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Chemours is seeking a Senior Packaging Engineer to join our growing Manufacturing Technology team. This position will be part of the Technology Leadership Team for Advanced Performance Materials (APM), which focuses on a broad portfolio of high-performance materials that are driving innovation across energy, semiconductors,smart devices, automotive, aerospace, medical devices and communications. A variety of package types are used to support business requirements. This position will report directly to the Manufacturing Technology Director for Advanced Performance Materials (APM) and will work closely with a global and cross-functional packaging network, where expertise may be leveraged across other business units when and where relevant.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work cross-functionally with procurement, technology, supply chain, product stewardship and other disciplines, as needed, to specify and qualify new package types to ensure successful New Product development launches.

• Participate in standard supply chain work processes to establish or modify packaging SKUs, as required.

• Support strategic initiatives and actively participate in the Chemours network of packaging engineers to share knowledge and leverage best practices across Chemours and build tools to educate stakeholders as relevant.

• Collaborate with the Global Network Packaging Procurement Team to support packaging procurement initiatives, including risk mitigation plans. Collaborate with procurement on potential new supply sources, suppliers identification, supplier consolidation, changes in material of construction, and/or validation of package materials and suppliers.

• Develop and lead relevant audits and support relevant quality investigations.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the businesses to implement solutions to customer complaints, addressing root cause incident investigations, and/or damaged goods cases across the supply chain.

• Champion safety - ensuring all packaging design work is done with a focus on safety - at the production filling location, and throughout the entire product lifecycle.

• Create, approve and update packaging specifications; ensuring they are maintained and owned for reference when required for regulatory, DOT, quality, and/or supply chain stakeholders.

• Provide expert feedback, approval, and implementation direction on customer/ product specific packaging requirement(s).

• Understand best practices for blocking, bracing, and palletizing.

• Proactively resolving packaging issues to improve efficiency of the manufacturing facilities.

• Collaborate with manufacturing site engineers to implement Chemours standards/policy related to packaging line / equipment installations and maintenance.

• Stay abreast of the latest packaging technology trends relevant to the APM business at regional and global levels.

• Drive regular review of packaging types / configuration to ensure cost, fit for use, circularity and regulatory requirements are constantly met.

• Explore and champion packaging circularity as well as other means to reduce the overall environmental footprint of packaging across its life cycle.

The following is required for this role:

• BS in Engineering (Packaging Engineering preferred), with minimum of 10 years chemical packaging engineering experience. Equivalent work experience will be considered.

• Working knowledge of UN/DOT/ADR Regulations involving hazardous chemical packaging.

• Strong communication (written & verbal) skills, with the ability to translate technical information into actionable language for relevant stakeholders to take action and make decisions.

• Understanding of Chemical Packaging trends related to sustainability.

• Familiarity with package testing methodologies for a wide variety of industrial chemicals.

• Demonstrated experience with quality processes and investigations, including use of problem-solving tools and methodologies.

• Ability to align recommendations, actions, and decisions to broader business strategic objectives.

The following is preferred for this role:

• Experience with packaging circularity and sustainability

• Experience with automated and/or robotic packaging systems

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Packages

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Company-paid Volunteer Day

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Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers.

Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws.

Chemours is an E-Verify employer

Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation

Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position

Don't meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we're operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.

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