Packaging Engineer - Promo & Body

Launched in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil’s beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances.  

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Rio, Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME100’s 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc’s Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace. 

Sol de Janeiro is seeking a Packaging Engineer - Promo & Body who will play a crucial role in the development and implementation of packaging solutions for our Promo & Body products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, manufacturing, and quality assurance, to ensure that our packaging meets the highest on-brand standards of functionality, aesthetics, and sustainability.

This role will report to the Manager, Package Development. 

*Candidate must be comfortable working in-office every day for the onboarding process (1-2 months) then will be able to transition into a hybrid schedule (2-3 days in our New York City Office per week).

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Packaging Design: Research, develop, and design packaging solutions for products, considering functionality, branding, and sustainability. Guide Global Product Marketing in new product briefs. Collaborate with packaging design team to form feasible innovative solutions that meet the brand’s aesthetic, design guidelines, and sustainability commitments.
2. Material Selection: Collaborate with suppliers to choose appropriate packaging materials, ensuring feasibility and compatibility with formulations and meeting sustainability goals. Actively research new sustainability trends of materials and packaging solutions.
3. Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with packaging material suppliers and contract manufactures, ensuring timely and reliable delivery of sustainable materials and collaborating on continuous improvement initiatives. Travel to suppliers and manufacturing sites is required (10 – 15% of the time).
4. Quality Assurance: Implement and oversee quality control measures to ensure packaging meets requirements and maintains product integrity. Provide direction to test and evaluate packaging components. Develop and implement testing methods for packaging components and finished goods. Collect and compare measured data to packaging specifications. Maintain our quality expectations according to our brand standards.
5. Quality Control Documents: Manage and maintain quality control documents, including but not limited to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for launch processes, packaging testing and inspection processes. Create detailed assembly specifications and set standards.
6. Cost Optimization: Work closely with the procurement team on executing cost-effective packaging solutions without compromising product quality. Implement new and improved processes that will result in effective cost reduction / harmonization programs for new or existing products. Manage programs to completion with focus on packaging lead initiatives.
7. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product development, manufacturing, and marketing teams to understand product requirements and align packaging design accordingly.
8. Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to introduce innovative feasible packaging solutions. Periodically share arising packaging trends to the team.
9. Leadership/Behavioral: Strong passion to drive packaging innovation. Project oriented and execution with a sense of urgency. Agile mindset with an ability to anticipate and swiftly problem solve to mitigate risks. Hungry to learn. 
10. Functional & Technical Skills: Demonstrates design thinking principles and attention to detail to deliver packaging conceptions. Demonstrates ability to manage multiple projects and make calculated risked based decisions in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrates experience interpreting bills of materials and writing assembly instructions.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering and 1-5 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience as a process integration, manufacturing, R&D engineer in substrate industry. In-depth knowledge of substrate technology.
• Familiarity with PKG process & criteria is a plus.
• Packaging development & project management skills.
• Strong communication & collaborative skills. Provide timely communication on feasibility of design ideas through testing including risks and its mitigation plan -Time management
• Familiarity with sustainability practices in packaging
• Conduct feasibility costs and COG analysis
• Manage project work as necessary or required
• Organization, meeting coordination, minutes & follow-ups
• Project Development Timeline preparation and tracking

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In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.  The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time. 

Sol de Janeiro is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. 

Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People Experience Team at careers@soldejaneiro.com. 

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