5 Packaging Solutions jobs in the United States

Our client, a recognized leader in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, is seeking a visionary Senior Product Manager to drive innovation in sustainable packaging solutions within their San Francisco, California, US office. This role is crucial for advancing our client's commitment to environmental responsibility and meeting the evolving demands of eco-conscious consumers.

The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for defining the product strategy and roadmap for sustainable packaging initiatives. This includes conducting market research to identify consumer needs and emerging trends, assessing competitive landscapes, and translating insights into compelling product requirements. You will collaborate closely with R&D, design, supply chain, and marketing teams to ensure the successful development, launch, and commercialization of innovative, environmentally friendly packaging. Key responsibilities include managing the product lifecycle, defining pricing strategies, and developing go-to-market plans. A deep understanding of materials science, circular economy principles, and regulatory requirements related to packaging is essential. You will also act as a subject matter expert, championing sustainable packaging both internally and externally.

We are seeking a candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Environmental Science, or a related field; an MBA or advanced degree is a plus. A minimum of 7 years of product management experience, with a significant focus on packaging or sustainability within the FMCG industry, is required. Proven experience in new product development, market analysis, and cross-functional team leadership is essential. Exceptional communication, presentation, and influencing skills are needed to drive alignment across diverse teams and stakeholders. This hybrid role offers the best of both worlds, combining collaborative in-office work in San Francisco, California, US with the flexibility of remote work.

HSE Compliance Manager- North American Packaging Solutions
Description:
**Position Title:**
**Compliance Manager - North American Packaging Solutions**
**Pay Rate** :
$172,550 - $12,000
(PL 19-20)
_Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range._
**Category/Shift** :
Salaried Full-Time
**Physical Location** :
6400 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN
**The Job You Will Perform:**
A senior occupational health and safety (H&S) position in the organization reporting directly to the Director, Health and Safety.
Responsibilities include:
+ Lead effective HSE audit process which:
+ Identify weaknesses in site procedures, programs and management systems which may lead to unacceptable EHS risk or noncompliance
+ Ensure timely and accurate audit reports
+ Ensure communication of audit findings/information to site staff and business leadership
+ Provide technical, personnel, and administrative leadership for a team of experienced industrial hygienists, safety engineers, and medical professionals.
+ Represent the company during direct interactions with agency officials, NGOs, trade associations and other interested parties on issues related to occupational health and safety.
+ Reviews, interprets and may have influence on U.S. federal, state health and safety regulatory and consensus standards (e.g., OSHA, EPA, DHS, ANSI, NFPA), including regulations on the global stage.
+ Maintain HSE audit protocols
+ Maintain and communicate audit schedules and manage annual reporting
**The Skills You Will Bring:**
+ Strong written and verbal communication skills.
+ Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
+ Commitment to leading a diverse and inclusive organization.
+ Ability to think strategically and to execute and deliver results.
+ Proven team player skills with ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
+ Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
+ Personal commitment to safety, able to lead by example, and build a resilient safety culture.
+ Proactive approach to both the measurement of safety performance and risk mitigation.
+ Able to work successfully at all levels of the enterprise, from shop floor through senior management.
+ B.S. degree in engineering or science field relevant to occupational health and safety required. M.S. degree a plus.
+ CIH and/or CSP highly desired.
+ 15+ years H&S experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. Pulp and Paper manufacturing experience required.
+ Extensive experience in a wide range of occupational health and safety disciplines culminating in a senior leadership/management role with broad organizational responsibilities.
+ Demonstrated record of success with multiple projects and initiatives within a global corporate environment.
+ Extensive knowledge of U.S. H&S regulations required.
**The Company You Will Join:**
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were 18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com.
**The Culture You Will Experience:**
International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.
**The Impact You Will Make:**
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you'll see why our team members say they're **Proud to be IP** .
**The Benefits You Will Enjoy:**
International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.
_International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law._
_International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact_ _or ._
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Location:
MEMPHIS, TN, US, 38197
Category: Environment Health & Safety
Date: Oct 7, 2025
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At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism
The Delivery, Device and Connected Solutions (DDCS) organization within Eli Lilly and Company supports the design, development, and commercialization of drug products and pharmaceutical delivery systems including medical devices and container closure systems.
**Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:**
+ Develop risk-based packaging selection tool that leverages AI technology to significantly reduce risks. This tool aims to enhance our packaging processes by providing intelligent risk assessments and recommendations.
+ Lead scientific investigations to understand the interaction between CCS (Container Closure System) and drug products and gain mechanistic insights into how these interactions can significantly impact on the quality and efficacy of our drug products.
+ Collaborate with formulation and analytical chemistry partners to perform mechanistic research and develop a robust understanding of key physical and chemical properties of packaging materials and their interactions with drug products. Ensure container closure systems' safety, protection, compatibility, and functionality attributes meet drug product and drug substance's requirements.
+ Develop container closure strategy to ensure suitable packaging systems and delivery devices to mitigate risks in clinical studies and commercialization of new drug products development, achieving desirable clinical and business outcomes.
+ Support device optionality assessments to inform delivery decisions in close collaboration with cross-functional groups, such as device design, human factors, secondary packaging, distribution and shipping, and drug development teams.
+ Possibly manage and lead a team of packaging engineers and ensure quality deliveries within areas of responsibility are completed effectively and on time to support the pipeline.
+ Provide mentorship and develop junior engineers.
+ Provide technical leadership and support in selecting, developing, and qualifying and tech transfer of packaging solutions throughout Lilly's new drug product development cycle for commercialization.
+ Accountable for technical soundness and quality of submission data package, robust control strategy, and associated rationale development.
+ Lead critical packaging development activities, including risk assessment, component and system qualification, and packaging suitability assessment. Author and deliver high-quality technical protocols and reports. Collaborate with CMC and regulatory groups to support submissions and address agency questions and requirements.
+ Work with external suppliers to develop specification of packaging components and systems
+ Work with both internal and external manufacturing teams to ensure appropriate qualifications of packaging components and systems, as well as successful transfer to manufacturing sites to enable commercial packaging and control strategies.
+ Support the exploration, identification, and delivery of technology to the packaging network. Profile and prioritize new technologies against current and future applications.
+ Support team, department, and corporate initiatives and due-diligence activities relevant to packaging solutions through deep and pertinent technical input.
+ Enhance Lilly's professional image and competitive advantage through presentations, external conferences, publications, and other professional activities.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ PhD degree in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or relevant field with 15+ years of combined experience in materials, pharmaceutical science, or medical device industry.
**Additional Skills/ Preferences:**
+ Strong computational skills
+ Previous experience with combination products, drug delivery devices, container closure systems and primary packaging
+ Familiarity with Quality By Design (QbD) and ICH guidelines
+ Experience in working effectively with cross functional groups
+ Solid understanding of basic requirements of regulatory agencies
+ Previous packaging qualification experience
+ Demonstrated ability to influence and operate cross-functionally
+ Coach and mentor junior engineers
**Additional Information:**
Ability to travel required and may be up to 10%. Must be able to travel within the US and sometimes outside of the US.
Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.
Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$142,500 - $253,000
Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
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ABOUT FOOD SOLUTIONS (UFS)Act like a founder, be part of a Winning team, accelerate your growth, stay ahead of the curve, enjoy the journey: JOIN UFSUnilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of Unilever, is one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, and employs ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do.We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place for 2030 with a bold ambition on turnover and profitability, by being the best solution provider to our growing operator base. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide.We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with scores exceeding Unilever scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at Unilever.Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles. If you're dreaming of contributing to Unilever's 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us!Who You Are & What You'll Do:You will be responsible for delivering the key packaging activities to land Innovations, Cost Savings, Business Continuity and Sustainability programs. You will manage multiple package development projects and prioritize tasks based on timelines. The right candidate will have the ability to deliver effectively in a cross-functional team environment, by working with Brand, Planning, Product Group R&D, Procurement, Quality, and material suppliers.The position will interface with Manufacturing and Supply Chain for packaging related projects including line trials, production start-ups, cost savings, improving line efficiencies related to packaging, as well as resolving documentation issues for specifications. The ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with teams composed of individuals with technical and non-technical backgrounds and perspectives is essential.What You'll Need to Succeed:B.S. Degree in Packaging Science, or engineering equivalent 1-2 years' experience in the packaging field. Experience with regards to rigid plastic technology and distribution/transit testing.Must demonstrate understanding of package development process and engineering principles.Must demonstrate ability to design and develop primary and secondary packaging components that meet consumer, Brand, customer, and manufacturing objectives.Must be able to demonstrate a general understanding of project management to realize the order, importance, and impact of appropriate project activities and maintain Packaging commitments to project scheduling.Must understand consumer, business, and category needs and the relationship to packaging decisions & execution.
Pay: The pay range for this position is $58,700 to $86,280. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
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