Logistics Packaging Engineer

Customer Packaging Development & Alignment

• Define and manage packaging concepts for new launches based on customer standards, logistics agreements, and production volumes.
• Request and coordinate packaging design in accordance with customer/supplier guidelines and established packaging standards.
• Ensure full compliance with customer‑specific packaging formats and portal requirements.
• Lead packaging cost planning and manage project budgets for new launches and engineering changes.
• Serve as technical interface between customer, supplier, and internal teams regarding packaging development.

End-to-End Packaging Loop Visibility & Governance

• Define packaging concepts considering returnable vs. disposable strategy.
• Monitor packaging loops (supplier, internal, and customer owned assets) ensuring proper quantity sizing and coverage.
• Track packaging performance indicators: cycle time, loss rate, damage rate, coverage days, and asset utilization.
• Support traceability and documentation control for packaging material across NAFTA operations.
• Contribute to risk mitigation in packaging shortages or over‑stock situations.
• Evaluate and justify packaging concepts based on total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Drive transition of NAFTA suppliers toward returnable packaging solutions.
• Support supplier technical reviews and packaging trials.
• Analyze cost reduction opportunities through density optimization, material reduction, and standardization.
• Validate packaging proposals against logistics flow, warehouse handling, and manufacturing constraints.
• Develop and maintain standardized repacking instructions prior to material release to production lines.
• Generate and control packaging documentation (PDSs, repacking instructions, customer formats).
• Support warehouse and manufacturing teams in Kaizen initiatives focused on:
  • Ergonomics improvement
  • Material flow efficiency
  • Repacking cycle time reduction
  • Space optimization
• Eliminate variability in repacking activities through visual standards and process governance.

Quality Assurance & Packaging Validation

• Carry out or coordinate packaging validation tests (drop test, vibration, stacking, transit simulation).
• Ensure packaging protects product quality throughout transportation and internal handling.
• Investigate packaging-related quality claims and implement corrective actions.
• Document and standardize packaging specifications to prevent recurrence of quality deviations.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of relevant experience
• Advanced proficiency in English and Spanish (written and spoken)
• Basic to intermediate computer skills; proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP/ERP systems (e.g., BOM creation, scheduling agreements, purchasing documents)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration across cross‑functional teams
• Ability to work in a manufacturing/assembly environment as required, including standing and walking for up to 2 hours continuously, repetitive bending, twisting, grasping, and lifting up to 45 lbs (20 kg)
• Results orientation