Ensures all samples are despatched in line with customers required due dates
Ensures concept samples are produced in the correct material and to the highest quality
Ensures all samples are glued correctly, checking with Design Projects & Manufacture team where necessary
Ensures all samples are labelled with “VPK” or customers own sample labels
Quality checks samples for size, style and material before packing
Support for Innovation and artwork teams with prototype / printed mock-ups
Ensures supply of sales support packs are kept in stock
Ensures samples are neatly packed and raised as consignments for collection by the appropriate courier service
Takes responsibility for the management of board stock, placing repeat orders as necessary
Takes responsibility for the cleanliness of board storage area and ensures waste material is collected in a timely manner
Takes responsibility for management of consumables for the Sample Room, placing or co-ordinating repeat orders as necessary
Takes responsibility for maintenance and cleanliness of the Sample Room and equipment
Raises any ongoing machine maintenance issues with the functional Leadership & Team Leader team
Communicates with Key Account Managers to ensure timely collection of any samples marked for their collection
Communicates with Design for Projects team to ensure timely collection of any samples marked for collection by customers
Training:The Apprenticeship training will be delivered by Better Futures through a hybrid model, involving online learning and visits to the Better Futures site to complete practical work.Training Outcome:This Apprenticeship will equip you for a future career in Packaging Design / Technical.Employer Description:Founded in 1935, VPK Group has grown from strong local roots into a leading European packaging group. As a fully vertically integrated packaging producer, we control the entire value chain, from raw material to finished product. Today we have 71 plants operating in 21 countries with 7,000+ employees.
In the UK we operate from four strategically placed manufacturing sites producing corrugated and print cardboard packaging. The site in Desborough, Northamptonshire is also home to our UK and Ireland Head Office.Working Hours :Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm.Skills: IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Number skills,Team working,Creative....Read more...
This role is being offered as working up to 6-month opportunity .
The role is 40 hours per week. Normal hours are 8:30-5, Monday - Fri day Some weekend cover may be required at times. Based at Wash Farm, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0JU.
Your responsibilities
• Support and share responsibilities with the Recipe Development Assistant with a variety of administrative duties , to ensure the weekly smooth running of the recipe box and kits category. This includes but is not exclusive to:
o Ensure all planners, calendars and folders contain the correct information, making sure the details are up to date, accurate and completed on time to allow for a streamlined workflow through to procurement and production.
o Assist with keeping the repeat recipe database current and within budget, amending ingredient / code / allergen information as necessary. o Upload the recipe information on to the website each week and check that all information is correct once live.
o Ordering and collating of ingredients for co-owner recipe box testing and actioning any feedback provided through the tests.
o Provide total RM costs to Senior Range Manager for recipe / kits going live weekly so a suitable RSP can be provided by SRM.
o Validate the weekly recipe cards against the ingredient planner and BOMs and make sure all info is correc t before exporting the cards for print and advising the print room they are ready. • Support and sh are responsibilities with the Recipe Development Assistant with any changes to planned recipes.
o Work with the Senior Range Manager / Brand Chef to agree on a suitable substitution.
o Assist with the substitution process, updati ng ingredient lists , planners , recipe cards and the website when needed and in a timely manner.
o Ensure all key stakeholders remain informed and updated of the changes required and when they have been updated. • Where required, guest chef and new recipes will be generated to bring newness to the recipe box / kit range. This role will support in the development of these recipes through taking the new recipe through our recipe development process with support from the Senior Range Manager. • Provide support to other Riverford co-owners and franchisees in dealing with recipe related enquiries. • Always follow our Health and Safety procedures • Assisting in other areas of the business as and when required Skills & experience • • • Experience with administrative duties, ideally from business . Strong relationship building skills. Excellent attention to detail within a food related , highly organised and can be relied upon to produce quality, accurate and timely outputs. • • • Ability to successfully multi task and prioritise workload accordingly. Computer literacy: Word, Excel and Indesign will all be used in this role. Confident and articulate . Personal qualities • Confident communicator with excellent team working skills and a proven track record of collaboratively and positively serving a diverse group of stakeholders. • • • • • • Creative and willing to learn. A keen interest in food, cooking and recipe development.
Organised; calm under pressure, can work to deadlines, with relentless attention to detail. Enthusiastic, positive and flexible. Proactive self starter with a can do attitude Passionate about what we do at Riverford Salary £29.3k per anuum, pro rata....Read more...
A varied, well-rounded Marketing Coordinator role for an organised early-career professional ready to plant their feet inside a busy UK marketing agency and build a serious foundation for the long term.What is this role, in plain English?It is a hands on coordination and administration role inside a UK marketing agency, supporting the team that runs campaigns for a wide range of consumer facing clients. The Marketing Coordinator will sit at the centre of day-to-day campaign activity, helping to keep records straight, data clean, content updated and communications flowing. Think of it as the role that keeps the engine room running smoothly while the campaigns themselves play out across digital, social and print.Who is hiring?The agency is a UK based marketing consultancy with a long standing client roster across consumer brands and lifestyle sectors. The team is collaborative, remote first, and known for combining creative output with rigorous behind the scenes organisation. Culturally, it leans toward people who take pride in doing the unseen detail well.Why does the role exist?As campaign volumes have grown, the agency needs a dedicated Marketing Coordinator to take ownership of the coordination, data and reporting tasks that currently sit across several pairs of hands. The role gives one person clear ownership and a defined patch, while plugging into the wider marketing team for the bigger pieces.What will the Marketing Coordinator actually be doing?The work splits roughly across four areas:Campaign coordination and admin supporting the smooth running of live campaigns, helping to keep timelines, briefs and asset trackers up to date, and acting as a useful pair of hands across the team.Data handling and compliance - keeping campaign and audience datasets organised, accurate and GDPR-compliant, including securely handling data transfers and maintaining clear audit trails.Reporting and analysis - pulling together post-campaign performance summaries, gathering metrics from various platforms, building tidy reporting decks and helping the team identify what is working.Content and website upkeep - uploading and refreshing content across agency and campaign sites, resizing imagery for different formats, and applying basic SEO hygiene as part of routine updates.Who would thrive here?The Marketing Coordinator role suits someone who genuinely enjoys order, accuracy and the satisfaction of a well-kept spreadsheet, but who also wants to grow into a broader marketing career over time.A strong fit will likely tick most of these:A degree or equivalent experience in marketing, business, communications or a similarly analytical fieldComfortable and confident in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, including formulas, sorting, filtering and basic data workA meticulous eye for detail and a natural respect for accuracySolid written communication skills for client-facing messages and reportsCalm and capable when juggling several smaller tasks at onceGenuinely interested in marketing campaigns, data and how the two intersectSelf-motivated and disciplined enough to thrive in a fully remote setupTools the role usesMicrosoft 365 or Google Workspace, basic content management systems, email marketing platforms (training provided where needed), reporting and analytics tools, and standard secure file-transfer platforms.Right to workYou must have the existing right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not on offer for this Marketing Coordinator role.The practical stuffSalary: £25,000 depending on relevant experienceLocation: fully remote, UK-basedHours: full-time, Monday to Friday 37.5hours per week.Culture: small, supportive, low ego team where good work is noticedWhere this kind of role can leadMarketing coordination is one of the most useful starting points for a long career in the industry. The skills picked up campaign admin, data handling, reporting, client communication are the same skills senior marketers rely on every day. Marketing Coordinators routinely progress into account management, campaign management, marketing analytics and digital marketing roles within a few years, particularly when they have agency-side experience to draw on.For someone serious about building a marketing career on solid foundations, this Marketing Coordinator opportunity is a sensible, future-proof choice.This Marketing Coordinator role is brought to you by The Opportunity Hub UK connecting ambitious marketing talent with agencies that genuinely invest in their people.....Read more...
