Careers in the Spotlight: Join the Medica Team

Why join us??

We’re one of the fastest growing and longest established companies in Crewe, that you’ve probably never heard of!? Yet look along a shelf in your local chemist or supermarket and our products will be there.?

Medica Packaging is one of the top UK manufacturers of printed packaging and patient information leaflets. We’re passionate about packaging, printing and people.? Originating back to 1922, we are the UK’s largest independent packaging converter with a strong heritage of providing specialist packaging services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.?

Our continued growth has been thanks to our industry-leading skills, knowledge and experience. We are committed to operating with honesty, integrity and respect. Our mission is simply, “To be our customers’ most valued provider”.? We’re big enough to deliver and small enough to care.??

At Medica Packaging, we believe in providing equal opportunities for all. We have a skilled, friendly, multi-national workforce and welcome applications from any suitably qualified persons. If you believe that you are the right candidate for any of the roles below, then we would love to hear from you.???

If you don’t have the right qualifications but do have a willingness to learn, and are interested in any of the roles, get in touch.? We have an excellent training programme to help develop and progress your career.? There’s more to us than cardboard boxes.???

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer the following perks, benefits and rewards:?

?? Pension?| It might not be the first thing you’re thinking about at the moment, but after 3 months, we’ll enrol you into our pension scheme with Legal & General.???

We offer a 4% employer contribution.? On a salary of ￡25,000, that’s an extra ￡1,000.?

You can opt-out if you want to, the choice is yours.???

??? Life Insurance?| Once enrolled in our pension scheme, you are covered for death in service of 4 times your basic salary.?

??? Holidays | Everyone needs a break from work, which is why we encourage you to take your full holiday entitlement.?

?? Learning & Development?| We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth through a variety of training opportunities, tailored to individual needs.? We give you the tools to succeed. Training includes:?

• Induction Training?
• Continuous on-the-job training?
• IT and systems training?
• Supplier/partner-led training?
• Professional Qualifications?
• Apprenticeship Level Training/Traineeships?

We encourage you to realise your full potential and actively support and encourage the development of talent within the Company.? We prefer to grow talent where possible and publish all vacancies internally before they are published externally, to support and encourage opportunities for career development.??

?? Commuting?| Whether you’re on 4 wheels or on 2, our premises have free on-site parking and bicycle racks.?We’re minutes away from Crewe train station, the A500 and Junction 16 of the M6.?

?? Social & Community | Whilst we take our work seriously, we have fun raising money for our chosen charity, which you get to nominate and vote for each year. From bake or book sales and raffles to Halloween costume competitions, Easter egg hunts, quizzes, and Christmas jumper days, it’s all to raise money for a good cause and to have fun while doing it.??

We care about the community and the environment and are committed to ensuring that we work in an environmentally friendly way. This culture is shown in everything we do and every product we create.??

?? Health & Wellbeing?| After completing your probationary period, we provide Company Sick Pay of between 1 week and 13 weeks, depending on length of service.?We also offer regular health assessments with occupational health specialists.?

?? Eye Care Vouchers | Specsavers vouchers are provided for eye tests.?

?? Free confidential helpline | Covers a range of subjects, including well-being, personal finance, changes at work, family & personal, legal and counselling. The helpline team are a friendly voice at the end of the telephone for you and anyone in your household over the age of 16.?

?? Annual Employee Survey?| We are keen to understand the views of everyone at Medica so that these can help develop and shape our strategies going forward, which is why we carry out an annual employee survey every January.?