Packaging Engineer

AUTOKINITON; New Boston (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AUTOKINITON is seeking a Packaging Engineer to design protective packaging, analyze drawings, and determine cost feasibility for packaging solutions. The role involves creating drawings, specs, samples, and analyses for approvals while supporting contracts and production with customers and sales reps.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Manufacturing/Engineering/Packaging or equivalent, at least six years of experience, and strong communication, presentation and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead presentations to leadership as required.
• Knowledge of logistics, transportation alternatives and customer expectations.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, product designs, safety, quality and workflow.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops protective packaging containers, dunnage and racks.
• Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to determine physical requirements, quality, safety and materials needs.
• Determine cost and feasibility of producing versus purchasing packaging.
• Creates drawings, specifications, samples, and written analyses of packaging for approvals.
• Meets with customers and sales representatives to assist with contracts and production support requirements.
• Designs and develop efficient and effective packaging solutions for products.
• Analyzes engineering designs and specifications to establish physical requirements.
• Evaluates quality assurance, logistics, safety and materials alternatives.
• Determine container costs, movement costs and feasibility limitations.
• Creates engineering drawings, samples and written standards for packaging.
• May lead project teams of significant scope including other engineering colleagues.
• May coordinate vendor and/or associate work assignments on packaging projects.
• May lead cross-functional work teams.
• Interfaces on a frequent basis with packaging, operations, internal and external customers.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to:

• Designs and develop protective packaging containers, dunnage and unique racks.
• Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to determine physical requirements, quality, safety and materials needs.
• Determine cost and feasibility of producing versus purchasing packaging.
• Creates drawings, specifications, samples, and written analyses of packaging for approvals.
• Meets with customers and sales representatives to assist with contracts and production support requirements.
• Designs and develop efficient and effective packaging solutions for products.
• Analyzes engineering designs and specifications to establish physical requirements.
• Evaluates quality assurance, logistics, safety and materials alternatives.
• Determine container costs, movement costs and feasibility limitations.
• Creates engineering drawings, samples and written standards for packaging.
• May lead project teams of significant scope including other engineering colleagues.
• May coordinate vendor and/or associate work assignments on packaging projects.
• May lead cross-functional work teams.
• Interfaces on a frequent basis with packaging, operations, internal and external customers.

This salary-exempt role is a part of our Corporate Packaging team and reports to the Packaging Manager.

Required experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead presentations to leadership as required.
• Knowledge of logistics, transportation alternatives and customer expectations.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, product designs, safety, quality and workflow.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.