Packaging Engineer – Regulatory & Compliance Manager

🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $98.4k - $164k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🚔 Compliance

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GE Vernova

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

GE Vernova is a leader in the energy sector with over 130 years of experience, dedicated to electrifying the world while decarbonizing it. The company offers a broad portfolio of energy solutions including gas, hydro, nuclear, and wind power technologies, aimed at providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. With a strong focus on innovation, GE Vernova plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of global power systems and supports the transition to net-zero emissions by 2030.

📋 Description

• Lead the company’s packaging compliance and regulatory strategy, initially focused on the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) • Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for packaging regulatory compliance • Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure products and packaging placed in all markets meet current and future regulatory requirements • Develop global strategy for eliminating or minimizing packaging material • Implement reusable transport packaging where the logistics model supports it • Drive use of recycled-content materials • Promote design for actual end-of-life recycling • Avoid difficult-to-recycle laminates, coatings, and mixed-material constructions • Standardize packaging components across GE Vernova businesses • Lead GE Vernova's enterprise implementation strategy for the EU PPWR • Monitor European packaging legislation and translate requirements into actionable business processes • Develop and maintain the PPWR compliance roadmap, including milestones, resource requirements, and implementation timelines • Provide technical expertise on packaging sustainability regulations, including recyclability, recycled content, packaging minimization, labeling, and documentation • Coordinate teams to identify compliance gaps and implement corrective actions • Partner with engineering teams to incorporate regulatory requirements into product and packaging design standards • Collaborate with sourcing and suppliers to ensure packaging materials and documentation satisfy regulatory requirements • Establish governance processes, metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting for PPWR and eventual EPR compliance • Align corporate packaging specifications, procedures, and design guidelines with global packaging-related regulations • Lead packaging compliance risk assessments and mitigation planning • Support internal and external packaging compliance audits with the Supplier Quality Engineering organization • Develop training materials and conduct education sessions for engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and commercial organizations • Engage with industry associations, regulatory agencies, and external consultants on regulatory developments and best practices • Provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership regarding regulatory risks, implementation priorities, and investment needs

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Supply Chain, Packaging Engineering, or a related technical discipline • 10+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, packaging engineering, product compliance, sustainability, or a related field • Demonstrated experience interpreting and implementing complex international regulations • Strong project and program management experience leading cross-functional initiatives • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills • Experience influencing stakeholders across multiple business functions without direct authority • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Desired: Experience with European environmental regulations, including PPWR, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), or packaging directives • Desired: Knowledge of packaging design, packaging materials, recyclability standards, and sustainable packaging practices • Desired: Experience within manufacturing, energy, industrial equipment, or other highly regulated industries • Desired: Familiarity with lifecycle assessment (LCA), circular economy principles, and sustainability reporting • Desired: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent program management experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage • Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource • Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan • Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions • Company retirement contributions • Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants • Tuition assistance • Adoption assistance • Paid parental leave • Disability benefits • Life insurance • 12 paid holidays • Permissive time off • Professional development opportunities • No relocation assistance