Packaging Engineer

Stabilus; North Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stabilus in Gastonia, NC is seeking a Packaging Engineer to design, develop, and test packaging solutions that meet cost, delivery, quality, and safety metrics. You will provide technical leadership to develop packaging for new products and improvements, while collaborating with engineering, sales, and suppliers.

The role emphasizes leading development initiatives, optimizing packaging processes, and supporting cost reductions across packaging functions and customer projects.

Qualifications

• BS in Packaging Engineering or related technical field.
• Must be willing to attend and pass required training.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop packaging and labeling for new products and improve existing packaging and processes.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal resources to resolve packaging production issues and meet cost targets.
• Monitor compliance of packaging components and verify requirements with vendors and customers.

Skills

Packaging design

Cost reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Education

BS in Packaging Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Job Description

Packaging Engineer

Job Summary:

The Packaging Engineer position is at our U.S. Corporate Headquarters in Gastonia, NC. Under direction of USPP to design, develop and test a variety of structural packaging to achieve cost, delivery, quality and safety performance metrics per company and customer standards. Provide leadership to improve the development and evaluation processes, to utilize new technologies in order to meet business needs and to develop best practices. Provide technical leadership in developing packages, and packaging to support new products, packaging improvements and cost reductions.

Essential Job Functions:

• Design and develop packaging and labeling for new products as well as the improvement of existing packaging and associated processes.
• Work with package component manufacturers (and other suppliers) as well as internal resources to investigate and resolve packaging production issues and meet cost targets.
• Work with package component vendors to monitor compliance with packaging requirements. Package components include corrugated boxes, customer defined returnables and inserts, shrink/stretch wraps, plastics, banding, laminate tubes, plastic closure, inserts and outserts, etc...
• Conduct detailed engineering examinations to determine machine capabilities, proper material handling, and use of manpower, as well as product profit margins, to recommend changes to improve productivity and costs.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts for introduction of new packaging designs into production including working with Engineering and Sales to determine the necessary change parts and serving as customer contact for packaging questions.
• Recommend and implement cost reductions, process efficiency improvements, and coordinate compatibility studies for new and existing packaging used at equipment and/or lines.
• Participate in team meetings related to product launches/improvements and production packaging related issues or problems.
• Create and modify as required label programs for proper printing of required labels.
• Travel to customers and other Stabilus centers of operation to participate in improvement activities.
• Create or modify packaging kits.
• Fill out and submit packaging forms for company costing and customer approval.
• Maintain label matrix databases.
• Maintain drawings of packaging series and packaging part numbers.
• Maintain packaging information for all customer required systems.
• Create internal packaging kits.
• Create packaging for unfinished goods shipped from the U.S. and Mexico.
• Provide packaging training.
• Support Customer Service by resolving customer packaging concerns/items.
• Assist purchasing with new vendor selections and cost savings.
• Assist Mexico with packaging questions and procedures.
• Work in conjunction with sales and accounting to estimate expendable to returnable cost differences.
• Work in conjunction with the shipping department to reduce in-transit product damage.
• Work with quality, sales and program management to modify/change/improve current packaging designs for in-production parts.

Education, Training, Certifications:

• BS is Packaging Engineering or related technical field.
• Must be willing to attend and pass