What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Engineer position at OPmobility?
Your Mission
- Champion Safety Culture: Promote and uphold safety standards across all activities.
- Design & Implement Solutions: Develop cutting-edge supply-chain and packaging strategies for major industrial projects.
- Drive Excellence in Planning: Provide accurate inputs and quotations during the exploratory phases to set projects up for success.
Key Responsibilities
Exploratory Phase (AVP):
- Define optimal supply-chain organization, resources, and processes to ensure Safety, Quality, and Customer Service while minimizing costs and inventory.
- Calculate project budgets (cost per part, investments, etc.) and ensure quotations align with standard equipment and processes.
- Identify and escalate industrial risks early.
Project Development Phase:
- Apply global standards (POMS & Supply-Chain guidelines).
- Design and optimize physical and information flows from suppliers to customers, collaborating closely with manufacturing teams.
- Determine stock levels and lead time strategies for maximum efficiency.
- Develop functional specifications for packaging solutions, ensuring compliance with customer requirements and production constraints.
- Oversee packaging trials, fine-tuning, and customer approvals.
- Contribute to information system design and layout planning for inbound/outbound flows and storage areas.
- Analyze impacts of scope changes on resources, costs, and packaging types.
- Support supplier selection with technical validation and participate in audits and FMEA.
- Provide hands-on support during production start-up and ramp-up phases.
What We’re Looking For
- Education: Bachelor’s degree with experience or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field.
- Experience: Internal candidates – Plant Logistics Engineer; External – similar role in industrial or logistics environments.
- Skills & Attributes:
- Strong dedication to safety and customer satisfaction.
- Leadership, autonomy, and team spirit.
- Excellent communication in multicultural environments.
- Fluent in English; openness to new ideas and continuous improvement mindset.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of high-impact projects that shape the future of industrial supply chains.
- Collaborate with multifunctional teams in a global environment.
- Enjoy opportunities for career growth and innovation.