Packaging Engineering​/Technician

Welser Profile North America
615 Liverpool Drive
Valley City, OH 44280, USA

Packaging Material Flow, Inventory & Warehouse Management

• Manage packaging-related master data and planning activities in SAP.
• Manage customer-owned and company-owned packaging inventories.
• Partner with and coordinate purchasing activities for packaging materials and services.
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate replenishment activities.
• Support receiving, storage, organization, and inventory control of packaging materials.
• Partner with Material Handling to improve packaging storage, organization, and material flow throughout the facility.
• Develop and maintain processes that improve packaging inventory accuracy, traceability, and accessibility.
• Investigate and resolve packaging shortages, inventory discrepancies, and material availability issues.

Operations & Logistics Support

• Coordinate staging and delivery of packaging materials to production work centers.
• Ensure packaging requirements are established and available to support production schedules and new product launches.
• Support Production, Material Handling, Shipping, and Quality teams on packaging-related issues.
• Troubleshoot packaging issues impacting production, quality, safety, or delivery performance.
• Promote compliance with packaging standards, specifications, and work instructions.
• Support customer and intercompany shipments requiring specialized packaging solutions.
• Act as the primary site resource for packaging-related problem solving and cross-functional coordination.

Responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of packaging solutions for North American operations.

• Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Packaging Engineering Team.
• Coordinate implementation of new packaging concepts and engineering changes.
• Provide feedback on packaging designs based on manufacturing, material handling, shipping, quality, and customer requirements.
• Support packaging trials, validation activities, and new product launches.
• Maintain packaging documentation, standards, specifications, and work instructions.
• Assist with packaging drawing modifications and updates when required.
• Support standardization and continuous improvement of packaging concepts across the facility.

Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Promote safe storage, handling, and use of packaging materials throughout the facility.
• Support compliance with company safety procedures and standards.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve packaging processes, warehouse organization, inventory management, and material flow.
• Lead and support cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilize root cause analysis and corrective actions to eliminate recurring packaging issues.
• Drive improvements in operational efficiency, packaging performance, and inventory accuracy.

Backup Responsibilities

• Provide backup support for MRO Purchasing functions as needed.
• Provide backup support for MRO Stores and inventory functions as needed.

Who You Are

You are a motivated problem solver who enjoys working across departments to improve processes, support operations, and ensure materials are available when and where they are needed. You are equally comfortable working with engineers, warehouse personnel, production teams, suppliers, and global colleagues to drive practical solutions and continuous improvement.

Education & Experience

• Associate's degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, packaging, supply chain, logistics, inventory management, material handling, or project coordination.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience with warehouse operations,…