Job purpose
The Packaging Specialist is responsible for design, implementation, and management of all finished good packaging. This includes designing wood and metal crates for shipping equipment, and packaging solutions for smaller items to include hardware and manuals. The Packaging Specialist needs to understand how our products are shipped and how our dealers receive them.
Duties and responsibilities
- Review issues concerning the performance of packaging, including issues reported outside of the warranty system. Actively seek information.
- Appropriate sources of information to stay aware of industry packaging trends.
- Develop concepts to improve crating performance. Develop methods of evaluating crates and quantifying improvements.
- Perform cost-analysis. Provide reports detailing the cost-impact of crating improvements. Ability to understand the balance and trade-offs between cost, quality and performance.
- Actively foster relationships with key stakeholders and resources both internal and external to the company.
- Develop robust solutions and work to resolve problems quickly.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Technical Associates degree (2 year)
- CAD and/or drafting skills
- Prior experience with crating / packaging
- Strong Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills
- Strong communications skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-Starter. Acts with a sense of urgency
- Willingness and ability to understand customer needs and requirements
- Initiative: Formulate ideas and solutions, develops testing methods, and proposes plans for full-scale implementation
- English language competency and legible writing ability
- Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to work with little to no oversight
Working conditions
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Physical requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the team member must have the ability to work in extreme hot or cold conditions, uses hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; ascend stairs; balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear. In addition, the team member must occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
Direct reports
No Direct Reports
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Packaging: 1 year (Preferred)
- AutoCAD: 1 year (Preferred)
- Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location:
Work Remotely:
Work Location: One location