What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer position at Actalent?
Description:
Continuous Improvement (CI) Projects
• Evaluate existing packaging along with inbound pallet utilization to identify opportunities for improvement
• Develop scope, help prioritize and execute appropriate projects within package design, assembly process or distribution areas
• Investigate opportunities for logistical cost savings
Operational Support
• On-site packaging support in factory as required including: quality reviews, process improvements, and countermeasure implementation
• Interact with packaging suppliers (manufacturers) to obtain concept drawings, pricing and lead times
• Review packaging first article samples to ensure match to specification
• Review packaged part samples provided by the part supplier to support production
Specification Management
• Review and approve packaging specifications
• Provide maintenance and data auditing as needed
• Load packaging specifications into computer systems
Skills:
Packaging Engineering, Packaging, Process Improvement, Audit, Cost Savings Analysis, Quality Assurance
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Educational Requirements:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or a related Engineering discipline with packaging experience.
Experience Requirements:
• A minimum of three (3) year experience in packaging, packaging-related manufacturing or distribution engineering roles is desired.
• Requires the ability to work within groups, reaching consensus on realistic, specific goals and objectives and to work within the group to prioritize those objectives.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work with people in order to gain group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Requires excellent oral, written, listening and comprehension skills, analytic problem solving and planning skills.
• Must be able to effectively present information to a broad range of organizational levels.
NOTE: Travel is expected to be no more than 10%.
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About Actalent:
Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.