Packaging Engineer

Job Description
Summary:
The Packaging Engineer will be responsible for providing development support of product packaging to fuel the growth and innovation of ITW Global Brand’s automotive aftermarket business to include wiper blades, and automotive performance and appearance products. This role provides dynamic technical support, leadership and innovation from product inception through post-launch. Package Engineering is responsible for leveraging internal and external resources and technology to develop and deliver quality packaging solutions while meeting customer expectations and company goals.
This role is based in Houston and not eligible for remote work.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Design, develop and commercialize packaging solutions and optimizations to ensure product integrity, customer and consumer appeal and operational needs under varying shipping and retail display conditions.
Develop and prototype designs with marketing, vendors, 3rd party contract manufacturers and customers throughout exploration and feasibility stages.
Create comprehensive test plans and perform package ship testing to include distribution simulations, material performance, benchmarking, and package/product compatibility.
Maintain knowledge and evaluate new packaging developments, materials, trends and packaging systems for possible product applications.
Test, analyze, and selects materials for packaging based on innovation, durability, compatability and cost effectiveness
Maintains packaging Bills of Material (BOMs) and pallet patterns to support manufacturing protocols.
Maintains Specifications as developed and coordinates among proprietary and contract plants to ensure that specifications are met.
Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to support continuous improvement programs through the innovation, redesign and manufacturing process of packaging components.
Supports efforts for quality monitoring and assurance processes with packaging suppliers across the network.
Provide technical expertise, creativity and foresight to Quality Assurance in solving packaging related quality issues.
Coordinates supplier corrective actions across the network and leverage the Procurement group as necessary to manage supplier quality issues.
Assists in business case input for development of capital requirements needed by packaging changes and provides input to packaging project plans.
Assists coordination efforts with Marketing to understand requirements and creates designs to meet those requirements while preserving functionality and durability of packaging materials
Conducts root cause analysis and troubleshooting exercises as needed, and resolves issues through internal and external stakeholders.
Manage assigned workload through effective time management, planning, and coordination of projects to meet fast paced schedules and deadlines.
Maintains a working knowledge of basic supplier manufacturing processes including plastic molding, flexible materials, secondary cartons and corrugate.