What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer position at Dana Incorporated?
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Director for MP&L, LVD, this position plays a crucial role in designing, developing, and implementing packaging solutions. Your focus will be on ensuring product protection, cost improvements, ergonomics, and sustainability.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
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Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Director for MP&L, LVD, this position plays a crucial role in designing, developing, and implementing packaging solutions. Your focus will be on ensuring product protection, cost improvements, ergonomics, and sustainability.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
- Creates Project Plans and organizes resources to ensure project milestones are met within expectations of timeline, quality, and budget.
- Creation of a standardized packaging catalogue
- Utilize PFEP to optimize lineside material presentation along with warehouse layouts through packaging projects
- Remains current on packaging innovations throughout the industry and proliferates leading technologies within the Company.
- Consults with vendors in the development of packaging for components and materials.
- Establishes supplier quality standards and supports supplier audits as needed.
- Develops and executes test methods, validations, and protocols for packaging related developments and projects.
- Designs product packaging using ISO and ASTM guidelines for integrity and transportation robustness.
- Justifies and prepares capital expenditures for new packaging processes and equipment.
- Supports manufacturing issues, CAPA’s, SCARS and audits.
- Fosters a high level of creativity and independence in the design and development of new or improved packaging processes, systems, prototypes and projects.
- Works with key functions to design packaging using appropriate structure analyses, test methods, design methodologies, feasibility justification, and business case processes.
- Aid in the development and design of packaging for the attractive, economical and safe shipping of products under varying conditions of climate, environment, and differing modes of transportation.
- Responsible for current packaging procedures and the continued development of packaging procedures within Dana Light Vehicle Division
- Support environmental initiative for Dana LV plants to be “cardboard free”
- Investigate opportunities to leverage multiple plant and supplier spend with packaging suppliers to get improved pricing with select “preferred” vendors.
- Support new business quotation efforts to ensure that packaging cost is properly accounted for, including participation in TRA process for all part sourcing.
- Support plant safety initiatives through packaging modifications targeting improvement of handling and ergonomics for Dana material handlers and line operators.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- 3 years experience in packaging or manufacturing engineering, structured problem solving, use of statistical tools
- Automotive industry is a plus
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills; competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making; and shows aggressiveness when completing assignments and other responsibilities
- Must be willing to travel on occasion and work non-normal business hours
- Familiar with CAPA, SCAR, and audit procedures
- Training and experience in Lean and Six Sigma, or equivalent
- Experience in Design for Manufacturing, FMEA, DOE, and Validations
- Familiar with CAD software
Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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