screening – if selected you will be contacted by an Early Talent Partner to discuss your application and motivation for joining Haleon.
- Interview – if selected you will be invited to attend a virtual interview; The interview will consist of a competency-based interview and may include a case study/technical exercise.
- Offer – candidates will receive an outcome within 2 weeks following interview.
Interviews will be held in November/December 2024
We advise you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role due to the volume of applications.
