Packaging Engineer

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Permanent Full Time Stabilus Gastonia, Gastonia, NC, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $95,000.00 Annually

The Packaging Engineer position is at our U.S. Corporate Headquarters in Gastonia, NC. Under direction of USPP to design, develop and test a variety of structural packaging to achieve cost, delivery, quality and safety performance metrics per company and customer standards. Provide leadership to improve the development and evaluation processes, to utilize new technologies in order to meet business needs and to develop best practices.

Provide technical leadership in developing packages, and packaging to support new products, packaging improvements and cost reductions.

• Design and develop packaging and labeling for new products as well as the improvement of existing packaging and associated processes.
• Work with package component manufacturers (and other suppliers) as well as internal resources to investigate and resolve packaging production issues and meet cost targets.
• Work with package component vendors to monitor compliance with packaging requirements. Package components include corrugated boxes, customer defined returnables and inserts, shrink/stretch wraps, plastics, banding, laminate tubes, plastic closure, inserts and outserts, etc…
• Conduct detailed engineering examinations to determine machine capabilities, proper material handling, and use of manpower, as well as product profit margins, to recommend changes to improve productivity and costs.
• Coordinate cross‑functional efforts for introduction of new packaging designs into production including working with Engineering and Sales to determine the necessary change parts and serving as customer contact for packaging questions.
• Recommend and implement cost reductions, process efficiency improvements, and coordinate compatibility studies for new and existing packaging used at equipment and/or lines.
• Participate in team meetings related to product launches/improvements and production packaging related issues or problems.
• Create and modify as required label programs for proper printing of required labels.
• Travel to customers and other Stabilus centers of operation to participate in improvement activities.
• Create and/or modify packaging kits.
• Fill out and submit packaging forms for company costing and customer approval.
• Maintain drawings of packaging series and packaging part numbers.
• Maintain packaging information for all customer required systems.
• Create packaging for unfinished goods shipped from the U.S. and Mexico.
• Provide packaging training.
• Support Customer Service by resolving customer packaging concerns/items.
• Assist purchasing with new vendor selections and cost savings.
• Assist Mexico with packaging questions and procedures.
• Work in conjunction with sales and accounting to estimate expendable to returnable cost differences.
• Work in conjunction with the shipping department to reduce in‑transit product damage.
• Work with quality, sales and program management to modify/change/improve current packaging designs for in‑production parts.

• BS in Packaging Engineering or related technical field.
• Must be willing to attend and pass the Hazardous Materials Management course covering FAA (IATA) and DOT requirements within 90 days of hire date. This must also be renewed every 2 years.

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in design and development of retail packaging, preferably for high volume high technology products.

• Software
  
  Skills:
  
  Detailed understanding of computers, Microsoft Office, Excel and Word. Demonstrated ability to function independently, the planning aspects of SAP (PP and MM), and engineering drawing KF/2.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong in written and oral communication skills along with the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, algebra and geometric techniques.
• Supervisory
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated ability to coordinate with manufacturing, engineering,…