Senior Packaging Specialist

Nestlé S.A.; Bridgewater Township (NJ); On-site; USD 109,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Wide range of benefits

Job summary

Nestlé Health Science is seeking a Packaging Safety & Compliance Senior Specialist to lead packaging safety and regulatory compliance across the Nutrition & Health portfolio. The role focuses on identifying and mitigating packaging risks while supporting product innovation and commercialization.

Preferred locations near Eau Claire WI, Franklin Park IL, or Savannah GA, with ability to support onsite needs. Requires a Bachelor's in a related field and 5+ years in packaging compliance or quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Material Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in packaging compliance, regulatory, quality, or food industry environments.
• Knowledge of food-contact regulations, regulatory compliance, and food safety requirements.
• Experience interpreting and applying domestic and global regulatory standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging safety and food-contact compliance programs across the Nutrition & Health portfolio.
• Ensure packaging materials comply with Nestlé policies, global standards, and applicable regulations.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert, providing guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Approve packaging compliance decisions within established governance and risk frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate packaging-related risks to protect consumers, business continuity, and brand reputation.
• Support compliance with customer, retailer, and market-specific packaging requirements.
• Monitor emerging packaging regulations and assess business impacts.
• Conduct risk assessments and technical reviews to ensure material safety and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate conventional, recycled, and novel packaging materials against regulatory and Nestlé requirements.
• Support export market compliance and country-specific regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support for audits, inspections, customer inquiries, and regulatory requests.
• Lead the collection, review, and maintenance of packaging Declarations of Compliance and supporting documentation.
• Verify compliance through assessment of technical data, migration studies, and testing results.
• Maintain documentation systems to ensure traceability and audit readiness.
• Develop risk-based packaging surveillance and testing programs.
• Partner with Supplier Quality to assess supplier compliance and packaging safety performance.
• Support innovation, renovation, and commercialization projects by ensuring packaging compliance throughout development.
• Partner with Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, and Sales to qualify packaging materials.
• Assess acquired brands and packaging systems for compliance with Nestlé standards.
• Provide packaging compliance expertise during due diligence and integration activities.
• Integrate packaging compliance requirements into quality systems and commercialization processes.
• Support investigations related to packaging complaints, compliance issues, and customer concerns.
• Lead implementation of packaging regulatory changes and compliance initiatives.
• Develop and deliver training on packaging safety, food-contact regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Coach stakeholders to strengthen organizational packaging compliance capabilities.
• Promote awareness of emerging regulations, risks, and industry best practices.
• Represent the organization in industry forums and professional associations

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Project coordination

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Material Science, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Packaging Safety & Compliance Senior Specialist provides technical leadership for packaging safety and regulatory compliance across the Nutrition & Health portfolio. By identifying and mitigating packaging-related risks, this role ensures consumer safety, maintains regulatory compliance, protects brand integrity, and supports the successful delivery of innovation, renovation, and commercialization projects.

Strong preference for candidates located near our manufacturing sites in Eau Claire, WI; Franklin Park, IL; or Savannah, GA, with the ability to support onsite business needs as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Packaging Safety & Compliance Leadership

• Lead packaging safety and food-contact compliance programs across the Nutrition & Health portfolio
• Ensure packaging materials comply with Nestlé policies, global standards, and applicable regulations
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert, providing guidance to cross-functional teams
• Approve packaging compliance decisions within established governance and risk frameworks
• Identify and mitigate packaging-related risks to protect consumers, business continuity, and brand reputation
• Support compliance with customer, retailer, and market-specific packaging requirements

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Monitor emerging packaging regulations and assess business impacts
• Conduct risk assessments and technical reviews to ensure material safety and regulatory compliance
• Evaluate conventional, recycled, and novel packaging materials against regulatory and Nestlé requirements
• Support export market compliance and country-specific regulatory requirements
• Provide technical support for audits, inspections, customer inquiries, and regulatory requests

Declaration of Compliance (DoC) Management

• Lead the collection, review, and maintenance of packaging Declarations of Compliance and supporting documentation
• Verify compliance through assessment of technical data, migration studies, and testing results
• Maintain documentation systems to ensure traceability and audit readiness
• Develop risk-based packaging surveillance and testing programs
• Partner with Supplier Quality to assess supplier compliance and packaging safety performance
• Support innovation, renovation, and commercialization projects by ensuring packaging compliance throughout development
• Partner with Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, and Sales to qualify packaging materials
• Assess acquired brands and packaging systems for compliance with Nestlé standards
• Provide packaging compliance expertise during due diligence and integration activities

Quality Systems & Commercialization

• Integrate packaging compliance requirements into quality systems and commercialization processes
• Support investigations related to packaging complaints, compliance issues, and customer concerns
• Lead implementation of packaging regulatory changes and compliance initiatives

Capability Building & Training

• Develop and deliver training on packaging safety, food-contact regulations, and compliance requirements
• Coach stakeholders to strengthen organizational packaging compliance capabilities
• Promote awareness of emerging regulations, risks, and industry best practices
• Represent the organization in industry forums and professional associations

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Material Science, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in packaging compliance, regulatory, quality, or food industry environments
• Knowledge of food-contact regulations, regulatory compliance, and food safety requirements
• Experience interpreting and applying domestic and global regulatory standards
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

SKILLS

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Effective verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional teams
• Adaptable, self-motivated, and results-oriented in a fast-paced environment

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Salary:$108,888.00 to$133,460.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility:Yes

Thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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