Packaging Engineer Jobs

Overview

Who We Are

We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 90 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, our more than 10,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We’re Different:

At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We’re striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You’ll Get:

• Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
• Local and national discounts
• Annual flu immunization
• Career development and mentoring
• A company culture where everyone matters
• Wellness offerings
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Holiday, personal and vacation days

Summary/Objective

The individual must be forward thinking, raise the bar and expectations of the engineering department. This role is responsible for designing, testing, and implementing different designs for developing packaging solutions for our products. They should be able to lead their team as well as work with internal resources and packaging suppliers to achieve packaging goals. This individual must be passionate, hardworking, positive, and have a sense of urgency for all projects.

This position will be responsible for identifying and implementing cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, labor, efficiency, and transportation. They should be willing to work with other groups to accomplish the goals of the company while meeting expectations of the customers.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work directly with suppliers on concepts and prototypes.
• Monitor proper use and implementation of packaging.
• Assist teams with training for new and existing packaging standards.
• Create drawings and specifications.
• Work directly with internal teams to develop packaging solutions.

Competencies

• Troubleshoot new and existing packaging problems involving designs, materials and processes.
• Oversee and manage packaging development process, including the creation of packaging designs, prototype development, and performance testing.
• Work with different departments to ensure that packaging designs are optimized for manufacturability.
• Provide creative, timely, and cost-effective solutions.
• Specify and recommend efficiency tools and test methods to develop and validate packaging designs.
• Must be able to work as a part of a team to achieve the company’s overall goals.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Supervise; assign work to be completed, methods used and take responsibility for all of the group’s work
• Act as a leader of the group, but also perform similar work.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. Team member must be able to communicate with customers, management, and other team member’s regularly to achieve the goal of the company while solving problems daily. Listening to others to receive information is important to being successful in this position.

This position does not require heavy lifting. An occasional exertion of heavy lifting may be common, but not consistent. Willingness to go out to the floor and assist team members in packaging standards will also be important.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are decided by the hiring manager. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as needed.

Travel

Travel may be required on occasion.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• Auto CAD experience
• SolidWorks experience

Preferred Education And Experience

• Strong organization and time management skills preferred.
• Should understand or be willing to learn processes and quality improvement.
• Must have the ability to work individually as well as a team.
• Problem solving and decision making skills are necessary.
• Proven leadership experience in similar industry preferred.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass EVerify.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.