Safety Packaging Engineer

About the company

Hello, we're L'Oréal. 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.

Your tasks

You lead the safety and regulatory compliance of packaging materials at global scale within our Packaging Science Center, partnering closely with R&I Safety and Regulatory teams to prevent material-formula risks.

• Steer risk management projects on packaging interactions with cosmetic and food-supplement formulas, leading toxicological and regulatory risk analyses.
• Assess innovative, sustainable packaging materials (recycled plastics, bio-based solutions) in line with our 'L'Oréal for the Future' commitments to ensure 92% of biobased packaging materials and formula ingredients are traceable and sustainably sourced.
• Collaborate with suppliers and innovation partners such as Carbios and Albéa, driving compliance with REACH, cosmetic, and food-contact regulations under our internal RPP900 standard.
• Lead material substitution initiatives for components that do not meet internal or regulatory requirements, defining preventive and corrective action plans with operational teams.
• Partner across 7 Operations métiers to communicate safety risk levels on projects, resolve operational deviations, and track supplier compliance KPIs.

Au sein du Packaging Science Center, vous pilotez la sécurité et la conformité réglementaire des matériaux de packaging à l'échelle mondiale, en lien étroit avec la R&I pour prévenir les risques d'interaction contenant-contenu. Vous serez responsable de :

• Piloter l'analyse des risques d'interaction entre matériaux d'emballage et formules cosmétiques ou compléments alimentaires, sur les plans toxicologique et réglementaire.
• Évaluer de nouveaux matériaux durables (recyclés, biosourcés), en phase avec nos engagements " L'Oréal for the Future " pour atteindre 92 % de matériaux biosourcés traçables et durables.
• Collaborer avec des partenaires industriels comme Carbios et Albéa pour garantir la conformité REACH, cosmétique et contact alimentaire selon notre standard interne RPP900.
• Diriger les projets de substitution de substances non conformes et déployer les plans d'actions correctives avec les équipes opérationnelles.
• Échanger avec les 7 métiers des Opérations pour qualifier les déviations, défendre la position sécurité du centre et suivre les KPI de conformité des fournisseurs.

Requirements

You bring scientific rigour, an analytical mindset, and a proactive approach to risk management. You bring:

• Scientific Expertise: Deep background in packaging materials, packaging development, toxicology, or materials science.
• Regulatory & Safety Analysis: Proven capability navigating REACH, food-contact, and cosmetic safety frameworks, including operational deviation management.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Track record of aligning technical stakeholders, R&I safety teams, and external suppliers on complex risk decisions.
• Continuous Improvement: Proven ability to track performance KPIs, manage non-conformity resolutions, and drive material substitutions.
• Language Skills: Fluent French and professional working proficiency in English.

What we offer

• 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'Oréal
• 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 bigger