About Us

Clorox Australia and New Zealand is part of The Clorox Company - a global consumer goods company that employs more than 9000 employees around the world, manufactures in more than two dozen countries and markets in more than 100 countries. Being part of a leading global company gives us a rich history and access to a wide network of global internal resources.

We have some leading household brands such as:

GLAD® food care and waste disposal products.

GLAD To Be Green® sustainable food care and waste disposal products.

Chux® cleaning cloths, sponges and scourers.

Burt’s Bees® natural personal care products.

GUMPTION® multi-purpose cleanser.

Handy Andy® cleaner and disinfectant.

Kingsford ® barbecue charcoal.

Ever Clean® cat litter.

Liquid-Plumr® drain cleaner.

More than 80% of our sales are generated from brands that hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories.

Clorox Australia & New Zealand is powered by an innovative and collaborative team with over 100 professionals in Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Customer Service, HR and IT who are passionate about our brands.

To read more about Clorox, check out our Career’s Page:

https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/careers/

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a talented and passionate Junior Packaging Technologist & Lab Technician to join our collaborative Team .

Position Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for assisting with all the packaging development and packaging issue resolutions in the Homecare & Glad product categories for the ANZA region as well MENA & Asia as and when needed. This position also has responsibilities in testing of materials (Product and Packaging), shared responsibilities of compliance to regulatory bodies, and assessment of new technologies. This is a hybrid role with approximately 3 days working from home and 2 days working in our Penrose office with intraday flexibility.

What You'll Do
Packaging Development & Artwork verification

Become the conduit between our packaging manufacturers and our marketing team to provide the design for purpose packages for new and existing products. This includes:

• Contribute to the initial Packaging mechanical design for new products.
• Lead the Knifeline creation and confirmation with suppliers and marketing.
• Contribute with annotations of knifelines to increase our product appeal on the shelf.
• Testing of packaging design concepts and artwork concepts via creation of physical and/ or virtual mock-ups. (this will require use of design software like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and other specialised software).
• Support the Sales team by creating “near real” product samples to help customers better understand our products

Testing of packaging materials to ensure quality and compliance with “fit for use” requirement.

• Confirm packaging materials specifications with suppliers and help create Clorox internal specifications.
• Support for sustainability database and packaging regulatory compliance.

Participate in the artwork approval process by approving final dielines, Barcodes, artwork codes, and packaging sustainability claims.

Testing of materials (Product and Packaging), and assessment of new technologies

Lab Testing and reporting of physical/ mechanical properties of plastic films, foil, bake, non-woven products, cleaning utensils like sponges and speciality cloths to ensure quality and compliance with “fit for use” requirements.

Who You Are

Years and Type of Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years experience in a technical role in Lab work and Packaging development or industrial design.
• Lab experience is a must on testing physical parameters like Gauge, Tensile Strength, Dart Drop, Tear Resistance, TLT and Puncture Resistance.

Skills and Abilities

• Good interpersonal skill and ability to communicate with external suppliers in and outside Australia.
• Working knowledge of design software like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other “on the job” specialized software.
• Willingness to learn new packaging skills and be flexible.
• Very good command of MS office tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams)
• Analysis on Laboratory results and reporting using specialised equipment and software.
• An aptitude to resolve technical issues and deal with the unexpected.
• University degree in science or relevant packaging development qualifications
• Optional: experience in designing plastic/carboard packages for food contact products and cleaning utensils.

Perks and Benefits

• We are a values-led company and we put people at the center of everything we do.
• We have a range of initiatives that support our culture of flexibility and work life balance such as: Half-Day Fridays (our employees finish at 12:30pm on Fridays during summer), hybrid working between the home and office, Intraday Flexibility, Quiet Days, and more.
• We have an award-winning company culture that is built on a foundation of diversity, inclusion, equity and allyship.
• For Full-Time employees, we have phenomenal perks and benefits such as training & development programs, paid insurances, caregiving support, parental leave, volunteering leave, free products, education support, subsidized office parking, novated leasing, salary packaging and more.