Manufacturing Engineer, Corporate Packaging

Responsibilities

• Supporting Estimating by developing packaging concepts, cost estimates, assumptions, and quote inputs for new and major programs.
• Interpreting customer packaging requirements and working with customer packaging engineers to develop compliant, economical packaging solutions.
• Working with Plant Launch Champions, Manufacturing Engineers, suppliers, and internal teams to develop packaging for new programs that meets quality, safety, logistics, timing, and quoted-cost objectives.
• Cooking packaging program activities, including supplier specifications, supplier quotes, sample development, customer approvals, fleet-size calculations, purchase order support, and delivery timing to plants.
• Troubleshooting packaging issues across the corporation and supporting timely, practical, and cost-effective resolutions.
• Supporting initiatives for the reuse, recycling, storage, and disposal of packaging materials at Summit facilities.
• Aiding Purchasing with incoming packaging solutions for purchased components, with emphasis on cost, protection, reuse, and recycling opportunities.
• Assisting with improvements to existing production packaging related to cost, quality, ergonomics, logistics, and material flow.
• Reviewing packaging ROI, cost, and status information for accuracy and presenting updates to management as needed.
• Completing other packaging-related projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent combination of education and directly related experience may be considered.
• Two to five years of packaging development, manufacturing engineering, automotive launch, or related manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with returnable and expendable packaging, customer packaging requirements, supplier coordination, cost estimating, and fleet-size calculations preferred.
• Automotive manufacturing or program launch experience preferred.