Lead Packaging Engineer (Skincare + Beauty)

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About Us

Founded in 2012, The Honest Company® is a mission-driven consumer products company dedicated to empowering people to live happy, healthy lives. Consumers seeking thoughtfully formulated, safe and effective baby, personal care and beauty products, along with education and support can find The Honest Company products across North America via honest.com and honestbeauty.com and at more than 17,000 retail locations. Beginning in spring 2019, consumers in Europe can find Honest Beauty at select Douglas retail locations. A leader in the natural baby category and a trailblazer in clean beauty, The Honest Company is committed to ensuring all families have access to basic necessities and the latest health information for safe growth and development — a commitment reflected in its ongoing partnerships with organizations such as Baby2Baby and Mount Sinai. The Honest Company is privately held and headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Our Mission

We're on a mission to empower people to live happy, healthy lives. We're a wellness brand with values rooted in consciousness, community, transparency, and design. Every day and in every way, we hold ourselves to an Honest standard. We believe that it is our responsibility to do our part to help create a healthy and sustainable future for all. 

The Role

The Honest Company is on the lookout for an exceptional Lead Packaging Engineer to lead the charge in packaging innovation for our skincare, personal care, and color cosmetics categories. As the Lead Packaging Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in devising and executing packaging solutions for the Honest Beauty Studio. You'll also be tasked with implementing packaging programs, processes, and protocols tailored to optimize both e-commerce and in-store retail platforms.

What you’ll do:

• Strategize with Precision: Develop a comprehensive plan that supports the current and future needs of Honest Beauty Packaging.
• Advise with Expertise: Be the go-to authority on skincare, personal care, and beauty packaging, including form factors, materials, product compatibility, and sustainability.
• Recommend with Conviction: Assess packaging feasibility and provide technical packaging recommendations based on component supplier capabilities, cost considerations, and quality standards.
• Source with Savvy: Strategically source packaging materials from various vendors while ensuring they meet specified packaging requirements. Serve as a subject matter expert in sourcing, developing, and qualifying new packaging component suppliers, considering cost targets, lead times, and supplier capabilities.
• Innovative Continuously: Explore alternative marketplaces and engage suppliers to identify and present packaging design innovations. Focus areas include dispensing methods, applicators, sustainable packaging, and material reduction.
• Execute with Excellence: Develop innovative packaging solutions that seamlessly traverse the supply chain, captivate customers, safeguard products, and enhance the end-user experience. Oversee the component sampling process for both aesthetic and functional development. Document Packaging Specifications and Fill and Assembly Instructions within our Quality Management System.
• Champion Sustainability: Continuously push the boundaries of packaging sustainability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

This Job is Perfect for You if You Are:

• Open Knowledge Sharer: You're a subject matter expert who enjoys sharing knowledge and staying updated on industry trends.
• Effective Communicator and Collaborator: You excel at communication and collaboration, working seamlessly with team members at all levels of the organization.
• Proactive Problem Solver: Your ability to anticipate challenges and manage projects sets you apart.
• Adaptable and Driven: You're eager to take on additional responsibilities as needed to support your team.

What you’ll need:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Packaging Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience: 6-15 years of experience in Packaging Engineering/Packaging Development within the consumer products space. Experience in clean skincare or prestige skincare packaging is a plus.
• Knowledge: Strong expertise in packaging technologies, materials, manufacturing processes, and quality assurance principles.
• Software Proficiency: Familiarity with pallet software (TOPS or CAPE) and CAD (Solidworks and ArtiosCAD).
• Technical Understanding: Knowledge of component dimensions, performance specifications, package testing, and transit testing.
• Sustainability Focus: Training and experience in Packaging Sustainability and Recycling is preferred.
• Project Management: Strong capability in managing multiple projects with shifting priorities.
• Communication: Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Travel: Ability to travel occasionally for required filling trials, component manufacturing, and trade shows/seminars.
• Location: Ability to work at The Honest Company’s Headquarters in Playa Vista 2-3 times per week.

Compensation

The pay range for this role is $115,000 - $140,000. Actual compensation is based on many factors including but not limited to depth of experience, skill level, ability, knowledge, education, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total rewards package for this position may also include base, annual incentive plan, benefits, retirement plan, equity, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Benefits & Perks

We offer a competitive benefits package including comprehensive health and wellness coverage, 401k with company match, wellness incentives including a monthly fitness reimbursement and onsite fitness classes, options for education reimbursement, and a discount on all products. We value work-life balance and offer a generous and flexible vacation policy. Thinking about adding little ones to your family? Honest offers generous maternity and paternity leave. We love the furry kids too and offer pet insurance so your companions are well taken care of.

California Privacy Rights Notice for Californian Job Applicants and Prospective Talent

Effective Date: January 1, 2020

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), The Honest Company, Inc. (“Honest” or “us” or “we”) is required to inform California residents who are our job applicants or prospective talent (together “job applicants” or “you”) about the categories of personal information we may collect about you and the purposes for which we use this information.  Click here if you are a California resident to read disclosures required by the CCPA. Note this notice applies only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA. 

Categories of Personal Information We Collect. We may collect the following categories of personal information about our job applicants, who are California residents:

• Name
• Signature
• Social Security Number
• Email and mailing address
• Telephone number
• Education
• Employment history

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• Auditing related to our interactions with you; 
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• Debugging;
• Performing services for us, such as analytics;
• Internal research for technological improvement; and
• Internal operations.

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