Material Handling & Packaging Designer

Nidec; Lexington (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec seeks a hands-on Material Handling & Packaging Designer for its Lexington, TN facility. This 100% on-site role focuses on optimizing the material pipeline for heavy industrial lines, coordinating with the on-site Supply Chain Project Manager to deliver cost-saving and logistics improvements.

You will ensure safe transit of heavy components, engineer efficient warehouse-to-line kitting, and apply advanced packaging standards to protect parts from damage and deformation during storage and

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging and material-handling improvement projects.
• Ability to review and validate inbound packaging specs (domestic & cross-border).
• Knowledge of protective packaging standards for heavy components.

Responsibilities

• Scope, track, and execute packaging and material-handling projects with PM on-site.
• Validate inbound packaging specs from suppliers (domestic and international).
• Design // implement kitting layouts, dunnage, and protection for heavy components on the line.

Skills

Project management

CAD software

Lean manufacturing

Cross-border logistics

Ergonomics design

Packaging design

Tools

AutoCAD / CAD software

3D modeling

Job description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality. All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

At Nidec, we are a global leader in electric motors, alternators, and rotating equipment. Our manufacturing operations rely on a highly synchronized and efficient global supply chain. We are seeking a hands-on, execution-focused Material Handling & Packaging Designer to optimize the material pipeline for our heavy industrial manufacturing lines. This is a 100% on-site role at our Lexington, TN facility. You will work directly on the production floor and partner closely with our on-site Supply Chain Project Manager to track, execute, and deliver continuous cost-savings and logistics improvement projects. Your technical focus will bridge the gap between our domestic and cross-border suppliers, warehouse logistics, and the production floor- ensuring heavy payloads arrive without damage and are presented efficiently to assembly line operators.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Execution & PM Collaboration: Partner directly with the on-site Supply Chain Project Manager to scope, track, and execute packaging and material-handling improvement projects. Drive engineering timelines to ensure milestones are met on time and within budget.
• Cross-Border Supplier Packaging Validation: Evaluate, modify, and approve inbound packaging specifications from domestic and international/cross-border suppliers (e.g., Mexico). Review industrial testing data (vibration, drop, environmental) to guarantee heavy components -including large castings, precision stampings, rotors, and stators- arrive safely without transit damage.
• Corrosion & High-Density Protection: Implement specialized packaging standards- such as Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors (VCI) for ocean/long-distance freight, anti-static (ESD) protection, and custom edge protection to keep high-density components rust-free and free from deformation during handling and extended warehouse storage.
• Warehouse-to-Line Kitting Design: Utilize CAD software to architect custom material-handling layouts, returnable container systems (totes/steel racks), and specialized internal dunnage (thermoformed trays, heavy-duty foam) to kit and sequence parts efficiently from the warehouse to production.
• Lean Lineside Presentation: Optimize how heavy components are presented to assembly line operators. Design gravity-fed flow racks and customized kitting carts that maximize operator ergonomics, optimize part orientation, eliminate unboxing waste, and minimize lineside footprint.

Required Qualifications

Work Mode: Must be able to work 100% full-time on-site at our Lexington, TN facility. (Remote/Hybrid options are not available