Packaging Materials Senior Engineer

About the role

The Packaging Materials Senior Engineer is part of the technical services team and delivers customer-oriented support and results for Supply Chain in areas such as packaging materials, cost savings, supply assurance, brand maintenance, packaging sustainability, and finished product quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical services packaging activities, including planning, execution, and implementation of packaging-related deliverables.
• Independently manage small- to medium-sized projects, establishing priorities, action plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Support project teams within the Cleaning Business Unit to develop plans, implement activities, and achieve business objectives.
• Apply structured problem-solving methods, including hypothesis development, test planning, data analysis, root-cause investigation, and recommendation development.
• Ensure adherence to internal and external compliance requirements, standards, and management-of-change processes.
• Maintain accurate and complete packaging material and finished product information in company databases, including PLM systems.
• Develop, maintain, and transfer knowledge related to packaging materials and packaging machine interfaces.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, consultants, and manufacturing partners.
• Collaborate with and influence cross-functional teams through business recommendations, project plans, presentations, and technical expertise.
• Identify and remove barriers to project execution while proactively communicating risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Foster an innovative, collaborative, and process-driven work environment.
• Provide packaging materials expertise to business functions including R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Commercialization.
• Support all U.S. Cleaning product categories.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Science preferred) from an accredited institution.
• PREFERRED FIELDS OF STUDY: Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of five years of industrial experience within a consumer products company in manufacturing, technical, packaging, or R&D functions.
• Packaging materials experience preferred.
• Strong technical leadership skills, including influence, collaboration, conflict resolution, and cross-functional teamwork.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and decision-making capabilities.
• Able to work independently while effectively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, workload planning, and time-management skills.
• Adaptable, flexible, and comfortable managing changing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to represent technical services on cross-functional project teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to change management, process rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Able to collaborate effectively with Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, and external partners to deliver results.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel independently to Clorox manufacturing facilities, external manufacturing sites, and packaging material suppliers.
• Up to 35% travel required, including routine local travel and periodic domestic travel.

Skills

• Proven leadership with significant packaging knowledge, manufacturing operations, packaging material procurement, and product quality.
• Ready to be part of a high performing team leading change focused on packaging material initiatives.
• Enjoy working with cross-functional teams, interfacing with manufacturing facilities to ensure our customers and consumers continue to get the products they know and love.

Benefits

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more. We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance.

Pay

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

Schedule

Hybrid - 3 days a week in office; 2 days a week at home