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A Day in the Life of an Ipsos Field Market Research Interviewer

Imagine it:

It’s Wednesday afternoon. You’ve enjoyed your day, and now it’s time for your shift as a Field Market Research Interviewer! You’re heading out for a scheduled 6-hour shift (starting around 1 or 2pm), one of three you’ve pre-booked for the week, consisting of weekdays and weekends between the hours of 9am and 8pm.

You hop in your car - you’ll need that, business insurance and a valid driver’s licence for this job - and head to a neighbourhood nearby. Your mission? Chatting with people about their opinions and experiences - right at their doorstep! You’ll be going door-to-door, inviting people to participate in surveys. Don’t worry; we provide all the training you need to feel confident approaching people, even if they weren’t expecting a visit. And to make things easier, we offer mileage reimbursement for your travels.

You’ll use a company-provided tablet to record their answers, so no need to worry about paperwork. And the best part? You’re making a real difference! The information you gather helps businesses and organisations make decisions that impact your community.

What else makes Ipsos special?

• We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Ipsos has been recognised by The Times as one of the top 50 companies for gender balance in the UK for two years running!
• We provide award-winning training, setting you up for success.
• We’re socially conscious and committed to making a positive impact. Our BELONG networks help create a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone.
• We’re dedicated to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, striving to minimise our environmental footprint and promote sustainability.

Plus, as an Ipsos interviewer, you’ll enjoy access to:

• Ipsos More: A fantastic platform offering discounts on everything from clothing and holidays to household goods and everyday shopping essentials. Treat yourself while saving money!
• Ipsos Wellbeing: A dedicated resource to support your wellbeing, with tips and advice on staying active, eating well, and practicing mindfulness.

This job might be for you if:

• You love meeting new people and hearing their stories.
• You’re comfortable striking up conversations and putting people at ease, even in unexpected situations.
• You’re looking for a part-time gig that lets you choose your hours (at least 12 hours per week in pre-booked 6-hour shifts) and be your own boss.
• You’re passionate about your community and want to have a voice in shaping its future.

Sound like a good fit? Apply now and join our team of Market Research Interviewers.

Location: London / Radbroke / Glasgow (any of these)

Hybrid: 1 day a week in office

Length: 6 months

PAYE only

Barclays is looking to fill some new roles working in the workforce change and restructuring team.

About Workforce Change & Restructuring:

Employee Relations Workforce Change & Restructuring (‘ER WFC&R’) manages the global change and restructuring portfolios across all employing entities; supporting the shaping of the workforce to meet long-term objectives and achieve optimum business performance, optimise costs and comply with legal and regulatory obligations. Our vision is to become a more simple, efficient and insightful best in class Workforce Change & Restructuring service whilst keeping the bank safe

Overall purpose of the role:

The role holder will support the Workforce Change and Restructuring delivery model pan Barclays and will be allocated projects across the entities.

• The role holder will be required to drive and support allocated change programmes.

• Support and drive the HR workstream for change programmes such as restructuring, LEE transfers, outsourcing, in sourcing, new site set up, pan entity and across our global locations leveraging in country HRBP, ER and other specialist HR functions as required.

Key Accountabilities: The role holder will be responsible for the following key deliverables in Employee Relations:

• Project Initiation

• Due Diligence

• Consultation

• Implementation

• Communication Plan

• Governance and Risk

• COE

Key Skills:

• Strong/numerous examples of Workforce Change / Restructuring (must be shown throughout your CV)

• Experience in handling/liaising with/managing Unions & Union representatives or conducting WFC in a heavily unionised environments

• Experience of leading Union/works council consultations

• Employee/Workforce Consultations and/or Redundancies experience

• Experience working on Tupe projects/programmes

• Experience of leading large scale/multiple change programmes

• Experience of delivering change programmes outside the UK

• A good understanding of current employment legislation

• Project management, change management and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of working in a highly matrixed organisation

• Solid appreciation of the importance of recognising cultural and geographic sensitivities

• Excellent analytical and data skills; be confident around data

• Excel to an intermediate level, and so experienced in merging sheets, data management, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel, and preferably able to use formulas to do quality checking of data

Essential Experience:

• Technical - consultancy, unions, redundancy and relevant legal requirements

• Project Management skills

• Show in your CV how you structure and run a program, and track everything.

• MS Excel - experienced in merging sheets, data management, data manipulation, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid:

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.

Location: London / Radbroke / Glasgow (any of these)

Hybrid: 1 day a week in office

Length: 6 months

PAYE only

Barclays is looking to fill some new roles working in the workforce change and restructuring team.

About Workforce Change & Restructuring:

Employee Relations Workforce Change & Restructuring (‘ER WFC&R’) manages the global change and restructuring portfolios across all employing entities; supporting the shaping of the workforce to meet long-term objectives and achieve optimum business performance, optimise costs and comply with legal and regulatory obligations. Our vision is to become a more simple, efficient and insightful best in class Workforce Change & Restructuring service whilst keeping the bank safe

Overall purpose of the role:

The role holder will support the Workforce Change and Restructuring delivery model pan Barclays and will be allocated projects across the entities.

• The role holder will be required to drive and support allocated change programmes.

• Support and drive the HR workstream for change programmes such as restructuring, LEE transfers, outsourcing, in sourcing, new site set up, pan entity and across our global locations leveraging in country HRBP, ER and other specialist HR functions as required.

Key Accountabilities: The role holder will be responsible for the following key deliverables in Employee Relations:

• Project Initiation

• Due Diligence

• Consultation

• Implementation

• Communication Plan

• Governance and Risk

• COE

Key Skills:

• Strong/numerous examples of Workforce Change / Restructuring (must be shown throughout your CV)

• Experience in handling/liaising with/managing Unions & Union representatives or conducting WFC in a heavily unionised environments

• Experience of leading Union/works council consultations

• Employee/Workforce Consultations and/or Redundancies experience

• Experience working on Tupe projects/programmes

• Experience of leading large scale/multiple change programmes

• Experience of delivering change programmes outside the UK

• A good understanding of current employment legislation

• Project management, change management and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of working in a highly matrixed organisation

• Solid appreciation of the importance of recognising cultural and geographic sensitivities

• Excellent analytical and data skills; be confident around data

• Excel to an intermediate level, and so experienced in merging sheets, data management, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel, and preferably able to use formulas to do quality checking of data

Essential Experience:

• Technical - consultancy, unions, redundancy and relevant legal requirements

• Project Management skills

• Show in your CV how you structure and run a program, and track everything.

• MS Excel - experienced in merging sheets, data management, data manipulation, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid:

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.

Location: London / Radbroke / Glasgow (any of these)

Hybrid: 1 day a week in office

Length: 6 months

PAYE only

Barclays is looking to fill some new roles working in the workforce change and restructuring team.

About Workforce Change & Restructuring:

Employee Relations Workforce Change & Restructuring (‘ER WFC&R’) manages the global change and restructuring portfolios across all employing entities; supporting the shaping of the workforce to meet long-term objectives and achieve optimum business performance, optimise costs and comply with legal and regulatory obligations. Our vision is to become a more simple, efficient and insightful best in class Workforce Change & Restructuring service whilst keeping the bank safe

Overall purpose of the role:

The role holder will support the Workforce Change and Restructuring delivery model pan Barclays and will be allocated projects across the entities.

• The role holder will be required to drive and support allocated change programmes.

• Support and drive the HR workstream for change programmes such as restructuring, LEE transfers, outsourcing, in sourcing, new site set up, pan entity and across our global locations leveraging in country HRBP, ER and other specialist HR functions as required.

Key Accountabilities: The role holder will be responsible for the following key deliverables in Employee Relations:

• Project Initiation

• Due Diligence

• Consultation

• Implementation

• Communication Plan

• Governance and Risk

• COE

Key Skills:

• Strong/numerous examples of Workforce Change / Restructuring (must be shown throughout your CV)

• Experience in handling/liaising with/managing Unions & Union representatives or conducting WFC in a heavily unionised environments

• Experience of leading Union/works council consultations

• Employee/Workforce Consultations and/or Redundancies experience

• Experience working on Tupe projects/programmes

• Experience of leading large scale/multiple change programmes

• Experience of delivering change programmes outside the UK

• A good understanding of current employment legislation

• Project management, change management and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of working in a highly matrixed organisation

• Solid appreciation of the importance of recognising cultural and geographic sensitivities

• Excellent analytical and data skills; be confident around data

• Excel to an intermediate level, and so experienced in merging sheets, data management, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel, and preferably able to use formulas to do quality checking of data

Essential Experience:

• Technical - consultancy, unions, redundancy and relevant legal requirements

• Project Management skills

• Show in your CV how you structure and run a program, and track everything.

• MS Excel - experienced in merging sheets, data management, data manipulation, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid:

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.

Location: London / Radbroke / Glasgow (any of these)

Hybrid: 1 day a week in office

Length: 6 months

PAYE only

Barclays is looking to fill some new roles working in the workforce change and restructuring team.

About Workforce Change & Restructuring:

Employee Relations Workforce Change & Restructuring (‘ER WFC&R’) manages the global change and restructuring portfolios across all employing entities; supporting the shaping of the workforce to meet long-term objectives and achieve optimum business performance, optimise costs and comply with legal and regulatory obligations. Our vision is to become a more simple, efficient and insightful best in class Workforce Change & Restructuring service whilst keeping the bank safe

Overall purpose of the role:

The role holder will support the Workforce Change and Restructuring delivery model pan Barclays and will be allocated projects across the entities.

• The role holder will be required to drive and support allocated change programmes.

• Support and drive the HR workstream for change programmes such as restructuring, LEE transfers, outsourcing, in sourcing, new site set up, pan entity and across our global locations leveraging in country HRBP, ER and other specialist HR functions as required.

Key Accountabilities: The role holder will be responsible for the following key deliverables in Employee Relations:

• Project Initiation

• Due Diligence

• Consultation

• Implementation

• Communication Plan

• Governance and Risk

• COE

Key Skills:

• Strong/numerous examples of Workforce Change / Restructuring (must be shown throughout your CV)

• Experience in handling/liaising with/managing Unions & Union representatives or conducting WFC in a heavily unionised environments

• Experience of leading Union/works council consultations

• Employee/Workforce Consultations and/or Redundancies experience

• Experience working on Tupe projects/programmes

• Experience of leading large scale/multiple change programmes

• Experience of delivering change programmes outside the UK

• A good understanding of current employment legislation

• Project management, change management and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of working in a highly matrixed organisation

• Solid appreciation of the importance of recognising cultural and geographic sensitivities

• Excellent analytical and data skills; be confident around data

• Excel to an intermediate level, and so experienced in merging sheets, data management, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel, and preferably able to use formulas to do quality checking of data

Essential Experience:

• Technical - consultancy, unions, redundancy and relevant legal requirements

• Project Management skills

• Show in your CV how you structure and run a program, and track everything.

• MS Excel - experienced in merging sheets, data management, data manipulation, pivot tables, vlookups, and handling large amounts of data in Excel

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid:

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.

Delivery Driver (Self Employed)

Many logistics service providers pay an increased rate during peak season. You can check this with the specific provider prior to contracting.

We’re seeking reliable, hard-working, and motivated Delivery Drivers to join one of our logistics service providers. This is a Delivery Driver role where you’ll spend the majority of your day out on the road - so a passion for driving is a plus! Predefined routes and presorted packages are provided. So, once you've conducted your safety checks and loaded up, you can simply head off and drive.

What we are offering:

• Easy and fast application process
• Safe working conditions
• Motivated and diverse team
• 24/7 driver support hotline which helps you when out on the road
• Pre-sorted packages for your van loading
• Pre-defined routes
• Daily interactions with your community
• Up to 5-day work week + weekends can be included

Responsibilities:

• Load vans and deliver packages, by driving, stepping in and out of the vehicle safely
• Adhere to all safety regulations on the road
• Operate an electronic device for GPS route guidance
• Greet and interact with customers with a professional and positive attitude

Requirements:

• Must be self employed
• Independent problem solver with good communication skills in English
• The ability and willingness to be able to use stairs to deliver packages
• Able to lift and deliver packages (up to 23 kg.)
• Full and valid UK or EU Manual Driving License (max 6 points, NO active IN, DR or TT codes)
• Must pass a criminal background check
• Must pass a drug & alcohol test
• Where vans are provided, they are held overnight at the station therefore you must be able to commute to and from the station
• Must be at least 18 years old

Delivery Driver (Self Employed)

Many logistics service providers pay an increased rate during peak season. You can check this with the specific provider prior to contracting.

We’re seeking reliable, hard-working, and motivated Delivery Drivers to join one of our logistics service providers. This is a Delivery Driver role where you’ll spend the majority of your day out on the road - so a passion for driving is a plus! Predefined routes and presorted packages are provided. So, once you've conducted your safety checks and loaded up, you can simply head off and drive.

What we are offering:

• Easy and fast application process
• Safe working conditions
• Motivated and diverse team
• 24/7 driver support hotline which helps you when out on the road
• Pre-sorted packages for your van loading
• Pre-defined routes
• Daily interactions with your community
• Up to 5-day work week + weekends can be included

Responsibilities:

• Load vans and deliver packages, by driving, stepping in and out of the vehicle safely
• Adhere to all safety regulations on the road
• Operate an electronic device for GPS route guidance
• Greet and interact with customers with a professional and positive attitude

Requirements:

• Must be self employed
• Independent problem solver with good communication skills in English
• The ability and willingness to be able to use stairs to deliver packages
• Able to lift and deliver packages (up to 23 kg.)
• Full and valid UK or EU Manual Driving License (max 6 points, NO active IN, DR or TT codes)
• Must pass a criminal background check
• Must pass a drug & alcohol test
• Where vans are provided, they are held overnight at the station therefore you must be able to commute to and from the station
• Must be at least 18 years old

Join Our Team at Smurfit Westrock!

Ready to grow your career in a supportive, fast-moving environment? At Smurfit Westrock, we’re excited to offer a rewarding opportunity for a New Product Development (NPD) Administrator to join our team at Tannochside, Glasgow . If you’re already working in New Product Development or have a solid foundation in administration, this role offers the chance to deepen your expertise and take ownership of impactful customer-facing projects. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and career stages. If you’re organised, curious and motivated to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

As an NPD Administrator, you’ll play a key role in ensuring a smooth and engaging customer experience as new product specifications move from concept to delivery. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external clients to coordinate timelines, manage documentation and support quality checks. Your contributions will help shape how we bring new packaging solutions to life.

In this role, you will:

• Lead customer new job meetings and follow up on agreed actions.
• Collaborate with internal departments to meet project timelines.
• Manage artwork and colour approval processes with customers.
• Process tooling orders and update internal tracking systems.
• Finalise and input new specification details into plant software.
• Support first-time production checks and inspections.
• Serve as a key contact for customers on NPD-related topics.
• Communicate clearly and professionally across teams and with clients.
• Assist with ‘print pass’ meetings and ensure delivery commitments are met.
• Contribute to projects that improve the NPD experience for customers.
• Maintain organised workspaces and filing systems.
• Represent Smurfit Westrock with professionalism and positivity.

What You'll Bring

We’re seeking applicants with strong, relevant experience across the essential and desirable criteria outlined below. If you can demonstrate the skills and capabilities required for this role, we encourage you to apply.

Essential:

• Experience in an administrative role.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• High attention to detail and a proactive mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative and confident approach to teamwork.
• Organised and adaptable, with a willingness to learn.

Desirable:

• Experience in the Packaging Industry or New Product Development.
• Understanding of design principles or customer insights.
• Familiarity with plant systems or specification software.

We’re committed to providing full training and ongoing support to help you succeed. If you’re passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience and want to grow in a role that values your contribution, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & benefits, including annual leave, pension and a Cycle to Work scheme
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• 24/7 confidential support for you and your family
• Flexible working options and family-friendly policies
• Guaranteed interview for candidates meeting essential criteria (Disability Confident Employer)

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and help us build a sustainable future together.

Smurfit Westrock reserve the right to only shortlist candidates who meet both the Essential and Desirable Criteria.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

We practice equality of opportunity in employment and select the best person for the job.

Grow Your Sales Career with Smurfit Westrock – Business Development Trainee

Are you ready to launch your sales career or bring your skills into a dynamic, fast-paced industry where you can make a real impact? At Smurfit Westrock Tannochside, we have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Trainee  to join our team.

Whether you’re exploring a new career path or looking to develop your sales skills, this role offers hands-on experience, structured training and the chance to contribute to real business growth from day one.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and life stages — if you’re motivated, curious and eager to learn, we want to hear from you.

What The Role Involves

This is a developmental role designed to provide hands-on experience and structured learning in business development and sales within the packaging industry. As part of your growth journey, you will:

• Support research into new business opportunities within target markets.
• Begin developing knowledge of the Smurfit Westrock Group’s diverse product portfolio.
• Build confidence in professional communication to support customer relationships.
• Learn and begin applying value-based selling techniques to understand and meet customer needs.
• Participate in client meetings, presentations, and sales calls to observe and contribute.
• Assist in managing newly onboarded customer accounts under guidance.
• Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and opportunities using our CRM system.
• Help prepare sales reports and customer updates for internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to marketing and promotional activities at the site.
• Support onboarding of new customer accounts and help manage existing ones.
• Take part in structured training covering commercial awareness, negotiation, and product knowledge.

As this is a sales-focused trainee role, your progress will be measured using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as activity levels, customer engagement, and contribution to new business opportunities. You will receive full support, coaching, and mentoring to help you succeed and grow in the role.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• A genuine interest in business development and customer engagement.
• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive approach to learning and work.
• Well-organised and detail oriented.
• Comfortable using IT systems and open to learning CRM tools.
• Full clean UK driver’s licence.

Desirable:

• Experience in sales, customer service, or a commercial setting (e.g. part-time roles, internships, placements).
• A degree or equivalent qualification, or relevant industry experience.

Packaging experience is a bonus – but absolutely not essential. We’re more interested in your potential, mindset, and enthusiasm. We’ll provide all the training and support you need to learn the industry and succeed in the role.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package (including annual leave, pension and Cycle to Work scheme)
• Career development opportunities in a leading UK packaging business
• Full training and onboarding – no packaging experience required
• A supportive, inclusive working environment
• Flexible working options and family-friendly policies
• 24/7 confidential support for you and your family
• A culture that values collaboration, integrity and continuous improvement
• Guaranteed interview for candidates meeting essential criteria (Disability Confident Employer)

Apply Today

Applications are open now — take the next step in your career with Smurfit Westrock  and help us build a sustainable future together.

Smurfit Westrock reserve the right to only shortlist candidates who meet both the Essential and Desirable Criteria.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

We practice equality of opportunity in employment and select the best person for the job.