Senior Packaging Engineer

Job title: Senior Packaging Engineer

About the Role Chemours is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to join our Manufacturing Technology team within Advanced Performance Materials (APM). This role will be part of the Technology Leadership Team and will work closely with a global packaging network to specify, qualify, and manage packaging solutions across multiple business units and product lifecycles.

What You'll Do

• Work cross-functionally with procurement, technology, supply chain, product stewardship and other disciplines to specify and qualify new package types to ensure successful New Product development launches.
• Participate in standard supply chain work processes to establish or modify packaging SKUs, as required.
• Support strategic initiatives and actively participate in the Chemours network of packaging engineers to share knowledge and leverage best practices across Chemours and build tools.
• Collaborate with the Global Network Packaging Procurement Team to support packaging procurement initiatives, including risk mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with procurement on potential new supply sources, suppliers identification, supplier consolidation, changes in material of construction, and/or validation of package materials and suppliers.
• Develop and lead relevant audits and support relevant quality investigations.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the businesses to implement solutions to customer complaints, addressing root cause incident investigations, and/or damaged goods cases across the supply chain.
• Champion safety – ensuring all packaging design work is done with a focus on safety – at the production filling location, and throughout the entire product lifecycle.
• Create, approve and update packaging specifications; ensuring they are maintained and owned for reference when required for regulatory, DOT, quality, and/or supply chain stakeholders.
• Provide expert feedback, approval, and implementation direction on customer/ product specific packaging requirement(s).
• Understand best practices for blocking, bracing, and palletizing.
• Proactively resolving packaging issues to improve efficiency of the manufacturing facilities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing site engineers to implement Chemours standards/policy related to packaging line / equipment installations and maintenance.
• Stay abreast of the latest packaging technology trends relevant to the APM business at regional and global levels.
• Drive regular review of packaging types / configuration to ensure cost, fit for use, circularity and regulatory requirements are constantly met.
• Explore and champion packaging circularity as well as other means to reduce the overall environmental footprint of packaging across its life cycle.

What We're Looking For

• BS in Engineering (Packaging Engineering preferred), with minimum of 10 years chemical packaging engineering experience. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of UN/DOT/ADR Regulations involving hazardous chemical packaging.
• Strong communication (written & verbal) skills, with the ability to translate technical information into actionable language for relevant stakeholders to take action and make decisions.
• Understanding of Chemical Packaging trends related to sustainability.
• Familiarity with package testing methodologies for a wide variety of industrial chemicals.
• Demonstrated experience with quality processes and investigations, including use of problem-solving tools and methodologies.
• Ability to align recommendations, actions, and decisions to broader business strategic objectives.

Nice to Have

• Experience with packaging circularity and sustainability.
• Experience with automated and/or robotic packaging systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Benefits Packages
• 401(k) Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives
• Company-paid Volunteer Day