We are a combination of designers and chemists, engineers and entrepreneurs. We’re hard to define because what we’re doing hasn’t been done before. We create advanced packaging solutions that disappear, naturally.


Revolutionary packaging solutions that naturally disappear, reducing environmental impact.

The Role At Notpla we’re at the leading edge of sustainable innovation, creating natural alternatives to single-use plastic packaging  that’s carefully engineered to create a healthier planet. Founded on the belief that nature knows best, we’re an innovative, ideas and action-oriented scale-up who develop and manufacture uncompromisingly natural packaging solutions from seaweed and plants.As the Head of Marketing, you’ll be leading a creative, commercially-focussed marketing team and be expected to dive straight in, owning the creation and delivery of Notpla’s marketing plan across all of our key channels; both online and off. This role will suit someone coming from a senior marketing or head of role, who is looking to expand their experience in a Scale-up environment. This is an exciting time to join Notpla, right on the brink of a record-breaking year for revenue and on-track for major growth in the next 18-24 months. Bolstering confidence in our financial performance, we have just secured a Series A+ fundraise for £20million, enabling us to scale our growth and environmental impact faster than ever.  Our marketing team sits within our revenue function, working closely with the sales, business development and finance teams. The Head of Marketing will hold a key role in the creation and execution of our marketing strategy, working closely with our CRO, Head of Sales and the CEO’s. You will be responsible for leading the transformation of our award-winning sustainable packaging business into a category-defining ingredient brand.As Notpla shifts from selling finished products to becoming a category-defining ingredient brand, this role will play a key part in leading that transition. You’ll be responsible for delivering campaigns that support our current packaging range while laying the groundwork for our ingredient brand system – from co-branding toolkits and licensing assets to a distinct brand identity. The aim is to make Notpla the go-to name for natural packaging solutions, in the same way Gore-Tex is trusted for waterproof performance. You’ll work closely with commercial, product, and design teams to turn technical benefits into clear, compelling stories that land with the right partners and audiences.Led by strong values, all Notpla employees are encouraged to take responsibility for their domain, giving a high level of autonomy. Our aim is to build an inspiring culture that's reflected in our working policies, environment and employees. As Head of Marketing, you’ll lead a team of three a Marketing Manager and two Communications Designers. It’s a creative, ideas-driven team that brings fresh thinking and strong execution. Your role will be to guide, prioritise, and channel that creativity into work that drives impact and supports the wider marketing strategy.Besides offering exciting roles and a great working environment, Notpla provides competitive compensation including EMI Share Options, a zero-carbon pension scheme, discounts with local businesses, and subsidised social activities. Our office-first hybrid working policy allows you to work in the manner that maximises your productivity, while still creating a vibrant and collegiate work environment. We are a social business with regular clubs and events, and we are proud of how our diverse workplace has created a community that is all pushing towards the common goal of making plastic disappear. Your profile This is a senior, hands-on role for a commercially minded marketing leader with a deep understanding of brand, product marketing, and the demands of a scale-up environment. You’ll lead a small but high-performing team across brand, content, and campaigns. You’ll own the marketing strategy and deliver results across awareness, demand generation, partner and sales enablement.What you’ll do:<ul><li>Own and evolve Notpla’s marketing strategy, from positioning and campaigns to measurement and market impact</li><li>Support B2B Food Service sales team, support, specific to the needs and tone of voice of each audience (converters, paper mills, packaging distributors).</li><li>Develop our ingredient brand system: messaging, visual identity, co-branding toolkits, and licensing assets</li><li>Build marketing programmes with partners, from manufacturers to major FMCG brands - tailored to their sectors and sales cycles</li><li>Shape brand awareness through campaigns, media, events, and thought leadership that land with the right audience</li><li>Collaborate with sales and commercial teams to align marketing with procurement cycles, legislation shifts, and go-to-market moments</li><li>Plan and execute marketing activity across key channels, including web, search, social, advertising, trade, outbound and direct</li><li>Manage and grow external creative, PR, performance marketing and production partners to support delivery</li><li>Lead, support, and grow our internal marketing and creative team</li><li>Who you are</li><li>A senior marketing leader with proven success in B2B, brand, or product marketing roles</li><li>Strategic and executional – you’re able to think in positioning frameworks and GTM plans, but equally happy writing a brief or reviewing a page layout</li><li>Experienced in ingredient branding, licensing, or co-branded models, ideally within sustainability, packaging, or FMCG-adjacent industries</li><li>Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, with a strong commercial instinct and an eye for creative work that delivers</li><li>Analytical enough to track performance and prioritise what matters, not just what’s loud</li><li>Clear on the fundamentals of marketing and confident navigating fast-moving scale-up environments.</li></ul>A confident and natural communicator with strong empathy, proven in managing people and key stakeholder relationships  Salary £65-90k Including EMI Share Options

Head of Marketing

The Role At Notpla, we create disappearing packaging carefully engineered for a healthy planet. Founded on the belief that nature knows best, we’re an innovative, ideas and action-oriented scale-up developing and manufacturing packaging solutions from seaweed and plants that disappear naturally. We are currently looking to recruit a Partnerships Manager to join our revenue and sales team, focussing on building long term, strategic and high value relationships with clients throughout the coated board, packaging and food service industries.  At Notpla, we strongly believe in our mission and our employees' ability to help us achieve our goals. We encourage everyone who joins us to develop and grow and take responsibility for your domain without micromanagement. Our objective is to foster a fantastic business culture that is reflected in our working policies and environment.Besides offering exciting roles and a great working environment, Notpla provides competitive salaries, the potential for EMI Share Options, a zero-carbon pension scheme, discounts with local businesses, and subsidised social activities. Our flexible working policy allows you to work at your own pace. We are a social business with regular clubs and events, and we are proud of how our diverse workplace has created a community that is all pushing towards the common goal of making plastic disappear. Your profile Notpla Coating is an entirely natural and plastic free coating for paper boards. Over the past few years we have been building brand awareness and driving demand for our product by selling finished goods (boxes, trays, clamshells) to the foodservice and food-to-go markets. We are now ready to move upstream and build strong, long term partnerships with the major manufacturing and converting companies that hold larger ticket contracts. We are looking for somebody who has strong commercial acumen, natural affinity for technical topics and is comfortable pitching to senior management, ideally with a background in the paper or coatings industries. You will need to have exceptional relationship management abilities as you enter into multi-year, multi layered deals with some of the biggest businesses in the industry. In this role you will also need to have strong project management skills, and have a desire to see your sales past completion of contract; including brokering technical trials, developing joint marketing material and taking these relationships through to true long term partnerships. As well as the above your other day to day responsibilities will be:<ul><li>Work directly alongside the CEOs to support the development of strategic partnerships, supporting them with the deal development from the beginning of the sales cycle, right through to full delivery and the continued management past the initial point of sale.</li><li>Approach targeted brand leads, understand their needs, pitch the right products and find the internal champions that will get a deal over the line.</li><li>Work with the Chief Revenue Officer to structure these partnerships to maximise our commercial return, protect our Brand and IP, and ensure legal compliance.</li><li>Embed yourself into the industry, developing an encyclopaedic knowledge of the marketplace, so you can build a strategic view of the best partners to in coatings and paperboard industry - understand their needs, so you can advise them as to how to best implement and truly embed the Notpla products and ethos into their thinking.</li><li>Manage the back and forth of technical information sharing between partners. </li><li>Work with technical team members and clients to manage the technical and commercial work plan, so you can effectively manage the relationship once past the point of initial sale.</li><li>Own the full sales cycle of multi-year six and seven figure sales contracts.</li></ul> Salary Negotiable

Coatings & Paperboard Partnerships Manager

The Role At Notpla we’re at the leading edge of sustainable innovation, creating natural alternatives to single-use plastic packaging  that’s carefully engineered to create a healthier planet. Founded on the belief that nature knows best, we’re an innovative, ideas and action-oriented scale-up who develop and manufacture uncompromisingly natural packaging solutions from seaweed and plants.We are currently looking to bring in a Packaging Engineer to join our Technology &amp; Operations Team, specialising in the development of our proprietary machinery and manufacturing technique. This is an exciting time to join Notpla, right on the brink of a record-breaking year for revenue and on-track for major growth in the next 18-24 months. Bolstering confidence in our financial performance, we have just secured a Series A+ fundraise for £20million, enabling us to scale our growth and environmental impact faster than ever.  The Packaging Engineer will report directly to our Chief Technology Officer and will be responsible for managing packaging development projects by leveraging internal stakeholders as well as by developing external partnerships to drive trials and development of our portfolio of products.Led by strong values,  all Notpla employees are encouraged to take responsibility for their domain, giving a high level of autonomy. Our aim is to build an inspiring culture that's reflected in our working policies,environment and employees.Besides offering exciting roles and a great working environment, Notpla provides competitive salaries, the potential for EMI Share Options, a zero-carbon pension scheme, discounts with local businesses, and subsidised social activities. Our office first hybrid working policy allows you to work in the manner that maximises your productivity, while still creating a vibrant and collegiate work environment.. We are a social business with regular clubs and events, and we are proud of how our diverse workplace has created a community that is all pushing towards the common goal of making plastic disappear. Your profile We are looking for a Packaging Engineer with a proven background in flexible materials. Someone who understands the process of bringing a flexible packaging technology through from concept, to trial, industrialisation and through to product launch. You will need to have a self-starter mindset and be a fantastic relationship builder. We are looking for someone with a blend of technical, packaging design and project management skills to help scale our products. As well as the above you will also be responsible for: <ul><li>Managing packaging development projects, liaising with a number of internal and external stakeholders to manage and attend packaging trials and report outcomes efficiently.</li><li>Responsible for creating packaging specifications, and future implementation of packaging specification management tool.</li><li>Technical validation of new packaging equipment.</li><li>Communicate technical information to internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Continuously seek new technology to support the company's growth.</li><li>Establish packaging standards via factory trials to ensure that proposed packaging materials are fit for purpose (i.e. appropriate material/ components, acceptable quality, adequate performance, and efficiency on packing line) and gain approval from all relevant parties.</li><li>Identify packaging related innovation whilst continuing to think about sustainability, cost savings, technology, material standardisation, waste, and productivity/process improvement opportunities.</li><li>Developing and executing packaging qualification plans, including plant trials; reporting against KPI’s to verify impact/mitigate risk of packaging changes.</li></ul>

Packaging Engineer

The Role At Notpla we’re at the leading edge of sustainable innovation, creating natural alternatives to single-use plastic packaging  that’s carefully engineered to create a healthier planet. Founded on the belief that nature knows best, we’re an innovative, ideas and action-oriented scale-up who develop and manufacture uncompromisingly natural packaging solutions from seaweed and plants.As a Material Scientist at Notpla, you'll drive forward scientific and technological innovations, playing a key role in developing natural revolutionary technologies to replace plastic. This position requires deep knowledge of Materials Science, with an understanding of biomaterials and green chemistry as well as material processing. This is an exciting time to join Notpla, right on the brink of a record-breaking year for revenue and on-track for major growth in the next 18-24 months. Bolstering confidence in our financial performance, we have just secured a Series A+ fundraise for £20million, enabling us to scale our growth and environmental impact faster than ever.  The Material Scientist role reports directly to our Innovation Director, whilst being heavily supported and working in tandem with the other technical members of the Innovation team, our future labs commercial team and our Head of Product Portfolio. Led by strong values,  all Notpla employees are encouraged to take responsibility for their domain, giving a high level of autonomy. Our aim is to build an inspiring culture that's reflected in our working policies,environment and employees.Besides offering exciting roles and a great working environment, Notpla provides competitive salaries, the potential for EMI Share Options, a zero-carbon pension scheme, discounts with local businesses, and subsidised social activities. Our office-first hybrid working policy allows you to work in the manner that maximises your productivity, while still creating a vibrant and collegiate work environment. We are a social business with regular clubs and events, and we are proud of how our diverse workplace has created a community that is all pushing towards the common goal of making plastic disappear.As a key member of the Innovation team, your role as a Material Scientist is to contribute to groundbreaking innovation projects by developing novel material solutions as well as bringing innovation from the lab to pilot scales. This role will allow you to expand your technical expertise in Material Science as well as Process Engineering, crossdisciplinary collaboration and effective project management. This dynamic role involves diving into feasibility studies, fast-paced discovery projects, trials, and other material development initiatives. The Materials Scientist will collaborate within cross-functional teams, help scout for new opportunities and novel technologies, analyse findings, process materials on various equipment, and engage with scientific networks. Your profile We are looking for someone with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, ensuring the dissemination and implementation of technical learnings across the business. Ideally you will have a minimum of 2 years of industry experience in materials science research and development, preferably with exposure to natural materials and material processing. We would value experience and interest in Process Engineering, particularly if you've worked with material processing techniques like extrusion or injection molding. Most of all you will need to be comfortable with ambiguity and be able to coordinate and contribute a variety of projects and lab work. As well as the above, you will be responsible for:<ul><li>Conduct and support feasibility studies and fast-paced discovery projects to test innovative solutions in the context of material science and packaging challenges</li><li>Collaborate very closely with cross-disciplinary teams including designers, business development managers, engineers, and seaweed specialists</li><li>Identify, source, and test natural materials and help develop formulations to meet performance, impact (sustainability), and cost targets</li><li>Design and execute experiments, collect and analyze data, and present compelling findings</li><li>Come up with new ways to solve material and processing challenges</li><li>Develop and optimise material processing and formulations</li><li>Stay up-to-date with the latest scientific advancements and industry trends</li><li>Contribute to the development of intellectual property, including patents and trade secrets</li><li>Provide technical input for grant and client proposals to unlock funding opportunities</li><li>Support deep development projects to build fundamental understanding of seaweed and biomaterials for packaging applications</li><li>Coordinate/support coordination and attend various material processing trials (incl. conversion) in the UK and beyond</li><li>Bring material solutions from the lab to pilot scales</li><li>Characterization of materials performance, shelf life testing, and compatibility studies</li><li>Represent Notpla at external events with guidance from senior team members</li><li>Coordinate with academic institutions and commercial labs for third-party testing</li></ul> Salary Up to £35,000

Material Scientist

The Role At Notpla we’re at the leading edge of sustainable innovation, creating natural alternatives to single-use plastic packaging that’s carefully engineered to create a healthier planet. Founded on the belief that nature knows best, we’re an innovative, ideas and action-oriented scale-up who develop and manufacture uncompromisingly natural packaging solutions from seaweed and plants.As a Paper &amp; Coating Engineer, you’ll be joining an innovative, fast moving and agile Formulation &amp; Process team that pride themselves on their pivotal research and development. This is an exciting time to join Notpla, right on the brink of a record-breaking year for revenue and on-track for major growth in the next 18-24 months. Bolstering confidence in our financial performance, we have just secured a Series A+ fundraise for £20million, enabling us to scale our growth and environmental impact faster than ever. Led by strong values, all Notpla employees are encouraged to take responsibility for their domain, giving a high level of autonomy. Our aim is to build an inspiring culture that's reflected in our working policies, environment and employees.Besides offering exciting roles and a great working environment, Notpla provides competitive salaries, the potential for EMI Share Options, a zero-carbon pension scheme, discounts with local businesses, and subsidised social activities. Our office first hybrid working policy allows you to work in the manner that maximises your productivity, while still creating a vibrant and collegiate work environment. We are a social business with regular clubs and events, and we are proud of how our diverse workplace has created a community that is all pushing towards the common goal of making plastic disappear.We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Paper &amp; Coating Engineer with industry experience in paper and coatings  to join our growing R&amp;D team. This role is critical in developing and optimising seaweed-based formulations, ensuring they meet performance requirements and can be successfully scaled up for commercial use. The Paper &amp; Coating Engineer will work closely with a formulation scientist and a process engineer, collaborating on research, formulation, and process improvements. This is an exciting opportunity to drive impactful R&amp;D work for commercial projects.Key Responsibilities Formulation Development &amp; Optimisation<ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Design and optimise seaweed-based coatings and paper formulations, balancing key properties such as adhesion, flexibility, barrier performance, and biodegradability.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Conduct rheology studies and material characterisation to fine-tune formulations for specific applications.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Identify and integrate novel raw materials to enhance performance and sustainability.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Work on material compatibility studies, ensuring formulations meet required industrial and regulatory standards.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Develop prototype samples and conduct performance testing under real-world conditions.</li></ul>Analytical Chemistry &amp; Material Characterisation<ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Develop and validate analytical test methods to ensure consistency and reproducibility in formulation performance.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Assess film-forming properties, barrier properties, and mechanical performance of coatings and substrates.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Interpret data and provide insights to refine formulations based on performance outcomes.</li></ul><h3>Scale-Up &amp; Trials</h3><ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Work closely with the process engineer to transition lab-scale formulations into pilot-scale and commercial-scale production.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Participate in pilot trials and factory production runs, ensuring formulations perform as expected in real-world conditions.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Troubleshoot formulation issues that arise during scale-up, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Document all scale-up findings, optimising processes for efficiency and reproducibility.</li></ul><h3>Project Management</h3><ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Drive formulation work streams from concept to execution, ensuring key milestones are met on time.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Develop and maintain project timelines, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth execution.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Communicate project progress effectively with internal stakeholders, providing clear updates and risk assessments.</li></ul><h3>Cross-Functional Collaboration</h3><ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Work closely with the entire technical team, ensuring formulation strategies align with process capabilities.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Translate complex scientific findings into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul><h3>Quality Assurance &amp; Documentation</h3><ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Ensure formulations meet regulatory and industrial standards, documenting all formulation parameters and testing results.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Maintain detailed formulation records, creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure reproducibility.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Work with quality teams to implement quality control measures in formulation testing and production.</li></ul>External Partnership Building<ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Identify and engage with external partners, such as material suppliers, labs, specialised contract manufacturers, and technology consultants, to fast-track scale-up activities.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Coordinate and oversee development activities with partners to ensure project alignment and adherence to company standards.</li></ul> Your profile Qualifications &amp; Experience  <h3>Education &amp; Industry Background</h3><ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">5+ years of industry experience in coatings, paper-based materials, or polymer formulation.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Strong background in analytical chemistry and material characterization techniques.</li></ul>Technical Skills<ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Expertise in natural polymer coatings, surface treatments, and film-forming properties.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Hands-on experience with natural polymer formulations (e.g., starches, proteins, cellulose, alginates).</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Knowledge of barrier coatings, adhesion technologies, and functional additives.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Deep knowledge in coating processes and paper production.</li></ul>Partnership &amp; Communication Skills<ul><li style="font-size:14px;">Ability to identify, establish, and manage external partnerships to accelerate scale-up activities and overcome resource constraints.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively across internal teams and external stakeholders.</li><li style="font-size:14px;">Demonstrated capacity to represent the company in technical discussions with partners and stakeholders.</li></ul>

Paper & Coating Engineer

The Role At Notpla, we are on a mission to make packaging disappear. We are an innovative sustainable packaging startup that was founded on the belief that nature knows best. We develop materials, design and manufacture a range of packaging solutions made from seaweed and plants that all biodegrade completely naturally. At Notpla, we truly believe in what we are trying to achieve and we believe in the ability of our employees to help us achieve our goals. Because of this, anybody joining Notpla will be given the opportunity to develop and grow, you won’t be micromanaged, we want you to take responsibility for your domain. Our clear mission has created a fantastic business culture where you’ll be surrounded by like minded individuals who really care. We know that we work better together and this is reflected in our environment and working policies. Alongside great roles and a fun working environment, Notpla also offers competitive salaries, the potential for EMI Share Options, fantastic discounts with local businesses and a flexible working policy that allows you to work to your own flow. We are a social business with multiple clubs and events every week, and we are incredibly proud of how our diverse workplace has created a community all pushing together in the pursuit of making packaging disappear.  Your profile If you are interesting joining Notpla but haven't seen a role advertised that suits your experience. Please feel free to apply to this so we can keep your CV on file, should anything relevant come up.

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