Job Title Packaging 12-Month Intern

Division: Professional Products Division

Location: L'Oreal USA North America - Streetsboro, OH Distribution

Reports To: Supv. Promo Packaging

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L'Oreal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beautyin terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oreal Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably, and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L'Oreal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Matrix, and Pureology.

At L'Oreal Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L'Oreal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. Come join our dynamic team!

What You Will Do:
The Co-op will work with the Packaging department to assure timely and cost-effective launches of products, promotions, and maintenance of basic and other business activities while identifying new and improved methods that will result in value analysis and cost reduction returns.

To engineer quality and cost effective packages while respecting the L'Oreal Conception Process Co-Ops will participate in a variety of projects and support. Examples include but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day assistance with identifying viable packaging options and alternatives
• Day-to-day support also may include follow-up on specific tasks such as testing and obtaining feedback from cross-functional teams
• Value Analysis projects with a goal of saving money
• New Launches including participation in the new launch process representing technical packaging tasks
• Sustainability initiatives
• Problem solving and assisting with the resolution of Operations issues

Key abilities include:

• Must be able to work on multiple tasks at the same time and manage ones time productively
• Ability to simplify complex issues, create new ideas and define new ways to move forward.
• Must be able to make decisions in a timely manner, try new solutions and take risks
• Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues to think out of the box and challenge the current state of affairs to take the business to the next level
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills that allow the team to pioneer sustainable operational improvements
• Presents confidently with passion and demonstrates the ability to convince others and if needed becomes the single champion of an idea
• Must demonstrate a strong sense of urgency & drive and rapidly adjust priorities where appropriate
• Takes initiative to improve business performance and goes beyond the scope of a given position
  
  

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Packaging Engineering or similar discipline
• Minimum 3.2 GPA
• Must possess excellent communication skills and a willingness to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and possess above average decision making ability
• Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing, permanent basis
• Must be available to work up to 40 hours per week beginning in August or September 2023
• Prior Internship or Co-op experience a plus

Please note: This job description does not list all duties of the job. Employees may be asked by management to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Don't meet every single requirement?At L'Oreal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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