Overview
Position Summary:
This position is fully accountable for developing packaging of new products, re-design existing products, approve, track, and maintain returnable packaging concepts throughout the Supply Chain.
Essential Functions:
- Contribute to development of returnable packaging concepts for customer requirements.
- Develop/Approve suppliers’ returnable packaging concepts for purchased parts
- Develop and update a Packaging Guideline to standardize packaging items and to reduce overall process costs.
- Strong team leadership qualities- decisive, accurate, detailed, creative, displaying problem solving and project management skills
- Perform testing and analysis on packaging designs to assure form, fit, function, quality and safety.
- Represent Team with professionalism and integrity when communicating with the Customer, Cross Functional Teams, Supply base, and the entire organization.
- Collaborate with internal departments and/or suppliers to determine feasibility of new packaging related to functionality, compatibility and quality.
- Ensure launch quality and design integrity, on time, and within agreed upon cost objectives.
- Resolve component and specification issues for ongoing packages.
- Collects and evaluates data for packaging sustainability and value added projects.
- Experience with the implementation of Lean Manufacturing or equivalent improvement process
Position Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree in Engineering/business related field or at least 3 years prior relevant experience with packaging in a manufacturing industry.
- Thorough knowledge of packaging technologies (blow molding, thermoforming, corrugated, paperboard, wood products, etc.), manufacturing and distribution processes
- Creative Problem Solving proven problem solving ability via design or process
- Demonstrated ability to produce results and meet commitments Proven ability to work effectively in a cross functional team environment
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects keeping accurate documentation and records
- Ability to work well with challenging individuals and customers
- Good oral and written communication skills with solid documentation skills
- Must have PC skills Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc); CAD (Solidworks Drafting +) ERP preferred
- Proven experience with Bill of Materials.