Engineer - Packaging Compliance

The Estée Lauder Companies; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is seeking an Engineer for Packaging Regulatory Compliance & EPR Programs to lead North American EPR submissions, maintain compliance documentation, and drive readiness for global packaging regulations.

You will collaborate with Legal, Quality, Sustainability, and Finance to ensure timely reporting, audit-ready records, and effective regulatory guidance across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Packaging, sustainability, quality, regulatory, environmental reporting, or project management certification is a plus.
• Strong written communication, follow-through, attention to detail, prioritization, and issue-escalation skills.
• Ability to operate independently on routine matters, manage multiple regulatory deadlines, identify compliance gaps, and elevate high-risk or legally sensitive matters with clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of North American EPR registration, reporting, authority submissions, producer responsibility organization communications, deadline tracking, and recordkeeping for applicable U.S. and Canadian programs.
• Maintain EPR trackers, program calendars, authority contacts, global contact lists, login records, mailbox follow-up, payment/fee evidence, and supporting files so reporting evidence remains current and audit ready.
• Monitor new and emerging packaging obligations and summarize business impact, required actions, ownership, timing, and escalation needs for management review.
• Coordinate with consultants, affiliates, Finance, Sustainability, Packaging, and other internal partners to close reporting gaps and support timely submissions.
• Drive working-level readiness for EU PPWR activities assigned to Global Product Stewardship, including declaration of conformity support, proof collection, system documentation, and regulatory intelligence tracking.
• Monitor PPWR substances-of-concern developments and compare emerging requirements against ELC packaging materials and substance standards in partnership with Materials Science, Sustainability, Legal, and Regulatory stakeholders.
• Provide practical guidance for excess space, regional packaging requirements, and emerging LATAM or APAC packaging obligations by routing questions to appropriate SMEs and preparing concise business summaries where needed.
• Manage working-level updates and evidence collection for the Packaging Materials and Substance Compliance Standard, including coordination of stakeholder review inputs and open technical questions.
• Respond to supplier, brand, packaging, and internal business questions involving REACH/SVHC, CMRs, antimicrobial treatment, sterilization, PFAS, BPA, wood-origin information, and other packaging substance or material concerns.
• Organize and maintain certification and declaration files, including REACH/SVHC requests, child-resistant closure GCCs, and other packaging documentation required for retailer, consumer, regulatory, or audit support.
• Maintain and improve the Packaging Compliance SOP and supporting requirements matrices so Packaging designers and cross-functional partners can understand and apply regulatory requirements consistently.
• Improve compliance workflows, ownership models, evidence capture, mailbox management, escalation pathways, and team handoffs to reduce key-person dependency and strengthen business continuity.
• Use trackers, dashboards, and structured documentation to make regulatory deadlines, open actions, risk areas, and ownership visible to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Issue Resolution, Business Impact & Cross-Functional Leadership: Triage routine packaging compliance questions independently and determine when Legal, Quality, Toxicology, Materials Science, Sustainability, Packaging, or management escalation is required.
• Prepare concise issue summaries, risk considerations, and recommended next steps for business-impacting or legally sensitive matters, including packaging substance concerns, special promotional items, spa-use items, giftsets, and market-specific restrictions.
• Build effective working relationships across Packaging, Sustainability, Materials Science, Legal, Quality, Finance, brands, affiliates, consultants, and external producers or authorities to support compliant, commercially practical outcomes.
• Operate under manager direction for high-risk regulatory interpretations, external authority responses, policy exceptions, or decisions with potential market access, financial, legal, or reputational impact.

Skills

Strong written communication

Managing regulatory deadlines

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Packaging/regulatory certification a plus

Job description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the worlds leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M.A.C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description

The Engineer - Packaging Regulatory Compliance & EPR Programs is responsible for day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of ELC's packaging compliance programs. The role translates packaging laws, substance restrictions, EPR obligations, PPWR readiness requirements, supplier declarations, and internal packaging standards into practical business actions. This position helps protect business continuity by maintaining timely reporting, accurate documentation, clear regulatory guidance, and audit-ready evidence for North America and selected global packaging compliance programs. The role partners closely with Global Product Stewardship, Packaging, Sustainability, Materials Science, Legal, Quality, Finance, regional affiliates, consultants, and external producer responsibility organizations to ensure packaging compliance work is organized, defensible, and responsive to emerging regulatory expectations.

Packaging Compliance Program Execution

• Lead day-to-day execution of North American EPR registration, reporting, authority submissions, producer responsibility organization communications, deadline tracking, and recordkeeping for applicable U.S. and Canadian programs.


• Maintain EPR trackers, program calendars, authority contacts, global contact lists, login records, mailbox follow-up, payment/fee evidence, and supporting files so reporting evidence remains current and audit ready.


• Monitor new and emerging packaging obligations and summarize business impact, required actions, ownership, timing, and escalation needs for management review.


• Coordinate with consultants, affiliates, Finance, Sustainability, Packaging, and other internal partners to close reporting gaps and support timely submissions.

PPWR, Global Packaging Regulations & Market Readiness

• Drive working-level readiness for EU PPWR activities assigned to Global Product Stewardship, including declaration of conformity support, proof collection, system documentation, and regulatory intelligence tracking.


• Monitor PPWR substances-of-concern developments and compare emerging requirements against ELC packaging materials and substance standards in partnership with Materials Science, Sustainability, Legal, and Regulatory stakeholders.


• Provide practical guidance for excess space, regional packaging requirements, and emerging LATAM or APAC packaging obligations by routing questions to appropriate SMEs and preparing concise business summaries where needed.

Materials, Substances & Supplier Compliance

• Manage working-level updates and evidence collection for the Packaging Materials and Substance Compliance Standard, including coordination of stakeholder review inputs and open technical questions.


• Respond to supplier, brand, packaging, and internal business questions involving REACH/SVHC, CMRs, antimicrobial treatment, sterilization, PFAS, BPA, wood-origin information, and other packaging substance or material concerns.


• Organize and maintain certification and declaration files, including REACH/SVHC requests, child-resistant closure GCCs, and other packaging documentation required for retailer, consumer, regulatory, or audit support.

SOPs, Systems, Governance & Process Improvement

• Maintain and improve the Packaging Compliance SOP and supporting requirements matrices so Packaging designers and cross-functional partners can understand and apply regulatory requirements consistently.


• Improve compliance workflows, ownership models, evidence capture, mailbox management, escalation pathways, and team handoffs to reduce key-person dependency and strengthen business continuity.


• Use trackers, dashboards, and structured documentation to make regulatory deadlines, open actions, risk areas, and ownership visible to management and cross-functional stakeholders.

Additional Responsibilities

Issue Resolution, Business Impact & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Triage routine packaging compliance questions independently and determine when Legal, Quality, Toxicology, Materials Science, Sustainability, Packaging, or management escalation is required.


• Prepare concise issue summaries, risk considerations, and recommended next steps for business-impacting or legally sensitive matters, including packaging substance concerns, special promotional items, spa-use items, giftsets, and market-specific restrictions.


• Build effective working relationships across Packaging, Sustainability, Materials Science, Legal, Quality, Finance, brands, affiliates, consultants, and external producers or authorities to support compliant, commercially practical outcomes.


• Operate under manager direction for high-risk regulatory interpretations, external authority responses, policy exceptions, or decisions with potential market access, financial, legal, or reputational impact.


• No direct people management or operating budget responsibility is expected; the role may support invoice tracking, fee documentation, and evidence needed for EPR or packaging compliance-related payments.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical discipline

N/A; packaging, sustainability, quality, regulatory, environmental reporting, or project management certification is a plus 2+ years preferred in packaging, consumer products, regulatory compliance, sustainability, materials, quality, or environmental reporting; strong technical entry-level candidates may be considered

• Strong written communication, follow-through, attention to detail, prioritization, and issue-escalation skills.


• Ability to operate independently on routine matters, manage multiple regulatory deadlines, identify compliance gaps, and elevate high-risk or legally sensitive matters with clear recommendations.

Pay Range

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $75,000.00 to $90,000.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [e-mail].

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.