Circularity Lead – Packaging & Sustainability Innovator

Avery Dennison; Mentor (OH); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness benefits from day 1

Paid parental leave

401K eligibility

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a Circularity Specialist at our Mentor, OH facility. You will lead technical circularity efforts, assess recyclability, reuse, and compostability, and drive enterprise readiness across packaging and materials. Hybrid work model with global collaboration.

5–7 years in sustainability or packaging engineering is preferred. Join a global team advancing circular packaging, regulatory compliance, and market intelligence to keep Avery Dennison at the forefront of sustainable

Qualifications

• Experience: 5–7 years in corporate sustainability, packaging engineering, material science, or technical sustainability consulting.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, or related field; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deep Technical Circularity Leadership: serve as enterprise SME on recycling, reuse, compostability; evaluate product recyclability and circular design.
• Enterprise Collaboration & Influence: partner across global units to translate circularity challenges into actionable opportunities and present positions to leaders.
• External Advocacy & Standards Setting: participate in industry committees and standards organizations to advance harmonized global circularity standards.
• Regulatory Readiness & Roadmap Execution: build global readiness roadmaps for evolving legislation (EPR, PPWR, PCR content, Truth-in-Labeling).
• Global Market Intelligence: monitor circularity pathways, PCR feedstock, bio-derived innovations, and apparel circularity frameworks.

Skills

Circularity leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Materials science

Packaging engineering

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Avery Dennison is seeking a Circularity Specialist at our Mentor, OH facility. You will lead technical circularity efforts, assess recyclability, reuse, and compostability, and drive enterprise readiness across packaging and materials. Hybrid work model with global collaboration.

5–7 years in sustainability or packaging engineering is preferred. Join a global team advancing circular packaging, regulatory compliance, and market intelligence to keep Avery Dennison at the forefront of sustainable