Job Description

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox:

The Technical Services Production Services Packaging engineer delivers customer-oriented support and results for Supply Chain in focus areas of packaging materials, new product innovation, cost savings, supply assurance, brand maintenance, packaging sustainability, and finished product quality.

Are you a proven leader with knowledge of packaging, manufacturing operations, packaging material procurement, or product quality that is ready to be part of a high performing team leading change focused on packaging material initiatives? Do you 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? As part of the Technical Services Production Services team, you will be instrumental in different supply chain aspects while executing initiatives to ensure product availability. Clorox believes in hiring top performers with a diverse range of backgrounds; all qualitied applicants are encouraged to apply.

In this role, you will:

• A successful candidate for this role must be a motivated self-starter able to provide proactive leadership ranging from innovation thru production start-ups. Activities may include supplier qualifications, data analysis, problem solving, specification development, manufacturing line trials, Design to Value innovation, change management, and regulatory compliance adherence.
• This position provides direct and influential technical leadership and communications with team resources at different organizational levels in Supply Chain, R&D, and manufacturing.
• This position plans and leads small- and medium-sized projects or participates on larger projects as a packaging materials functional expert.
• This position will influence and coordinate other resources to effectively help solve problems and mitigate risks.
• This position requires comfort with changing priorities and supporting new ways of working and change management processes.
• Ability to travel and work in manufacturing plants including Clorox manufacturing plants, external manufacturing suppliers, and packaging material suppliers is required.
• Leadership of Production Services Packaging activities and deliverables. Activities include developing plans, performing work, and ensuring proper change management processes & product information are entered in Clorox databases.
• Participate on project teams (leadership if appropriate) to ensure “process” rigor and adherence to internal & external compliance requirements and standards. Review and ensure technical information is current, accurate, complete, and has gained proper concurrences (when appropriate).
• Build strong alliances with other internal & external technical, business, suppliers, and consultant leaders. Develop skills, experiences, and recognition as a key functional resource in packaging material engineering and practices.
• Leadership using problem-solving skills such as developing hypotheses, designing and executing test plans, and analyzing data. Ability to independently develop conclusions and recommendations.
• Develop and transfer knowledge regarding the packaging materials and machine interfaces.
• Support project teams delivering initiatives for the Cleaning Business Unit. Work closely with managers to develop plans, implement activities, and deliver results.
• Proactive and independent leadership to remove or communicate barriers allowing work to be completed effectively and efficiently.
• Create and support an environment driving an innovative, collaborative, and a “process” oriented workplace & culture.
• Seek opportunities to help project teams and internal customers develop new ways of working while performing work.
• Provide packaging materials knowledge and support to Cleaning BU functions such as R&D, Procurement, manufacturing, and commercialization project management.
• Independently lead small to medium size projects.
• Collaborate with and influence manufacturing & functional teams using tools such as scope or project plan documents, business driven recommendations, and presentations.
• Independently establish action steps, activity prioritization, and ensure risk communications are elevated for awareness to direct manager and other functional leaders.
• The scope of work includes all US Cleaning product categories.
• Support Production Services packaging function to drive adherence of management of change processes.
• Support to ensure process and data accuracy for packaging material and finished product packaging in Clorox databases such as PLM. Ensure process rigor with all work.
• Ability to proactively communicate and lead thru influence, interaction, and oral & written communications.
• Ability to collaboratively work and deliver results with other Supply Chain, R&D, and EM Manufacturing resources.
• Required to travel independently or with other team resources. Travel will be domestic or Canada (if required). Ability to travel approx. 35% of time.

#LI-Hybrid

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Five years of industrial experience in a consumer product company (manufacturing, technical, or R&D). Desire to have previous packaging material experience.
• Ability to fluently communicate (oral and written) in English language.
• Strong proactive technical and activity leadership skills including influence, collaboration, and conflict resolution. Ability to work under the direction of their immediate manager.
• Highly flexible and adaptable. Able to work independently in a fast-paced multitasking environment on multiple projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills; may be sole representative of Production Services on cross-functional technical project teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, issue resolution and root-cause analysis
• Strong oral and written business communication skills.
• Ability to independently organize workload and skilled in time management to complete tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Passion to identify and drive management of change and process rigor.
• Bachelor of Science from an accredited institution. prefer packaging, mechanical, or chemical engineering.

Workplace type:

This is a Hybrid role working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. .

[U.S.]Additional Information:

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. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

–Zone A: $88,700 - $165,900

–Zone B: $81,300 - $152,100

–Zone C: $73,900 - $138,300

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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

Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.

To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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