Packaging Technical Specialist

Henkel • Trumbull, CT

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, with 4+ years of packaging laboratory experience or relevant hands-on industry experience.
• Ability to manage packaging laboratory operations and testing workflows, including prioritizing workload, coordinating multiple projects, and supporting the Lab Manager in maintaining efficient lab performance.
• Hands-on technical expertise with packaging materials, testing methodologies, and laboratory equipment, including equipment setup, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to supervise technicians, interns, and temporary staff; effectively manage multiple priorities; and communicate clearly through reports, presentations, and day-to-day collaboration.
• Adaptable, detail-oriented, and results-driven professional who demonstrates initiative, urgency, continuous learning, and proficiency with laboratory software and tools, including Microsoft Office applications and data analysis programs such as Minitab.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate materials, testing, testing equipment, reports, maintenance, support 3D model making, and some administration work with regards to equipment capabilities to support new product launches and product/package qualifications.
• Provide day to day operational management of the Packaging Lab ensuring compliance with all Henkel corporate SHE standards policies, and procedures.
• Communicate with package engineers on testing, communicate with suppliers regarding operation, calibration, and maintenance of laboratory test equipment.
• Train and supervise all other technicians and interns in the lab, and ensure the continued function of lab capabilities in support of the Lab Manager’s responsibilities.
• Partner with Packaging Engineers to assess project testing requirements, prioritize laboratory workload, perform hands-on package testing, and coordinate testing activities among technicians, temporary staff, and interns to ensure timely project support.
• Support the ongoing development and expansion of laboratory capabilities by establishing standard work practices and test methods, evaluating new equipment, coordinating supplier demonstrations, and providing recommendations to enhance Packaging Lab performance and efficiency.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level