The PRINT & PACKAGING
Headhunt Specialists

Woods International is the most respected senior Print and Packaging headhunters in Europe and the USA. This reputation has been gained through the placement of some of Europe and the USA’s very best senior talent.

We know that it can be tough finding exceptional people to fill those highly skilled Packaging roles or find senior hires to help drive your Print business forward. We’ve helped Print and Packaging businesses across the UK, Europe and the USA to recruit critical talent across their hard-to-fill print and packaging jobs.

We are the go-to Print and Packaging Headhunters for senior and hard to fill roles. Central to our success is our retained executive search services, which allows us to find the right executive and hard to find skills for your Print or Packaging company. The best talent in Print and Packaging cannot be found through traditional hiring methods – that’s where our Print and Packaging headhunting services step in.

Thanks to our proven headhunting strategy, Woods International is the Print and Packaging recruiter of choice for organisations looking to hire exceptional people.

As experts within global Print and Packaging headhunting and recruitment, we have operated extensively across printing and packaging sectors, including (but not limited to):

• Flexible Packaging
• Cartons
• Corrugated
• Commercial Print
• Large Format Graphics
• Labels
• Machinery & Consumables

We have delivered exceptional Print and Packaging recruitment to some of the industry’s largest and most specialist global manufacturers. We have built a reputation as a trusted and transparent Print and Packaging recruitment partner of choice.

With recruitment experience covering the full spectrum of Print and Packaging jobs, and an open and collaborative recruitment process, we become an extension of your business.

Our expert Print and Packaging recruiters will ensure that you have every tool in place to not only find the best people in Print and Packaging but also be seen as an employer of choice for the industry’s best talent.

Where you need that extra deep-dive to find talent for those hard-to-fill roles or experienced executives, our Print and Packaging headhunting services will identify the right candidates to help you to continue to grow your business.

Acting as an extension of your recruitment function, our expert Print and Packaging Recruiters will identify and assess suitable candidates and will be there to guide you through the end-to-end recruitment process – we can even help you to assess the talent gaps within your Print and Packaging teams and provide Outplacement services for exiting employees.

Find out why we are the Print and Packaging recruitment partner of choice for many of Europe’s top companies…

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How Our Print & Packaging Headhunting Service Works

Our experienced Print and Packaging headhunters have helped businesses across Europe and the USA attract the best talent in The Industry. From the UK to Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands, we identify key packaging talent and ensure their successful transition to your company.

We work with you to create a recruitment strategy that will be most effective in finding the right talent for your business before carrying out extensive market research to identify key talent in your print or packaging sector. Then, using our proven and rigorous assessment and selection process, we identify the right person to fit your unique business needs and culture.

Our Print and Packaging headhunters will be on hand throughout the process – we are also able to help with skills and psychometric testing, second stage interviews, offer management, and onboarding.

With extensive experience built up by recruiting top Print and Packaging talent across Europe, including the Nordics, Germany, Austria, BeNeLux, Italy, Spain and Portugal; our expert Print and Packaging headhunters are here to help with your executive and hard-to-fill requirements today.

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Print and Packaging Sectors We Cover

As industry-specific experts within Global Print and Packaging recruitment, we have operated extensively across the markets below. For more information on any of our sectors or recruitment services, contact us for a confidential discussion today.

Flexible Packaging Recruitment

Woods International are Flexible Packaging recruitment specialists. Having represented some of the world’s largest and most specialist manufacturers, we have gained an unrivalled level of experience across the industry.

From technical Skin and Barrier Films, Laminates, Bags and Pouches through to industrial solutions such as Stretch and Shrink Wrap and Printed Sacks; we have successfully operated across all market solutions including the Food, Medical and Personal care arenas.

We cover a comprehensive range of specialist, technical, and senior-level roles within Flexible Packaging, including; Packaging Development Managers, Technical Sales Managers, Chemists, and Extrusion Operatives.

Woods International understands the technical nuances of recruitment within the sector and as a result, has formed a deep and extensive network with the key stakeholders throughout.

Label Packaging Recruitment

Woods International has years of Headhunting and Labelling recruitment experience, having operated extensively across all of Europe and the USA. We have worked with the industry’s largest groups and most specialised independent label manufacturers, who specialise in everything from Premium Beverage and Personal Care, Food, Pharmaceutical all the way through to RFID and Coding & Marking solutions.

Woods International has an intricate understanding of the different manufacturing requirements and the fast-changing legislation and accreditations needed to trade successfully within the differing sectors.

We provide exceptional talent across a range of senior-level and technical Labelling roles, including; Flexographic Label Printers, Reprographic Operators and Artworkers, Specialist Sales Executives, and Workflow Managers.

Whether your requirements are commercial, technical or senior in appointment, no one is better placed to support you on the recruitment journey.

Rigid Plastic Packaging Recruitment

The Thermoformed and Injection Moulded Plastics arena has been required to react and change quickly with fast-moving customer demands over recent years. In addition, the sector has seen much consolidation creating both opportunities and challenges for the recruitment plans of organisations.

We are adept at headhunting a diverse range of senior, technical, and operational talent within the Rigid Plastic Packaging sector, including; Technical Managers, Product Development Managers, and Technical Sales Executives.

With strong experience of European and American Recruitment in the Food, Cosmetic and Household Rigid Plastic sectors, Woods International can work with you to create a recruitment process that can succeed today and adapt to tomorrow.

Machinery & Consumables Recruitment

Having worked with many of the industry’s top manufacturers and suppliers of both Print and Packaging Capital equipment, Woods International has exceptional knowledge at all industry levels.

We have sourced some of the sectors’ top talent from Printing Press and Finishing equipment manufacturers to End of Line capital equipment at each stage. We cover a comprehensive range of Machinery and Consumable roles, from Senior Director-level to Machinery Sales Specialists, Technical Managers and Product Development.

Additionally, Woods International has supplied extensive recruitment solutions across the vast and varied consumables markets from Paper, Adhesives, Coatings, Inks and Film.

Carton Packaging Recruitment

Printed Carton Packaging has seen many exciting developments over recent years based on large global acquisitions and changing consumer packaging trends. As such, recruitment challenges have changed with them.

We cover a range of senior and technical roles across Carton Packaging. Our network of specialist talent has up-to-date knowledge of process and hands-on experience of industry best-practice. Roles we cover include; Cut and Crease Operatives, Gluing Operatives, Carton Printers, and Carton Sales Managers.

From retail Food and Non-Food markets to the global pharmaceutical arena, Woods International has a rich headhunting and recruitment solutions background supporting independent specialists across Europe and the USA and some of the world’s largest global manufacturers of carton board solutions.

Corrugated Packaging

From conventional corrugated packaging to litho-laminated and shelf-ready solutions, Woods International is well placed to support your global and national growth plans with recruitment solutions, including headhunting for those hard to fill and senior roles.

We understand the strategic importance of geography and logistics within this fast-paced sector and have a rich history of supporting Distributors, Sheet Plants, Sheet Feeders and Integrated Plants alike.

With an intricate knowledge of Headhunting and Recruitment at all levels within Corrugated Packaging, we can support your growth plans over the short and long term by providing exceptional talent. Whether you are adding a Sales Director to your leadership team or Casemaker Operator to your delivery function, we can help.

Glass & Metal Packaging Recruitment

With a strong recruitment background within the Beers, Wine and Spirits sectors as well as premium Fragrance, French Cognac and the Luxury Packaging sectors; Woods International has developed an enviable recruitment network across Europe and the USA.

As a result, we have worked with both Manufacturers and Distributors with specialisms ranging from high volume brown bottle and premium decorative glass to headhunt and secure some of the industry’s leading talent.

Commercial Print & Print Management Recruitment

Woods International covers all Commercial Print and Print Management recruitment areas working with manufacturers of everything from Brochures, Booklets, Financial Print, Direct Mail, Variable Data and Security Print.

With strong headhunting experience across both high volume litho and shorter run digital solutions, we can source the industry’s top talent for senior-level, technical and operational roles within Commercial Print. We cover roles including (but are not limited to); Sales, Customer Services, Lithographic Print Minders, Digital Printing Operatives, Print Finishers, and Bindery Operatives.

With our extensive experience and capability in all sector areas, we are perfectly positioned to be your recruitment partner of choice.

Point of Sale & Large Format Graphics Recruitment

From Large Format Digital Print to In-Store Point of Sale and right through to large scale building and exhibition graphics, Woods International has a long history of supporting the sectors’ key players.

Whether your requirements are operational or commercial, we have the network and connections to source and headhunt the very best talent from within the industry, including Senior Management, Print Production Operatives and Format Finishers.

As a trusted partner and advisor, our support doesn’t stop at introducing exceptional Print and Packaging talent to your business. We know that any organization needs to plan for the future, and retaining and nurturing key talent across the business is critical to any future success.

Our Leadership and Team Assessment service will partner with you to ensure two key aims are met:

The retention and nurturing of top talent.

The identification and motivation of future talent.

Woods International has worked with industry-leading companies across the Printing and Packaging sectors. This experience and exposure gives us an unrivalled perspective and insight into the marketplace, best practices, and how to manage talent to meet your business aims effectively.

How our Leadership & Team Assessments work:

Understanding the current and future depth of your teams is pivotal to future successes. High attrition, gaps in capability, and inadequate succession planning can pose a significant risk to hitting your milestones as a business. Our Leadership and Team Assessments look to close these gaps and reduce the risk of missing targets due to talent issues.

Our process is simple, unintrusive, but effective:

1: Discovery – We establish both your team and leadership structures and what your current and future strategies are.

2: Engage – We conduct confidential interviews with each team member to understand contentment, aspirations, growth expectations, their hopes and recommendations.

3: Test – Each team member will take part in industry-leading psychometric and talent testing, which is specifically tailored to your company’s goals.

Once this is complete, we will provide you with a comprehensive, confidential and impartial report outlining:

• A team overview with a summary of all findings and observations.
• A team salary and benefits report with full industry benchmarking.
• Talent depth analysis exploring the potential of future skill gaps, future team losses through promotion, aspirations or possible resignations.
• Individual team testing reports outlining information such as; suitability to their current role, the potential for future promotion, ambition, and many other core character traits.

Following the report’s delivery, we will work with your leadership team to understand the findings and create actionable plans to address any issues, gaps, and recommendations highlighted in the report. Woods International can also help directly support any actions to be taken from these findings.

What are the benefits of our Leadership & Team Assessments?

As a business leader, you won’t always get the opportunity to gain a clear or honest understanding of your team’s needs, wants and aspirations. Acting as independent advisors, we offer an independent and unbiased view of your business.

Our Leadership and Team Assessments will give you:

• Honest and unfiltered team feedback, gaining a rich understanding of what the business is perceived to be doing well, and knowledge of where the team requires more support.
• Industry-specific benchmarking, giving you a clear understanding of how your teams are being remunerated compared to their industry peers.
• Your teams the confidence they are being heard in a constructive and confidential capacity. It can also be a great starting point when taking over a new team.
• Access to leading industry testing that gives you an in-depth insight into individual character traits, strengths, ambitions, and development areas. These testing solutions can also be tailored to suit your specific goals or knowledge gaps.
• The foundations and information to take the next step in your team’s growth and development.

Ultimately, our Leadership and Team Assessments can help you reduce the risk of missing critical business milestones by ensuring that you have visibility of any people-centred risk, such as attrition, succession planning or training gaps.

To arrange a Leadership and Team Assessment in your business, contact us today for more information.

Sometimes, company downsizing is inevitable. If it happens, it can be a difficult time for both the affected employees and the company. During any downsizing, you will want to ensure that any outgoing employees are adequately supported to find new opportunities, while maintaining your organisation's strong social responsibility and protecting your employer brand for the future.

We know that many businesses just don’t have the capacity or capability to internally support employee outplacement services. As Print and Packaging industry experts, with outstanding knowledge of the marketplace and Print and Packaging recruitment, we are well placed to support you and your employees during any downsizing process.

We work with every affected employee in your business sensitively and confidentially to provide outplacement support across a range of recruitment-related activities, including;

• CV writing and assessment training services.
• Interview and preparation training.
• Remote meeting and interview training.
• Social media training with a ‘How to’ guide for building and capitalising on a strong industry network.
• Ongoing employee support through the first two interviews that they attend to ensure that any tweaks or ongoing training are catered for.

Our Employee Outplacement Service for Print and Packaging companies is available to any company in the industry. It is not limited to businesses who currently partner with Woods International for Recruitment or Leadership and Team Assessment services.

To learn more about how we can help your company navigate a sensitive downsizing project, contact us for a confidential discussion.