We’re Grove Collaborative, your one-stop shop for brands you love and that love the planet. 200+ vetted brands We bring together innovative brands across cleaning, wellness, and more everyday essentials. Every brand on our “shelves” has met rigorous standards for efficacy, ingredients, ethics, and more social and environmental criteria, so you can shop with complete peace of mind. Plastic neutral Grove is the world’s first plastic neutral retailer. For every ounce of plastic packaging you purchase from Grove, we collect the same amount of nature-bound plastic pollution in partnership with rePurpose Global. CarbonNeutral® Certified We offset unpreventable emissions by financing external renewable energy and forest conservation projects. People & planet driven As a Certified B Corporation, we prioritize social, environmental, and community well-being over everything else. We’re always on the search for bright minds and go-getters with a passion for the planet. Sound like you? Check out our available positions at www.grove.com/careers.

Do you want to shape the future of Sustainable CPG? This is your moment! We are looking for a Packaging Engineer to join our Owned Brands team. Grove’s Owned Brands portfolio is the driving force behind the company’s exponential growth. We create innovative, consumer-centric, sustainable Home and Personal Care brands & products that set the standard in terms of efficacy, sustainability, and design.

This opportunity calls for someone who is a natural collaborator, with knowledge of emerging packaging technologies, material research and circular packaging development to inspire teams and management on the framing and execution of packaging sustainability technologies and programs. You will build and maintain a vibrant internal and external network across different functions in the business, packaging suppliers and external packaging and sustainability experts.

Our ideal candidate is Bay Area based and able to travel into our headquarters office to conduct testing inside our lab and collaborate with the R&D team on a regular basis, but we are willing to consider a great remote candidate as well.

YOUR IMPACT

Conduct and document package qualification plans, package distribution testing, package/product compatibility and functionality testing for new packages. Lead all activities to coordinate materials and setup required for testing in collaboration with external partners

Leading line trials and production validation with manufacturing partners, owning documentation, packaging component delivery, in-line QC expectations, and packout operations

Identify new technologies and materials that will help bring solutions to improve on packaging end-of-life and circularity

Apply robust material science principles for establishing material specification and fit for use analysis across the portfolio

Build strategic partnerships with key suppliers and customers for the advancement of new packaging initiatives

Partner with R&D and Quality Teams to conduct development risks assessments, packaging compatibility and functionality, and production equipment validation

Partner with the Creative Team to review packaging printing processes, printing equipment and capabilities, color matching, and approving dielines in order to deliver high quality printed packaging

Partner with Brand and Product Teams in developing new product lines and modifications to existing product lines, introducing suggestions for innovation of future and existing product lines

Develop package specifications for new products and create documentation to support all product qualification requirements

Reports to Senior Packaging Manager

ABOUT YOU

B.S. Degree Packaging Science, Materials Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience

3-5 years’ experience in package development, preferably in a consumer packaged goods company

Established industry relationships and strong knowledge in the areas of Sustainable Packaging, Packaging Systems and Packaging Materials

Ability to work independently and deal with an ambiguous environment is a must

Broad packaging component knowledge and experience in both, Rigid and Flexible Packaging

You thrive on achieving exceptional results and set a strong example for others through both your outcomes and your resilience. You're always seeking improved methods, actively engaging and collaborating with others in the process

Takes ownership and accountability for execution and outcomes, adopting an owner's mindset and using data and insights to drive decision-making

You are curious about the world, always looking for opportunities to learn and enhance their skills

Should have a solid understanding of project management to prioritize and assess the significance of project activities, ensuring packaging commitments are met within the project schedule.

Strong problem solving and organizational skills and proven ability to work in a fast-paced work environment

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

This full-time, exempt position is hybrid for candidates based in or near San Francisco

Competitive benefits - medical, vision, dental

Equity - shared success is core to our mission

Flexible Paid Time Off - we care most about results

Free VIP membership and 25% employee discount

Working for a company that believes that a small group of people can change the world for the better by creating products and funding initiatives that help the planet!

Launched in 2016 as a Certified B Corp, Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) is transforming consumer products into a positive force for human and environmental good. Driven by the belief that sustainability is the only future, Grove creates and curates more than 240 high-performing eco-friendly brands of household cleaning, personal care, health and wellness, laundry, clean beauty, baby, and pet care products serving millions of households across the U.S. each year. By serving as the trusted destination for conscientious consumers who want to make the right choices for their families and the planet and providing access to knowledgeable Grove Guides, Grove makes it easy for everyone to build sustainable routines and Be a Force of Nature.

Every product Grove offers — from its flagship brand of sustainably powerful home care essentials, Grove Co.™, to its exceptional third-party brands — has been thoroughly vetted against the Grove Feel Good Standard, which guarantees strict ingredients criteria, 100% plastic neutral orders, carbon neutral shipments, and high quality performance in addition to being certified cruelty-free and ethically produced. Grove is a public benefit corporation on a mission to move Beyond Plastic® and is available at select retailers nationwide, making sustainable home care products even more accessible. For more information, visit www.Grove.co.

We're building a diverse and inclusive work environment where we learn from each other. We welcome people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Talent@grove.co.

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