Emerging Trends in Flexible Packaging and What They Mean for Recruitment

Written By Toby Petersen

Flexible packaging continues to be a hotbed of innovation in 2025, driven by consumer demand, regulation, and supply chain pressures. If your business operates in flexibles, understanding the trends is essential - and so is hiring the right people to make them real.

  • Trends to watch: sustainability (recyclable films, compostable pouches), regulatory compliance, digital printing on films, barrier improvements.

  • Opportunity areas: adhesive specialists (coatings, laminates), conversion engineers, materials scientists, supply chain roles to manage complexity.

  • Real challenge: converting R&D innovation into production reliability. People who can scale pilot lines to full runs are rare.

  • Tip: structure job descriptions around cross-disciplinary skills - not just film chemistry or print, but system thinking.


If you’re expanding in flexible packaging, now is the time to secure talent that can lead the next wave of innovation. We can help you find conversion engineers, materials leads, and business developers who understand the market and the machine.

Flexible Packaging Roll In Factory

Toby Petersen
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