Intern, Packaging Engineering

6 or 12 month assignment - minimum 20 hours per week up to full time

Hello, we're L'Oreal. We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

As a Packaging Intern in Clark, New Jersey, you will support our technical team in testing and validating packaging solutions for upcoming product launches. Reporting to the Packaging team, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners across Operations.

• Assist in laboratory testing, filling trials, and component evaluations for new packaging across our brand portfolio.
• Contribute to 'L'Oreal for the Future' sustainability milestones by evaluating biobased packaging materials and recyclable solutions alongside partners such as Albea.
• Support the team in resolving operational packaging defects and identifying viable technical alternatives.
• Participate in value analysis projects and cost-optimisation initiatives to enhance component efficiency.
• Help prepare technical launch documentation, connecting with teams across Operations' 7 metiers.

You bring curiosity, technical rigour, and an eagerness to learn how packaging shapes the consumer experience. You bring:

• Technical Packaging & Testing
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  Foundational knowledge of mechanical, chemical, industrial, or packaging engineering principles.
• Laboratory Evaluation
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  Capability to assist with physical component testing, record data accurately, and analyse performance results.
• Eco-Design Awareness
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  Understanding of sustainable packaging principles, recyclable solutions, or biobased packaging materials.
• Analytical Problem Solving
  : A structured approach to investigating component issues and identifying practical alternatives.
• Collaborative Communication
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  Clear written and spoken communication to share observations effectively across technical teams.

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oreal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something