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Packaging Engineer

Air Distribution Technologies, Inc.
Sanford, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/2/2025

Position Title : Staff Packaging Engineer

This role offers a unique chance to build expertise in packaging engineering, develop sustainable solutions, and gain leadership experience across a global logistics network.

Location(s) : Candidates may reside near any of the following locations : Tarboro and Sanford, NC, Ponca, OK, Louisville and Lexington, KY, East Greenville, PA, Lebanon, IN, Parsons, KS, Geneva and Dothan, AL, and Cincinnati, OH, and must be open to travel to other facilities.

Business Group : Global Logistics & Distribution

Reports To : Packaging Engineering Manager

Position Overview

At Air Distribution Technologies, Inc., our Staff Packaging Engineers design innovative solutions to ensure product safety, reduce costs, and support global logistics. This role offers opportunities to lead impactful projects across multiple facilities and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Packaging Solutions Design : Lead the design and development of efficient packaging materials, processes, and systems that optimize logistics, minimize costs, and ensure product protection.
  • Damage Control : Monitor freight damage metrics and implement corrective actions to prevent future issues, contributing to a reduction in product damage during transportation.
  • Packaging Standards Development : Create, document, and enforce packaging standards that align with the company’s operational excellence and quality objectives.
  • Compliance & Sustainability : Ensure packaging meets international regulatory requirements, including those for dangerous goods, and develop sustainable solutions that align with long-term environmental goals.
  • Project Management : Lead packaging projects from concept to completion, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and alignment with product launch timelines.
  • Collaboration & Influence : Work effectively across a large matrixed organization, influencing internal and external stakeholders, including manufacturing, logistics, and governmental agencies, to ensure packaging designs meet the needs of all parties.

Qualifications

  • Education : Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Experience : 5 years in packaging engineering preferred, 2 years of relevant experience or internships
  • Specialized Skills : Proficiency in ISTA and ASTM package performance testing standards and methods. Experience with returnable packaging solutions is preferred.
  • Bilingual Communication : Strong verbal and written communication skills in both Spanish and English.
  • Project Leadership : Demonstrated ability to manage projects, negotiate effectively, and deliver high-quality results within deadlines.
  • Additional Skills

  • Continuous Improvement Mindset : Passion for optimizing processes and materials to achieve cost reductions and enhance product protection.
  • Regulatory Knowledge : Solid understanding of international packaging standards and transportation regulations, especially for dangerous goods.
  • Sustainability Focus : A strong commitment to driving sustainable packaging solutions that align with long-term environmental and business goals.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration : Ability to work collaboratively and influence decision-making across diverse teams in a matrixed organization.
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