Packaging Engineering Manager – Auto Accessories

Slate Automotive LLC

United States

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USD 135.000 - 203.000

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9 giorni fa

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Descrizione del lavoro

Slate Automotive LLC is seeking a Packaging Engineering Manager to lead a small team and own the packaging roadmap for Accessories and Service Parts. You will set standards, drive cost and damage reductions, and craft an unboxing experience that reinforces the Slate brand.

This role is based in the USA with on‑site work in Carson, CA or Troy, MI. You will collaborate across Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality, Logistics, Product, Brand, and Digital/eComm to ensure packaging readiness

Competenze

BS in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
8–12+ years of packaging engineering experience for automotive or consumer products, including 3+ years leading engineers.
Deep knowledge of packaging materials and standards (ISTA, ASTM, labeling requirements), with enough hands‑on CAD/die line and testing skill to review and challenge designs.
A track record of building and developing teams: hiring well, coaching, and managing performance in a fast‑moving environment.
Demonstrated results reducing packaging cost, damage rate, and freight/cube, and managing a tooling or development budget; dual‑use or install‑aid packaging experience a plus.
Experience owning supplier‑facing packaging guidelines, QC criteria, and validation programs across suppliers and 3PLs.
Strong influence without authority: you align Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Product, and Brand, and bring suppliers and senior leaders with you.
Comfortable in start‑up environments: you build the playbook and roll up your sleeves when the work calls for it.
Passion for customer experience and brand‑driven packaging that supports Slate’s mission.

Mansioni

Build and lead a small, high‑performing team of packaging engineers: hire, coach, develop, and manage performance, with clear goals and workload balanced across competing programs.
Own the packaging strategy and roadmap for Accessories and Service Parts, delivering measurable gains in cost, damage rate, cube and freight efficiency, and sustainability.
Set the packaging standards, specifications, test protocols, and design guidelines that every Slate part, supplier, and 3PL packages to.
Deliver an unboxing experience customers love: customer‑facing packaging, distinct from factory packaging, that protects the product, tells the Slate story, and, where it helps, doubles as an install guide or fixture.
Make every launch packaging‑ready: define supplier and 3PL packaging requirements, lead validation (ISTA or equivalent), and approve supplier designs, die lines, and samples so product arrives undamaged and on time.
Align Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Logistics/3PL, Product Management, Brand, and Digital/eComm around one packaging plan, from concept through launch and sustainment.
Plan capacity and prioritize across simultaneous accessories and service‑parts demand, including SUV kit support, so the right work ships first and the team stays focused.
Own the packaging tooling and development budget, and make clear trade‑offs among cost, protection, experience, and speed.
Stay technically credible: review and approve packaging designs, CAD/die line files, and test results, and step in hands‑on when it matters.