Logistics Packaging Engineer (Santiago de Querétaro)

Job Description

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.

Supplier Packaging Optimization (Returnable vs. Disposable)

• 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.

Repacking Standardization & Process Productivity

• 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 i